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b2b777
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cape full remodel with a full second floor....
Has anyone completely gutted their cape home... moved the kitchen, knocked down walls, added a full second floor with attic and extra bathrooms, etc?
Have a bunch of questions. Trying to decide if i should do this, or buy a new build home.
Thanks!
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Posted 11/20/17 9:38 AM  |
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ali120206
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cape full remodel with a full second floor....
We did it but, we didn't move or redo the kitchen.
We decided this was the best option for us because we loved our location and got a great deal on the house.
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| Posted 11/20/17 10:20 AM |
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cape full remodel with a full second floor....
We had to choose between buying a house that we'd eventually have to completely gut and add a second floor to get what we want or building new. For us, it came down to location, location, location.
The lot we could have built on was on a busy street, and while it is an oversized lot for our area, it wasn't huge. Instead we bought a small house on a quiet street with a larger piece of property. We haven't done the renovations yet, because we're still saving up, but that's the long term plan. I honestly like the location so much more that I don't mind if we never get around to renovating. I'll make it work in the small house to have the nice quiet backyard.
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| Posted 11/20/17 11:09 AM |
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MrsO
Big Brothers to Be
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Re: cape full remodel with a full second floor....
We didn't gut the downstairs but we extended the downstairs and put 4 bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs.
When we bought our house we had the intention of doing this. We liked our neighborhood and location.
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| Posted 11/20/17 11:45 AM |
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CSK
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cape full remodel with a full second floor....
We did this. I would say we should have expanded the first floor, We didn't. If I were to do it again, I would have knocked the whole thing down and started with a new house build. I feel we made compromises to stay within our footprint and really needed some additional space. It would have cost more, but I don't think it would have been that much more, we literally did everything, new plumbing electric, insulation, windows, stairs et al.
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| Posted 11/20/17 12:08 PM |
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Mrs&MrsK
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Re: cape full remodel with a full second floor....
my mom did it
in 2 phases
phase 1- upstairs dormer
phase 2 - downstairs reno, move kitchen open up ETC
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| Posted 11/20/17 1:01 PM |
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alli3131
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Allison
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cape full remodel with a full second floor....
We gutted the first floor when we moved in. We are about to start on the 2 nd floor. We have 2 bedrooms up there now but are taking it down to the studs and doing 3 beds and a bath up there.
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