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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are in the process of planning a 3 level addition (basement, family room, master bedroom), reconfiguring most of the main floor including a new (moved) kitchen, two new and one remodeled bath.  At the end of the day, I expect we will be looking at $400-425K (this is above our initial quote but we are adding some things along the way).  We are doing good quality but not extremely high end finishes.

This is in upper NW DC.

We bought over a decade ago and now our kids will be teens soon.  It makes financial sense to us because we love our neighborhood and cannot otherwise have what we want here. [/quote]

NW DC here too, did a 2 story addition last year, gutting of first floor, whole new (all high end) kitchen, new master bed and bath (also high end), remodeled existing baths on other floors, new windows (like 30 of them, cost was $25K I think) and two entirely new AC units, tankless water heater, insulation, paint, large slate patio, new fence, regrading, exterior lighting, all new electrical, etc. Cost was about $400K plus architect fees. We essentially gut remodled about 1,200 sq ft and added roughly 1,000.

Your number smells right.

The thing people don't realize is the $250 a sq foot number is basically to get your drywall. A high end kitchen will easily add $60K to that - appliances alone are going to be $20. Counter $10. Cabinets easily $20, and if you go high high end, $40. Bathrooms similar: the vanity, faucets etc in a master bath can easily hit $5K, excluding tile. That will also add on.

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You were ripped off.  $150 per sq ft will get you drywall.  $250 should include good finishes.  It certainly did for us.[/quote]

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