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#22 ·
griz said:
If one has enough time and a big enough checkbook, dam near anything can be done....
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Had a draftsman a few years back who was fond of saying “The impossible just costs more”.

Of course, all he had to do was draw it. I had to build it. 😳🤣
 
#23 ·
Did this last year with an 1100 sq ft bungalow. After taking off the roof, removed a course or two of loose brick on the existing (double wythe) walls, added couple of courses of block with rebar, then built a 2nd floor addition on top. Result: 9' ceiling on the ground floor, 8' on the 2nd. This was a $19K 'upgrade' which we negotiated with the homeowner before the architect drew up the plans. The actual execution didn't cost a fraction of that. Pix (the reno was nothing fancy on the outside): Bungalow Top-Up Addition - Elmont Drive
 
#24 ·
JBH said:
Did this last year with an 1100 sq ft bungalow. After taking off the roof, removed a course or two of loose brick on the existing (double wythe) walls, added couple of courses of block with rebar, then built a 2nd floor addition on top. Result: 9' ceiling on the ground floor, 8' on the 2nd. This was a $19K 'upgrade' which we negotiated with the homeowner before the architect drew up the plans. The actual execution didn't cost a fraction of that. Pix (the reno was nothing fancy on the outside): Bungalow Top-Up Addition - Elmont Drive
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Yeah, but I think the difference here is you adding a second story so you have to take the roof off regardless so That makes it worth it to raise the first floor height


David
 
#25 ·
Mordekyle said:
OP,

Don’t listen to these guys too much, they tend to be salty.

I’ve had a good degree of success doing the exact same thing you want to do.

A good masonary supply store should stock the best adhesive for the job. It’s called “CMU350.” If they don’t have it, they can order it.


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I think I should get 350 bonus points for intentionally using the word “masonary.”


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#27 ·
wallmaxx said:
In a flipper's mind.....beat down the unlicensed subs, paint over everything and find a sucker to offload it to when done. Very little pride in making something correct or built to last.....only looking for that max dollar not matter who suffers.
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This one thousand percent. The only guys worse than the 3 rise developers across the sound are flippers. I actually look up at king county records to see if a project is owned by "123 1st Street LLC" and if so I won't even write a proposal.
 
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