Got House?

[MikeTLive]

Well, now I done it.
Monday I sign the P&S on my first shack.
Its a little 22x26 cape with a shed dormer on the front and an enclosed porch.
It even comes with a man-cave !!!

It has had little to nothing done to it since 1928 so before I start moving in I am gonna need to redo upstairs including having a rear shed dormer built.

Any ideas on cost for such things? How about recomendations for builders?
I will do all the interior but need someone who knows to do the framing and exterior.
Also thinking of a followup 2story addition off the rear to hold my dream kitchen and the MBR. I'm thinking about 16x16 or something like that...

oke: Man, I am gonna be busy for the next 5 years doing the interior.

[Slingah]

congrats MikeT

["uffah!!"]

Hey Mike, Congrats. you got a real good deal. Does all that snow come with it?

[tynan19]

Congrats, but where have you been?

[MikeTLive]

T19 - I been hibernating mostly. Concentrating on work and getting my finances in order to do the house thing. Lots of Family and BoyScout stuff too.
Thinking back, I did the same thing last winter. Course last winter I was looking for new employment

uff - We dont need no steenking snow! That snow was gone by the time I got there.

Up the back end of the lot is a swamp and a deep wide ditch full of water. Will be interesting to see what lives in it... Wonder if I can make my own little trout pond?

Dangerous thing is that I will be in easy distance of Belsan's

What I need now is some positive recomendations on contractors to come out and do the new dormer, update the electric, and possibly move the toilet after the dormer is done. Havent any of you had work done recently and got people you would recommend?

[Raven]

congrats man...on the new house....

5 years is a bit rough for the interior work...."as in" the project never gets finished and might take priority over fishin @ some point , if it isn't up to par for the wife?

you have to plan on gutting each room to replace all the crappy insulation
installed in 1928 and replacing every single window...with double pane....and
depending on the size of the windows ordered ...you may have to reframe them all to match for the new rough opening. then you'll have to patch in the shingles around each one. With the price of oil on the rise....heating costs
will SOAR so "think in terms on how to be cozy and warm first" with the existing structure before you jump into an addition. build the addition out on the lawn this summer....
with "sticks" ( 2x4's )(a mock structure) stuck here and there.... and pretend...its done, to see if a 16 foot bump out is adequate for your needs since every step of the new construction is the same regardless of the actual size.....