Add another floor/level to my home, below the current 1 st floor?

virtualfriday

I have a 26'x32' small lake cabin that we built about 4 years ago over a crawl space (48" concrete stem wall over a 8"x16" footing). We now need more space due to a growing family but our lot will not allow an addition.

I am thinking that the best solution would be to have a house mover lift my cabin up about 10' in the air and build another subfloor with 8' side walls and then let it back down. I know the plumbing and electrical would need mdifications but can you think of other things to consider? HVAC is not an issue because we have window AC and baseboard electric.

annie68164

would a 2nd story or 1-1/2 work? I have heard of people lifting the roof and adding a loft or even a 2nd story that way. food for thought. also, is it possible to lift the house and add a basement?