Posted by Mark - IN. on January 19, 2016 at 12:10:43 from (107.77.111.81):
In Reply to: 2nd story addition posted by NY 986 on January 19, 2016 at 10:57:26:
As a kid growing up in the '60's, I had cousins that grew into a larger family of six. Aunt was a housewife, Uncle was a foreman at Bendix and the sole bread winner, so up he went. Took him a while to do, but he did what they call a dormer where he cut and raised the roof, more flat than peaked. Lots of people do that, I see them all over the place. Then there's a friend of mine that does such expansions. He did one of my neighbors when I lived in Romeoville, IL. A ranch house, took off the trusses so it had no roof, then he put 2x10 trusses all across that overhung about 2' in front and back, and then went up another story and peaked roof. Every night after picking up the tools for the day, he and his guys dragged out the big blue plastic tarps in case it rained. At first I thought that was a lot of extra weight on the original 2x4 walls, but not to be. The expansion was engineered and drawn up, came out very well like any two-story house that has 2x4 walls, and an upstairs floored over 2x10 trusses. I knew the home owners, they did the insulation, dry wall, plumbing, and electrical to save money, and my friend did the shell. And around here, only need a sparky on the service side of the main. Their bathroom (plumbing) was above the lower, so no big deal.
Get it engineered and drawn up, and do what you can afford on the "over time as you can" plan, and you'll do just fine.
I wish you and yours much good luck, it just takes ambition, gumption, and some extra money even if you have to go down to one plate at dinner instead of second helpings. In the long run..........................
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