Rowhome Rear Addition Thoughts

[Cole Greene]

Hey all,

I'm a real estate newbie and I wanted some ballpark cost estimates (maybe 20K range?) on a project I want to do. The property is a ~12 foot wide and ~33 foot deep 1914 brick rowhome in Baltimore City. I want to "bump out" the rear of the 2nd floor about 15 feet because the rear bedroom is tiny and unusable. I'm undecided whether I would bump out the main floor rear as well or leave it as a porch underneath the 2nd floor bump out. I'm also curious as to what the cost difference between doing just the upper floor compared to both the upper and main floor. Also, would like to hear anyone's experience doing the same thing.

Thanks.

[Mike Williams]

I had the opposite situation, where there was already an existing 2nd floor addition "bump-out" with nothing but the patio underneath. I added the 1st floor bump-out so the rear of the house would align with the 2nd floor bump-out, to make a laundry room. There was little plumbing involved (other than a water line for the washer) or structural changes needed (there was a concrete slab already where the patio was). It was about a 12' x 8' addition and ran approx. $10k. Included structure, siding, flooring, drywall, electrical. Hope that helps. And it was def worth it since having a washer/dryer in the house made it much more marketable to renters in that area (near Patterson Park).