Holy moly batman. You need to contact a LOCAL contractor to ask this question..
lol, I'm not at that stage ... just wondering if something like that is worth the trouble.Joey Bloggs said:Holy moly batman. You need to contact a LOCAL contractor to ask this question.
I was quoted $10k to put in a sidewalk. It's outrageous. In order to do the sidewalk I have to change the materials from bricks (to match the existing sidewalks) to tar, which I don't care for, just to get the price down to where I MIGHT consider doing it.New residential construction, which generally would include additions, will likely cost anywhere between $100 to $300 per square foot, or more, depending on the complexity of your project, site conditions, the quality and standard to which you build, your choice of materials, and how hungry your contractors are. So a 1000-square foot addition could be $100,000 and up..
New residential construction, which generally would include additions, will likely cost anywhere between $100 to $300 per square foot, or more, depending on the complexity of your project, site conditions, the quality and standard to which you build, your choice of materials, and how hungry your contractors are. So a 1000-square foot addition could be $100,000 and up..
Thanks. It's nice to have a starting point while putting together informationHarborfields said:New residential construction, which generally would include additions, will likely cost anywhere between $100 to $300 per square foot, or more, depending on the complexity of your project, site conditions, the quality and standard to which you build, your choice of materials, and how hungry your contractors are. So a 1000-square foot addition could be $100,000 and up.
I was quoted $10k to put in a sidewalk. It's outrageous. In order to do the sidewalk I have to change the materials from bricks (to match the existing sidewalks) to tar, which I don't care for, just to get the price down to where I MIGHT consider doing it.New residential construction, which generally would include additions, will likely cost anywhere between $100 to $300 per square foot, or more, depending on the complexity of your project, site conditions, the quality and standard to which you build, your choice of materials, and how hungry your contractors are. So a 1000-square foot addition could be $100,000 and up..
And contractors wonder why there are so many DIYers out there.
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Wow, it's hard to believe the simpliest things are really quite complicated.Madeleine said:I was quoted $10k to put in a sidewalk. It's outrageous. In order to do the sidewalk I have to change the materials from bricks (to match the existing sidewalks) to tar, which I don't care for, just to get the price down to where I MIGHT consider doing it.
And contractors wonder why there are so many DIYers out there.
You do not want to know how much creating a bathroom and renovating the original bathroom cost - more than twice her sidewalk estimate and what I thought was the estimate for the job was less than her sidewalk. They also had me closed for 11 weeks while they did the work.New residential construction, which generally would include additions, will likely cost anywhere between $100 to $300 per square foot, or more, depending on the complexity of your project, site conditions, the quality and standard to which you build, your choice of materials, and how hungry your contractors are. So a 1000-square foot addition could be $100,000 and up..Thanks. It's nice to have a starting point while putting together informationHarborfields said:New residential construction, which generally would include additions, will likely cost anywhere between $100 to $300 per square foot, or more, depending on the complexity of your project, site conditions, the quality and standard to which you build, your choice of materials, and how hungry your contractors are. So a 1000-square foot addition could be $100,000 and up.
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Going rate around here, depending on how old the house is, additional septic issues, etc. No change in roof line, or bearing walls, gutting and remodeling a bath, no fixture location changes is about $8-16K. Double that for adding a whole new bath. I gutted and replaced everything in my master except the clawfoot, for under $1200, but I did all the labor myself, got toilet for free, used a dry sink as the vanity cabinet with a vessel sink ($62 on sale a L owes), went with travertine tiles, and nice lighting. Still cost me almost $1200 just materials.You do not want to know how much creating a bathroom and renovating the original bathroom cost - more than twice her sidewalk estimate and what I thought was the estimate for the job was less than her sidewalk. They also had me closed for 11 weeks while they did the work.New residential construction, which generally would include additions, will likely cost anywhere between $100 to $300 per square foot, or more, depending on the complexity of your project, site conditions, the quality and standard to which you build, your choice of materials, and how hungry your contractors are. So a 1000-square foot addition could be $100,000 and up..Thanks. It's nice to have a starting point while putting together informationHarborfields said:New residential construction, which generally would include additions, will likely cost anywhere between $100 to $300 per square foot, or more, depending on the complexity of your project, site conditions, the quality and standard to which you build, your choice of materials, and how hungry your contractors are. So a 1000-square foot addition could be $100,000 and up.
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And here, new construction means sprinklers are required to be installed.I think if you build outside of the footprint of the house then you have to ADA compiant with the new. It you do things inside the structure you are grandfathered..
Oh yes! Change the foot print, that is a whole new animal. My home is county not city, however does not meet with current set backs. I can not extend the house's foot print to one side because of side lot requirements, can not go forward or I would be in the path of the Milk truck that regularly is two tire widths into my front grass just to turn into the drive to reach the milking barn across the street. Can't expand on the driveway side unless I start the addition behind the current set back rules, which would put me so close to the carriage house you couldn't get a car in there is if was a matchbox. Unless of course I only added 4 feet then a small car might make the sharp turn. Can't go back or I will be into my huge maple tree. So I can go up or nothing.And here, new construction means sprinklers are required to be installed.I think if you build outside of the footprint of the house then you have to ADA compiant with the new. It you do things inside the structure you are grandfathered..
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That is why my kitchen moved to the back porch and the "mud room" became the Gillum's bathroom when the dining room became the Gillum's bedroom in the 1950s and the dining room moved into the kitchen. She also had half of the front porch enclosed so she could have a place to enjoy the sun without the dust created when the post office was next door. It became a workshop for DH. I would love to make that my office - oh well. He needs the space to mat & frame his paintings.Oh yes! Change the foot print, that is a whole new animal. My home is county not city, however does not meet with current set backs. I can not extend the house's foot print to one side because of side lot requirements, can not go forward or I would be in the path of the Milk truck that regularly is two tire widths into my front grass just to turn into the drive to reach the milking barn across the street. Can't expand on the driveway side unless I start the addition behind the current set back rules, which would put me so close to the carriage house you couldn't get a car in there is if was a matchbox. Unless of course I only added 4 feet then a small car might make the sharp turn. Can't go back or I will be into my huge maple tree. So I can go up or nothing.And here, new construction means sprinklers are required to be installed.I think if you build outside of the footprint of the house then you have to ADA compiant with the new. It you do things inside the structure you are grandfathered..
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Love old houses but not the easiest thing to deal with. The footprint is the footprint, make do within or do without.
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My kitchen used to be the summer kitchen, the original kitchen is now my den, the porch became the mud room (can't fit a full size washer and dryer side by side - go figure that one), the other side porches became the downstairs bath (only one with a shower) and a 5' addition to the parlor. The other side porch which was enclosed with jalousie windows is now what we call the cat room for lack of a better term, cats hang out there, and it is the staging area for winter wood. It is so cold in the winter the cat's water will freeze, needless to say no one is hanging out in that room in the winter.That is why my kitchen moved to the back porch and the "mud room" became the Gillum's bathroom when the dining room became the Gillum's bedroom in the 1950s and the dining room moved into the kitchen. She also had half of the front porch enclosed so she could have a place to enjoy the sun without the dust created when the post office was next door. It became a workshop for DH. I would love to make that my office - oh well. He needs the space to mat & frame his paintings.Oh yes! Change the foot print, that is a whole new animal. My home is county not city, however does not meet with current set backs. I can not extend the house's foot print to one side because of side lot requirements, can not go forward or I would be in the path of the Milk truck that regularly is two tire widths into my front grass just to turn into the drive to reach the milking barn across the street. Can't expand on the driveway side unless I start the addition behind the current set back rules, which would put me so close to the carriage house you couldn't get a car in there is if was a matchbox. Unless of course I only added 4 feet then a small car might make the sharp turn. Can't go back or I will be into my huge maple tree. So I can go up or nothing.And here, new construction means sprinklers are required to be installed.I think if you build outside of the footprint of the house then you have to ADA compiant with the new. It you do things inside the structure you are grandfathered..
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Love old houses but not the easiest thing to deal with. The footprint is the footprint, make do within or do without.
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We finally found the last gas line upstairs (when the deconstructors knocked the cap off of it) so none of the fireplaces function. The last time a roof was put on, one of the 3 chimneys was removed. When the new roof goes on, the other two roofs will be history - they need tuckpointing and are no longer for anything other than looks. Many of my floors are in the squeak stage. Hunting for the joists to unsqueak them will be interesting.My kitchen used to be the summer kitchen, the original kitchen is now my den, the porch became the mud room (can't fit a full size washer and dryer side by side - go figure that one), the other side porches became the downstairs bath (only one with a shower) and a 5' addition to the parlor. The other side porch which was enclosed with jalousie windows is now what we call the cat room for lack of a better term, cats hang out there, and it is the staging area for winter wood. It is so cold in the winter the cat's water will freeze, needless to say no one is hanging out in that room in the winter.That is why my kitchen moved to the back porch and the "mud room" became the Gillum's bathroom when the dining room became the Gillum's bedroom in the 1950s and the dining room moved into the kitchen. She also had half of the front porch enclosed so she could have a place to enjoy the sun without the dust created when the post office was next door. It became a workshop for DH. I would love to make that my office - oh well. He needs the space to mat & frame his paintings.Oh yes! Change the foot print, that is a whole new animal. My home is county not city, however does not meet with current set backs. I can not extend the house's foot print to one side because of side lot requirements, can not go forward or I would be in the path of the Milk truck that regularly is two tire widths into my front grass just to turn into the drive to reach the milking barn across the street. Can't expand on the driveway side unless I start the addition behind the current set back rules, which would put me so close to the carriage house you couldn't get a car in there is if was a matchbox. Unless of course I only added 4 feet then a small car might make the sharp turn. Can't go back or I will be into my huge maple tree. So I can go up or nothing.And here, new construction means sprinklers are required to be installed.I think if you build outside of the footprint of the house then you have to ADA compiant with the new. It you do things inside the structure you are grandfathered..
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Love old houses but not the easiest thing to deal with. The footprint is the footprint, make do within or do without.
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The stories this house could tell. The downstairs bath sits over the old coal shoot, the addition in the parlor has settled, the original stone and bolder foundation did not. When they took out some of the fireplaces when they converted from coal and wood heat to steam, not all the chimneys were removed all the way. Some just got cabinets built around them.
Start to remodel an old house and figure it will probably take 3 times the money and 10 times the time. Don't even get me started on how they measured things 100 years ago.
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Free Labor = good!!!We finally found the last gas line upstairs (when the deconstructors knocked the cap off of it) so none of the fireplaces function. The last time a roof was put on, one of the 3 chimneys was removed. When the new roof goes on, the other two roofs will be history - they need tuckpointing and are no longer for anything other than looks. Many of my floors are in the squeak stage. Hunting for the joists to unsqueak them will be interesting.My kitchen used to be the summer kitchen, the original kitchen is now my den, the porch became the mud room (can't fit a full size washer and dryer side by side - go figure that one), the other side porches became the downstairs bath (only one with a shower) and a 5' addition to the parlor. The other side porch which was enclosed with jalousie windows is now what we call the cat room for lack of a better term, cats hang out there, and it is the staging area for winter wood. It is so cold in the winter the cat's water will freeze, needless to say no one is hanging out in that room in the winter.That is why my kitchen moved to the back porch and the "mud room" became the Gillum's bathroom when the dining room became the Gillum's bedroom in the 1950s and the dining room moved into the kitchen. She also had half of the front porch enclosed so she could have a place to enjoy the sun without the dust created when the post office was next door. It became a workshop for DH. I would love to make that my office - oh well. He needs the space to mat & frame his paintings.Oh yes! Change the foot print, that is a whole new animal. My home is county not city, however does not meet with current set backs. I can not extend the house's foot print to one side because of side lot requirements, can not go forward or I would be in the path of the Milk truck that regularly is two tire widths into my front grass just to turn into the drive to reach the milking barn across the street. Can't expand on the driveway side unless I start the addition behind the current set back rules, which would put me so close to the carriage house you couldn't get a car in there is if was a matchbox. Unless of course I only added 4 feet then a small car might make the sharp turn. Can't go back or I will be into my huge maple tree. So I can go up or nothing.And here, new construction means sprinklers are required to be installed.I think if you build outside of the footprint of the house then you have to ADA compiant with the new. It you do things inside the structure you are grandfathered..
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Love old houses but not the easiest thing to deal with. The footprint is the footprint, make do within or do without.
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The stories this house could tell. The downstairs bath sits over the old coal shoot, the addition in the parlor has settled, the original stone and bolder foundation did not. When they took out some of the fireplaces when they converted from coal and wood heat to steam, not all the chimneys were removed all the way. Some just got cabinets built around them.
Start to remodel an old house and figure it will probably take 3 times the money and 10 times the time. Don't even get me started on how they measured things 100 years ago.
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I got the piece of ceiling that was hanging loose off - it was ceiling paint. Put up some spackle, but decided to concede to DH. It does not look too bad right now. Will get the whole ceiling done when the roof is done. My daughter is coming in September - job list!! If her twin comes in June, it will get done earlier as my s-i-l will do it. One nice thing about having so darn many kids - free labor when they come visit and most of them are good at fixing things.
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Have you thought about going down? We are in a similar suituation as we are in a terrace (this means you literally have the next house strapped onto the side of yours) so no going sideways. On the front we are in a conservation area ie no changes without extensive permissions from the council. The back we arnt messing with much as its car parking which is like gold bars around here! however in two years time if I save enough I want to build an orangery accross the back which will not loose any parking spaces but would become lounge and reception, meaning the current lounge and reception could become 2 ground floor double rooms which are very sought after (then we would have 4). We did the basement 2 years ago and made it into an owners flat gained 2 double bedrooms with ensuite then.Oh yes! Change the foot print, that is a whole new animal. My home is county not city, however does not meet with current set backs. I can not extend the house's foot print to one side because of side lot requirements, can not go forward or I would be in the path of the Milk truck that regularly is two tire widths into my front grass just to turn into the drive to reach the milking barn across the street. Can't expand on the driveway side unless I start the addition behind the current set back rules, which would put me so close to the carriage house you couldn't get a car in there is if was a matchbox. Unless of course I only added 4 feet then a small car might make the sharp turn. Can't go back or I will be into my huge maple tree. So I can go up or nothing.And here, new construction means sprinklers are required to be installed.I think if you build outside of the footprint of the house then you have to ADA compiant with the new. It you do things inside the structure you are grandfathered..
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Love old houses but not the easiest thing to deal with. The footprint is the footprint, make do within or do without.
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