Adding a second level to a rambler

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here -

Just got another quote from a contractor - very detailed and professional. $110K

If you find anyone reasonable and good, please share (or after you get your project started).

The $ 110k quote came from Keassons contracting.

I approve this number for a 2nd story addition. Keep the costs low and you will end up ahead.

It's the fools that spend 300-350K renovating when they can build a new house for that price.

[Anonymous]

Just checking if there have been any new additions done since the last post, or anyone who has completed their remodel since? We live in Silver Spring and are thinking about adding a second story to our rambler or bumping it out in the back. How much have people paid for their additions? Did you do design builds with the contractor? Which contractor did you use?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:whether you hire an architect or not, you will need someone to do drawings for engineering review and permitting. Most likely a contractor will point you to, or already uses, an architect for that.

Any contractor who says they will put design and permit drawings together for you hires an architect to do the work.

[Anonymous]

just tear it down

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here -

Just got another quote from a contractor - very detailed and professional. $110K

If you find anyone reasonable and good, please share (or after you get your project started).

The $ 110k quote came from Keassons contracting.

I approve this number for a 2nd story addition. Keep the costs low and you will end up ahead.

It's the fools that spend 300-350K renovating when they can build a new house for that price.

+10000

[Anonymous]

Any post-COVID numbers?

[Anonymous]

There are always some going on in Garrett Park Estates, a neighborhood of 50s ramblers off Strathmore in Kensington. I suggest driving around and snapping photos and calling some of the homeowners (you can track them down online usually)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any post-COVID numbers?

This is discussed on a weekly basis https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/forums/show/64.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We paid a bit over 100k to add 600 square feet in Silver Spring.

When was this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure how necessary an official architect is if we use a contractor who has done this before.

Our design is really very simple - we just need a bathroom, 2 walk-in closets and a bedroom. We already know where we want everything also, bc the bedroom will be at the back of the house and the bathroom will be over the current bathroom. The placement of the stairs will be tricky, but I think there is only one logical solution.

Spending $20K for architectural plans to make a rectangle area into the above plan seems insane.

It would be insane. Everyone I know who has used an architect for a straightforward addition like that has regretted it. There are design build firms where the contractor does the design himself and the cost is built in. We were on a tight budget and this is what we did. We did have to be more on top of things ourselves but the end result was great.

The other disadvantage of an architect for a straightforward addition is that he or she will suggest things that might be great but will also add cost.

It depends. I got my addition built 10 years ago in Fairfax by a small D&B and worked out fine. Depending where you live, architect might be needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We paid a bit over 100k to add 600 square feet in Silver Spring.

When was this?

There's this useful thing at the top of every post that tells you the time and date of the reply. The lost you quoted was from 12/21/2013, so 1) at least 11 years ago and 2) I don't think that poster is going to reply.