I think a 3rd bedroom is a GREAT addition to a 2/2 You should check comps to make sure that what you are spending on the 3rd room will be covered by the inrease in property value. In some areas it isnt and its better/cheaper to move to a house 3/2 house.
You can run some of these numbers with an automated remodel or move calculator...just search for it on google.
Hope it helps
Dan
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[ Edited by danfritschen on Date 04/02/2005 ]
If it off 2" w/o crack, that was a scam my dad ran into from the cement men. They would grade the sand to 4" think at the walls where the inspectors check, but it was domed toward the center to use less material.
Its living space. Its not exactly a continuous slope, it is one ridge that runs along the line that the basement ends and crawl space begins. The floor is level in all other areas other than this ridge. I guess you could say it looks similar to a wave running across that specific line. The house isnt going anywhere. Everything is solid. I thin it is just nearly 90 years of settling forward from that line on. Thanks.
It sounds like a possible structural problem. I have a friend of mine that is experienced (used to be a structural engineer) with this to take a look and see if he can define the problem!
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On 2005-04-01 01:56, TravisHunter wrote:
Its living space. Its not exactly a continuous slope, it is one ridge that runs along the line that the basement ends and crawl space begins. The floor is level in all other areas other than this ridge. I guess you could say it looks similar to a wave running across that specific line. The house isnt going anywhere. Everything is solid. I thin it is just nearly 90 years of settling forward from that line on. Thanks.
Is this addition an enclosed area that used to be an open porch? It may have had slope built in to drain water away from the house wall. Not going to fix that easily. Call it "charm."
Or, have the floor joists sagged a little on both sides of the basement wall, showing the high ridge. Might be able to raise them some with beams/jackposts.
Slowly, that is, to minimize cracking of plaster.
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Mark ,
You would have to run the numbers and get some comps however I suspect it would. Get some bids and go from there.
NC
Most likely yes.....but it depends on how much it would cost to add the bedroom.
I think a 3rd bedroom is a GREAT addition to a 2/2 You should check comps to make sure that what you are spending on the 3rd room will be covered by the inrease in property value. In some areas it isnt and its better/cheaper to move to a house 3/2 house.
You can run some of these numbers with an automated remodel or move calculator...just search for it on google.
Hope it helps
Dan
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[ Edited by danfritschen on Date 04/02/2005 ]
You just need a floor leveling compound, there are lots of them, but you can start here to get started.
http://www.maxxon.com/choose.asp
perhaps it was done on purpose.
If it off 2" w/o crack, that was a scam my dad ran into from the cement men. They would grade the sand to 4" think at the walls where the inspectors check, but it was domed toward the center to use less material.
Do you mean............8 inches over an 18 foot span?
You typed both in the form of inches.
8 inches in 18 feet is considerable..........
What does the exterior of the foundation walls look like?
NC
Travi,
Is it just a basement or is it living space?
Its living space. Its not exactly a continuous slope, it is one ridge that runs along the line that the basement ends and crawl space begins. The floor is level in all other areas other than this ridge. I guess you could say it looks similar to a wave running across that specific line. The house isnt going anywhere. Everything is solid. I thin it is just nearly 90 years of settling forward from that line on. Thanks.
The exterior of the foundation looks fine.
It sounds like a possible structural problem. I have a friend of mine that is experienced (used to be a structural engineer) with this to take a look and see if he can define the problem!
Good Luck!
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On 2005-04-01 01:56, TravisHunter wrote:
Its living space. Its not exactly a continuous slope, it is one ridge that runs along the line that the basement ends and crawl space begins. The floor is level in all other areas other than this ridge. I guess you could say it looks similar to a wave running across that specific line. The house isnt going anywhere. Everything is solid. I thin it is just nearly 90 years of settling forward from that line on. Thanks.
Is this addition an enclosed area that used to be an open porch? It may have had slope built in to drain water away from the house wall. Not going to fix that easily. Call it "charm."
Or, have the floor joists sagged a little on both sides of the basement wall, showing the high ridge. Might be able to raise them some with beams/jackposts.
Slowly, that is, to minimize cracking of plaster.
[addsig]