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Addition & Remodel
We would like to add on to our home and in the process remodel several rooms. We have a general idea of what we want - and how much we can spend. Our house is approx. 100 yrs. old and it is important to us to maintain the integrity of the house and the addition not...

Anchor Addition to Existing Building
I Have a cottage 16x28, on blocking. I want to put it on a frost wall and put on an addition 12x28, making the building 28x28 can you tell me how to anchor the addition to the existing building? The original building (16x28) is one story, the addition (12x28) is...

Cost of an Addition- Ballpark Figure
If we were to add a second story to our existing home, what would the cost be, (range)? Our home is 1100 square feet....

Dimensions for Building Pad
I want to build an addition (18x18) on the back of my house. How thick should the pad be? Would I pour an 18x 18 or should it be wider and longer? How high above grade?

Home Addition Has Shifted
We purchased our home last August. The previous owners built an addition which is a porch and the main entrance into our home. The addition has shifted. From what I can see there are cement sona tubes in the ground with 6x6's on top. How can we stop the addition from...

House Addition vs. Four Seasons Sundeck
We have a small 960 sq ft bungalow. We are thinking of adding living space to the house, and were thinking that an all weather sundeck would be nice. Would we be cheaper to add an addition, or go with a four seasons solarium?