Home Addition -doubling the square feet

[Sir Henry]

I’m getting an estimate next week on adding a few rooms to the house. I currently have 1,850 sf and it’s way too small. My plans (if I can afford it) is to add 1,000 sf to the main floor and another 1,000 to the second story. That would give me 3,850 sf total. It would also have a new connected garage. I could live with that.

I live on property with a million dollar view and live in a very modest house.

[RetiredSeabee]

Looking forward to the project everything you have added to the property has been excellent. The attached garage will be a great addition with your winters.

[Sir Henry]

Looking forward to the project everything you have added to the property has been excellent. The attached garage will be a great addition with your winters.

Yes and it will have a 10x10 foot door so I can put my van inside. I drew some plans for the architect and scaled it back for a 3,200-3,400 square foot total. Making it bigger would require moving the septic system.

[Hatchdog]

Wonderful project idea. Cool that you drew the plans yourself. Looking forward to watching the project should you go forward with it.

[Sir Henry]

Wonderful project idea. Cool that you drew the plans yourself. Looking forward to watching the project should you go forward with it.

I just drew rough sketches. An architect will still need to draw blueprints.

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[daytime dave]

Gene, I hope the money works out for the project.

[Vaquero]

Your money, and I can understand wanting the garage, but the extra heated space I can't quite wrap my head around that? You live alone...seems like just a lot more to keep clean and maintain.
The wife and I live in a nearly 1700 sq. ft. house and for the most part don't use two of the bedrooms now. Except when the daughter and family visit in the summer.

Good luck with the project.

[Hatchdog]

Wonderful project idea. Cool that you drew the plans yourself. Looking forward to watching the project should you go forward with it.

I just drew rough sketches. An architect will still need to draw blueprints.
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That’s what I figured but your “sketches” done with the aid of a computer are pretty impressive. When my wife and I first started taking our rv up to the property we spent a lot of time enjoying sketching different floor plans for the cabin we have never built. Regardless it was fun doing the sketches and stretching our imaginations.

[Coach]

Exciting!

[Sir Henry]

Your money, and I can understand wanting the garage, but the extra heated space I can't quite wrap my head around that? You live alone...seems like just a lot more to keep clean and maintain.
The wife and I live in a nearly 1700 sq. ft. house and for the most part don't use two of the bedrooms now. Except when the daughter and family visit in the summer.

Good luck with the project.

I feel cramped in the 1850 sf I have now. Having the money in the bank doesn’t do me any good and I would rather spend it on something that will retain its value. The additional cost of cleaning it will make my housecleaning bill go from $60 to $100 every two weeks. Heating might double from $60 a month to $120 averaged for a full year. The big cost is building it. Oh and taxes. However in one more year I will not pay property taxes in Wisconsin as a Disabled Veteran.

I spent 18% of what I sold my home for in Seattle and have put another 10% into it. I suspect the remodel will cost me another 20%. So I’ll still only half of my Seattle money into it. And all I have to do is suffer through -33F winters.