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From: Franklin MA
Originally Posted by Pinky,Mar 2 2008, 09:01 PM
Just got done siding the house and re-doing the porch. Super nice now and can be used year round. Only thing is now the future wife wants to put a 2nd story on the house. BUT I JUST RE-ROOFED!!! 
I guess there is somehow a way to JACK UP the roof and re-use it! So maybe we aren't to bad off.
Now I guess eventually I will need to get an architect to do the plans up for the whole thing. Anybody know of one?
where's Glenn
I guess there is somehow a way to JACK UP the roof and re-use it! So maybe we aren't to bad off.Now I guess eventually I will need to get an architect to do the plans up for the whole thing. Anybody know of one?
where's Glenn
and did you do it yourself?
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From: Chapel Hill, NC
Originally Posted by Bass,Mar 2 2008, 09:03 PM
what did you use for siding?
and did you do it yourself?
and did you do it yourself?
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From: West Henrietta UPSTATE NY
Originally Posted by Lainey8484,Mar 1 2008, 10:44 PM
Now most upscale renovations are returning less than 70% of their cost, according to a recent survey from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and Remodeling magazine.
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From: West Henrietta UPSTATE NY
Originally Posted by Pinky,Mar 2 2008, 09:01 PM
I guess there is somehow a way to JACK UP the roof and re-use it! So maybe we aren't to bad off.
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i bet a new roof would be cheaper than to somehow remove the roof - add a second floor and re-install the roof
also i could not even imagine how heavy an asphalt roof would be and they type of crane that would be needed
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another factor to be considered, is the expense consistent with the rest of the property?
using a crack house as an example:
you've managed to get rid all of the dead bodies and are trying to clean up the place, so you can flip it and get out.
your probably not going after gold plated fixtures and Algerian granite with pre-cambrian fossils in relief.
on the flip side. you got 3.5 mil into 'fixer upper' in Weston. I'm guessing that your not headed off to the grossmans outlet for a precut Formica counter with minor flaws from the bargain bin.
using a crack house as an example:
you've managed to get rid all of the dead bodies and are trying to clean up the place, so you can flip it and get out.
your probably not going after gold plated fixtures and Algerian granite with pre-cambrian fossils in relief.
on the flip side. you got 3.5 mil into 'fixer upper' in Weston. I'm guessing that your not headed off to the grossmans outlet for a precut Formica counter with minor flaws from the bargain bin.
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From: West Henrietta UPSTATE NY
Originally Posted by Bass,Mar 3 2008, 08:15 AM
i bet a new roof would be cheaper than to somehow remove the roof - add a second floor and re-install the roof
also i could not even imagine how heavy an asphalt roof would be and they type of crane that would be needed
also i could not even imagine how heavy an asphalt roof would be and they type of crane that would be needed
On another house project we jacked up the entire house by 4' so we could put a decent crawl space under it and get a better view of the lake. That one was funny though because the house shifted about 1.5" closer to the road, just due to the electrical lines still being attached, they were powerless, but still connected.
