From: MrSpiffy 
Newsgroups: alt.real-estate
Subject: Re: rebuild or remodel?
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 11:26:02 GMT


Hi Todd

I couldn't tell you how much more expensive one would be over the
other with Zero information.

I can tell you that I have seen many properties like yours become
"tear-downs".  In those cases the original house was a small 50's
ranch which was replaced by a much larger house. In some cases, a
large modular colonial was the replacement. I've seen new houses go up
much faster than rennovations.

You need to ask a builder these questions. A lot will depend on what
size (footprint) you want the house to be when finished and what you
have now.

On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 21:29:34 GMT, "Todd"  wrote:

>try alt.home.repair
>"axis"  wrote in message
>news:RyPIa.59033$sm5.63118@rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net...
>> This forum seems flodded with spam, but here goes, hopefully I get a
>> response:
>>
>> I own a house on close to an acre of land in the suburbs near a big city.
>> Nice plot of land, decent suburb. The house, though, is about 50 years
>old,
>> and it shows. It is also a little on the small side. In a year or so, I
>plan
>> to make changes. Now, I could either :
>>
>> A) Remodel the house, which would probably also involve changing the
>heating
>> system, re-wiring, and replacing all the windows (on top of expansions to
>> the house).
>>
>> B) Knock the damn thing down and start from scratch.
>>
>> Considering the amount of work that A) would be, how much more expensive
>do
>> you think B) would be?
>>
>>
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