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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A small addition like that is a terrible idea cost-wise. Probably at least $100k with a very high $/sq ft ratio. [/quote]

This figure is exactly right.  We are in upper Mo Co and got an estimate for a first floor mudroom addition 2 years ago:  with the added costs of digging a foundation etc., about $100-125K depending on windows (we were thinking about a breezeway-type addition).  Not worth the small increase in square footage, and with lumber prices increasing, I'm sure it would be more now. Instead, we opted to expand the house differently and went up-- we have a 2 story colonial but the second story did not extend over the long, rectangular family room.  We added a bedroom, laundry room, and closets to the second floor, and took maybe 1/3 of the family room to make into a mudroom space with built in cubbies and benches, and added an exterior side entrance into the mudroom.  The family room is cosy, but still big enough for our family as a TV room;  the mudroom is divided by a full wall and a pocket door with glass, so the door can be closed if stinky soccer cleats are left in the mudroom, and each of the kids has their own cubby space. Totally worth it for us, and it cost about the same as the quote for the mudroom addition but we now have more square footage, and a more usable space, than if we added on the mudroom.  Obviously this won't work for everyone, but no way will you get a first floor addition for $25K.  If money is not a consideration, sure, go for it, it will only improve the value of your house;  but if cost is a factor, see if you can think outside of the box or repurpose an existing space.[/quote]

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