Home Addition - Episode 1 - Foundation 

It was fun and a good workout :)

Thanks for watching!

I thank God for him every day! So this whole addition came about because we initially just wanted to build a front porch but my dad said let's just redo everything 😂.

Haven't seen any signs of that and hopefully will not in the future.

Hi, thanks for commenting. As far as I know, footers can be poured directly onto undisturbed ground. That way it's already compact and as hard as it can possibly be. Gravel was put next to the footers after pouring.

That is Sketchup. It has a free web version, but has limited features. www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-for-web You can find older downloadable versions for free online, as the new versions cost a couple hundred dollars.

My dad has built a lot of houses in the area, and acted as the contractor on this build. My uncle just happens to own that tractor and helped us out :). We were allowed to do everything on our own. We did meet a permit for electrical work, and a permit for plumbing. Since we did most of the work ourselves we were able to save a lot money on labor.

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@@DaveOTech love you new addition! This is also the addition I want to do! Could you send me a cost breakdown as well? Can I send you an email as well? Thank you!

I did yes. It was something like $260 a year I think. My second one is expiring soon and we're not fully done yet. So going to be getting a 3rd soon.

@@DaveOTech not bad at all. I’m in California and looking at a 3k permit for an addition! Very cool videos you have here. Got me excited for mine small addition

@@mosdef122187 Oh wow that's kinda steep. That'll kinda force you finish within the time limit. Good luck on your addition!

Hi, I think we paid our architect $700. Granted I did submit a lot of 3D drawings of the house to him. he was not designing the layout of the rooms, bathrooms and laundry, he simply made that based off the plans I sent him. He did however design all the truss systems for the addition and the existing house. Along with every other requirement needed for the local area.

@@DaveOTech goodness gracious! I'm having a hard time in Akron, OH. I've called several companies/people. Only 2 came out. Both said our job looks pretty straightforward. The first guy said he'd be in touch but never followed thru. The second guy said it would be 7,000. His work would include the elevations and final blueprints. I provided a rendering in SketchUp. How similar was the work he provided for you? How comprehensive were your drawings? And thank you for replying!

Also, my addition is only 18x18 and simply bumps out from an existing 18 foot exterior wall.

@@nickbailey202 I provided him views from the 3D model shown in the video. The Final Blueprints he provided to us are in the video as well. I quickly scrolled through them in the video. It included everything that was needed for the addition. The blueprints had everything in there to do the following; 29*26 addition, new 24*22 garage, front porch and entryway.

@@DaveOTech Ok, that's what I thought. Thank you so much.

This is in New York State, and I don't fully understand your second question.

@@DaveOTech can you give an estimate cost? I want something like this too?

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Hi, it is possible. However we don't heat our house with firewood, we use natural gas. I would not be able to store and keep it all dry to use for campfires.

Hi, the going rate in my area for materials for a 750sqft addition is $107/sqft.

@@DaveOTech hi is that price for the complete build including interior or is that just for the exterior structures? Thanks.

I think that's exterior + interior. However lumber prices have skyrocketed and everything else went up in price as well. The costs for my entire project, including the garage expansion as well as the interior renovations is projected to be about $85k. I will make a more detailed video about the exact costs on the months/year to come.

Please keep in mind that this 85k does not include any labor. My dad and I are doing 85% of the labor and the other 15% is family and friends helping out here and there.

@@DaveOTech thank you so much for the context🙏