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re: Advice on building a house?
Posted on 7/31/14 at 4:40 pm to hungryone
Posted on 7/31/14 at 4:40 pm to hungryone
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Renov costs are typically more per sq/ft than new build....you never know what you're going to find once you start demo, and you must deal with the existing infrastructure. It's not as fast, clean, or straightforward to add on/renovate as it is to build from scratch.
Seriously? Even if all i'm doing is reconfiguring the walls and redoing the floors? The roof, foundation and exterior framing will all stay the same.
Would like to hear someone's experience with renovation/addition costs.
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Posted on 7/31/14 at 4:41 pm to Neil Caffrey
House is raised so, i'm assuming that the relocation of plumbing would be very minimal.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 4:46 pm to Neil Caffrey
Yes renovation costs are more than building from scratch, way more
Posted on 7/31/14 at 4:49 pm to Neil Caffrey
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Even if all i'm doing is reconfiguring the walls and redoing the floors?
You also mention in another post that the house is raised. So, I'm assuming it is an older home. Which is another kettle of fish: peeling back the walls will reveal god knows what. Unless you built this house, you have no idea what's under the sheetrock/paneling. After living in a string of older houses and undertaking renovs of various sizes, you have to be prepared for anything from massive termite damage to substandard electrical requiring an upgrade to asbestos, plus a laundry list of other possibilities.
In my last house, I gutted a bathroom and replaced all of the surfaces. Sounds simple, right? It never, ever is. New joists, new plumbing, new sewer line: in short, $8K more than I planned to spend going into the project. And yes, the very competent contractor had thoroughly inspected prior to costing out & starting work. Stuff happens, esp in old houses.
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