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Here's a question for you contractor, carpenter types.

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If I wanted to extend the front of my house to meet the Garage area of my house....

Say 25 feet out 15 ft wide. How much would something like that actually cost permits etc?

How hard would it actually be?

The objective would be to lose the front lawn in it's entirety so we could expand the kitchen living room?

I just cant figure on going up or going out.

We just need more room period. I even considered taking the garage and turning into living space maybe adding a 1/2 bath and bedroom.

any ideas without seeing?

thanks,
 
Two arms and a leg. Figure minimum $300 a square foot and the hassle of getting the permits and plans from the city.

You might fine someone to do it for $200 foot.... If you do a lot of the foot work yourself.
 
afm199 said:
Two arms and a leg. Figure minimum $300 a square foot and the hassle of getting the permits and plans from the city.
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wow. That is quite a bit. Ernie how much would it take to turn the garage into a living area? Same? We have a growing "constantly" family. So we're running out of room.

thanks,
 
Converting the garage with be the cheapest way to go.

As far as pricing goes, I can tell you that when my parents added on back around 97 or so, it cost close to 40k. The addon was a slab foundation and was an area about 30' wide by about 15' long and included a complete new bathroom

EDIT: This pricing seems very low compared to the other estimate given above. I'll have to double check my numbers
 
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Lights_Guy3 said:
Converting the garage with be the cheapest way to go.

As far as pricing goes, I can tell you that when my parents added on back around 97 or so, it cost close to 40k. The addon was a slab foundation and was an area about 30' wide by about 15' long and included a complete new bathroom

EDIT: This pricing seems very low compared to the other estimate given above. I'll have to double check my numbers
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That's some cash allright...wow. :)
 
birth control is a lot cheaper :twofinger
 
Keep in mind that foundation, perimeter walls and roofs are typically the most costly. The smaller the addition, the more likely it will cost more PER square foot.
If you can look at converting the garage, bring someone in who is familiar with your city/building department/codes before you waste too much effort. In a lot of situations it is more trouble to get a project like that through the city than it is an addition in the back portion of the house.

good luck, whatever avenue to choose.
 
The permits won't be costly, few hundred dollars to a grand depending on how many wet lands, school, global warming fees they tac-on.

Get someone to do the foundation and do the rest yourself. It's a relatively small addition.
Converting a garage. Plumbing will be the most involved part of the conversion. It would be easy to add the bathroom to the new section and only have garage a dry area.
 
Bronto said:
The permits won't be costly, few hundred dollars to a grand depending on how many wet lands, school, global warming fees they tac-on.

Get someone to do the foundation and do the rest yourself. It's a relatively small addition.
Converting a garage. Plumbing will be the most involved part of the conversion. It would be easy to add the bathroom to the new section and only have garage a dry area.
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There are also people who will just do the shell. This may be a good option to consider because it allows you to take you time doing the inside and not have to worry about things like rain, or having a giant hole in your house while you are at work.
 
mikev said:
Make sure you keep the children protected from him.

HEYO!!!


:twofinger:teeth

(zomg I was joking. Cripes.)
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Nah,

better to keep them safe and protected from some of the assholes on this forum. :) How about this? When I want your opinion on the subject of my family or my church I will give it to you. :)
 
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Bronto said:
The permits won't be costly, few hundred dollars to a grand depending on how many wet lands, school, global warming fees they tac-on.

Get someone to do the foundation and do the rest yourself. It's a relatively small addition.
Converting a garage. Plumbing will be the most involved part of the conversion. It would be easy to add the bathroom to the new section and only have garage a dry area.
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Have you known anyone to do the garage transition? about how much do you think that would cost?

Lights_Guy3 said:
There are also people who will just do the shell. This may be a good option to consider because it allows you to take you time doing the inside and not have to worry about things like rain, or having a giant hole in your house while you are at work.
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might be an idea.

}Dragon{ said:
More relatives moving in? :laughing



You rang J? :p
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:twofinger. Fuckin' Patty you're just doin' that cause you know you can get away with it. :x
 
ABN said:
Have you known anyone to do the garage transition? about how much do you think that would cost?
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My parents house has had the garage transition done to it. It was done before they bought it though. It blends pretty seemlessly into the rest of the house. The only noticable change is that you have a small step down as you go into that room


Cost?
Check this out:
http://www.costhelper.com/cost/home-garden/garage-conversion.html

I followed some of the links on there too, and they seemed pretty helpful.


But aren;t you forgetting the most important thing?! If you eliminate your garage, where will your bike sleep?:wtf
 
first you should do is go to the city hall and check the code to see if you are allow to do that, which is always differ from city to city. and in some area, you sometime also need permission from your neighbor, i m a contractor myself, always deal with shit like that.
if everything workout, then now you need drawing. if no structure is change, than it could be draw by yourself. remember when drawing, less is better, you can always find some student to draw it for you. =less money.
in Calif, you are allow to get an owner permit to do the work yourself, but the inspection would be tougher, cause the inspector would think that you dont know shit.
try to find some contractor to get the contractor permit and do the work yourself. i know some of them dont mine get pay for doing paper work.
when building addition, the most important part is water and weather damage, make sure that do lots of sealing, inside out, the more the better. you dont wanna get water damage in the future, it will cost a lot more to fix it later, weather damage means around windows and doors, get good quality window and door, even you have to pay more, those are one time thing and you wont regret it.
all other stuff are straight forward thing, you can always hire a handy man, which helps a lot.
thats all i can type now, let me know if you run into a brick wall, i will try my best to help
 
Seriously, don't do the garage. Almost always it looks like a garage conversion and sinks the value of the house. Plus, you don't have a garage.

Can you eliminate the bathroom? Plumbing is a bastard.
Any more details on the house?
 
Bronto said:
The permits won't be costly, few hundred dollars to a grand depending on how many wet lands, school, global warming fees they tac-on.

Get someone to do the foundation and do the rest yourself. It's a relatively small addition.
Converting a garage. Plumbing will be the most involved part of the conversion. It would be easy to add the bathroom to the new section and only have garage a dry area.
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LOL. You can spend that much in Oakland to repair a garage. A house addition can cost THOUSANDS in permits.

However, the best bet is to convert the garage.
 
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