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[quote=Anonymous]The general problem of adding another floor (onto any type of home) is the structural work involved. We added next top and on top of our home, and it required re-building the columns supporting the existing first level. The only thing that made it feasible was tying into those new beams for the rear and side expansions. But that structural work alone was close to $35,000. You can search the boards for architect references. We used Michael Bruckwick at Katinas Bruckwick, you will find his name in some of those searches. He is based in Bethesda (where we live), not sure if he works in Virginia. FWIW, our bids ranged from $275k to $450k, so there is a huge variation between and among contractors...my advice, solicit references from your architect, friends, neighbors, and make sure you get many different bids. A lot seems to depend on how busy a particular contractor is at any one time.[/quote]
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