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Sat, Dec 15, 12 at 19:29
| Hi all, first time poster here. We're considering buying a small Cape house here in MA. We're talking 1100 sq ft, with a small kitchen, 3Br/1Ba. Already dormered in back, so we'll also be looking to put in a 2nd bath upstairs. But the deal breaker would be if we can add this addition off the back of the house, next to the kitchen, and use that as the dining room, as the current house lacks one. We'd be looking to have it on a slab, no basement, but it'd be at a right angle to the house. There's no space to go out the side of the house, so there will have to be a tie in to the existing roof line. Any thoughts? New electrical would be needed, plus at least 2 windows and a door out to the yard. If the costs is over 20K, then we may be better off waiting for a bigger house that doesn't need additional structure added. Thanks for any input! |
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| Best to find a local contractor and ask. For my house in PNW (a cape), it was going to be about 50k to add on 15x18 off the back (perpendicular) one-story. So, I'd check to see with your local contractors. |
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- Posted by hollysprings (My Page) on Sat, Dec 15, 12 at 23:04
| 20K won't get you the foundation work in an expensive cost of living area like Boston metro. 50-75K would be nearer the mark. |
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- Posted by started_with_bean (My Page) on Mon, Dec 17, 12 at 10:57
| Thank you both! In addition to another space concern, we're not going to put an offer on the house. Guess we'll have to keep looking after the new year. Happy Holidays! |
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