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You can often build upwards.
by Broken_Hippo 10y ago
You can often build upwards.
- Neliquat 10y agoOr as londoners do, downward.
- c22 10y agoExcept you often can't since most single story homes weren't designed to support the weight of extra floors. You'll end up needing to replace the foundation and load bearing walls which means either demoing the whole house and starting over or raising the existing structure on hydraulic jacks then building a new foundation and first floor underneath it. Neither of these options are in the same ballpark of convenience or expense as adding a wing.