Hello everyone!
This is my first post!!
Ok so we are purchasing a foreclosed home and were wondering about the average costs for an addition between the garage and the home.
Currently there is an addition that was not to code and needs to be removed per the city's orders...due to no footings around the addition and no permits...
We had a contractor look at it and quoted us $20,000 to put footings and bring the house back up to code...
So I was wondering...what if me and husband just demo the addition ourselves then have a contractor just build a new addition and then continue to the 2nd floor? Wouldn't that be cheaper than hiring a contractor to basically perform surgery on that addition and attempt to place footings?
Here is a picture of the home and we also live in Milwaukee Wisconsin
Thank you guys so much in advance.
This is my first post!!
Ok so we are purchasing a foreclosed home and were wondering about the average costs for an addition between the garage and the home.
Currently there is an addition that was not to code and needs to be removed per the city's orders...due to no footings around the addition and no permits...
We had a contractor look at it and quoted us $20,000 to put footings and bring the house back up to code...
So I was wondering...what if me and husband just demo the addition ourselves then have a contractor just build a new addition and then continue to the 2nd floor? Wouldn't that be cheaper than hiring a contractor to basically perform surgery on that addition and attempt to place footings?
Here is a picture of the home and we also live in Milwaukee Wisconsin
Thank you guys so much in advance.