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Duration : 0:2:13 an architect? a builder? a general contractor? what’s the least expensive route? Who can you go to get recommendations? I don’t need an inspection of the entire house, just the addition.
Duration : 0:1:28 few years ago I had an estimate done for a home addition. They claimed back then prices were high because the housing boom in the Southeast and Southwest was pushing up the prices of building materials. Given that the boom has gone bust, anyone know if the price of construction materials has eased? I am thinking about purchasing a house. There is an attached garage. I would like to build a master suite and updated bath above it. Should I hire an architect or will a good contractor know enough?
Duration : 0:2:56 all our friends have voiced their desire to come see our home addition. we would love to accomodate them and have considered an "open house" for one saturday for maybe 4-5 hours and just send out invites and let everyone come by anytime during the time period. i would set out snacks and drinks. is this bad taste?
Duration : 0:2:56 If so, what benifits/detriments have you found. I used SIPS to construct a 9m x 3m extension to the rear of our house, it’s a fairly simple lean to but because of the slope of the land I built it on a ring frame rather than conventional foundations. Then used Sips panels for the floor as well which gives me excellent thermal insulation and a nice flat surface to build up from. It took approx 14 man days to lay the floor and erect the walls and put the roof on. This was with no previous Sips experience but a fair bit of building knowledge. The whole process was really straight forward and when I have the money I’ll do a further 2 story extension using Sips. The only issues I had where 1. Ensure the drawings are absolutely accurate, next time I’ll use a structural engineer to draw them, had an architect do them first time and they tend to do concept not detail. Check the drawings make allowance for the thickness of the panels and any finishes you apply. 2. I had all the materials delivered by the sips supplier and the timber they sourced was not cut to the same tolerance as the sips which meant I had to get much of it machined to size. 3. We used a lot more glue than they supplied, make sure your local supplier has some in stock, it’s expanding PU wood adhesive, fantastic stuff! get it in the tubes and use a mastic gun to apply. Our extension has been up for over year now and we are delighted, exterior is rendered on a s/s mesh to match the house and internally I dry lined it as I wanted to run the services on the surface of the sips panels. Overall, why would anyone use anything else, on insulation we added kitchen space and a sun lounge I have added no heating to either room and despite having a glass roof panel 3m x 2m in the sun lounge it has never been cold. Go for it, use a good company, shop around for the best price once you have detailed drawings and if you know a good chippy thats probably all you need to get the structure up. Best Nick Party Rentals curtains shades rhythm clocks caravan awnings |
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