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I'm looking for a GC to help find a way to add onto my home. Currently a lovely home in a great neighborhood, I checked with two bids on remodeling the existing garage and adding a new garage behind the current one. There is space for it...just barely. Cost was 50,000. This was way beyond what I expected for a room with only electricity and no applicances...and new garage.
So...now I wonder if I should consider building upwards instead. Going over the garage for this additional room?
I'm curious who I should have come to check and work on plans. I don't want just anyone to come and build a room on top. The rooflines of the home are lovely, tall hip rooflines. If I build upwards I'd need the new roof to match slope and tie in properly. The house is brick with the exception of an area on the back porch. Others in the neighborhood with second story have siding instead of brick on sections on the second story. This can work but need perhaps an architect or someone with the architect eye to manage the plans.
I have no clue where stairs would fit since I don't know how much room a staircase normally takes up.
Is this do-able on 30,000 budget? The addition doesn't need plumbing, only electricity. Nice sized windows and a hardword floor.
Thoughts?
So...now I wonder if I should consider building upwards instead. Going over the garage for this additional room?
I'm curious who I should have come to check and work on plans. I don't want just anyone to come and build a room on top. The rooflines of the home are lovely, tall hip rooflines. If I build upwards I'd need the new roof to match slope and tie in properly. The house is brick with the exception of an area on the back porch. Others in the neighborhood with second story have siding instead of brick on sections on the second story. This can work but need perhaps an architect or someone with the architect eye to manage the plans.
I have no clue where stairs would fit since I don't know how much room a staircase normally takes up.
Is this do-able on 30,000 budget? The addition doesn't need plumbing, only electricity. Nice sized windows and a hardword floor.
Thoughts?