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Posted by Bill on July 22, 2007, 9:52 am
Patio "slabs" tend to be slanted so water will drain off and do not have
foundations which will support walls.
If you eventually want an addition, then the "slab"/foundations will need to
be inspected and pass inspection. Also will need to be level and not
slanted.
Decide what exactly you want to do. If addition, check yellow pages for
architect and get quotes for plans.
I suppose you could always remove the current slab and build just the
foundation/floor. Then wait to build the rest of the addition.
Also so far as room additions go, I would think you would have better resale
value if the addition is the same floor level as the rest of the house and
not a step down.
Also everybody I know is growing older. With old age comes walkers and wheel
chairs. Might be glad room is same level at a later date!
Note: If you are going to have to remove the current slab, the new addition
could be a different size. Might decide now what you want to use the new
room for. Might want to place furniture out there or tape off where
furniture would go and see if it will be large enough, etc. A room without
furniture looks quite large. Stick the furniture in and suddenly there is
not enough room! Need more storage? Need outdoor storage for garden tools?
Add extra space/small room with outside door for this?
"PCGumshoe" wrote in message
>I have a back patio that is about 20' x 16'. It is a solid slab of
> concrete and there are steps down from the back mudroom to the patio
> (about 16" lower than main house).
>
> If I wanted to build a Deck that could ultimately be turned into an
> addition, would this be the proper way to go? Or could I hire an
> architect or contractor to design and addition (or is the software
> that will help me) that I could get the plans approved by the city and
> build it myself?
>
> If we don't build an addition in this space, we'll have a "sunroom"
> added, but I don't want that because we live in Florida and we get
> enough sun already!
>
> How would someone with this amount of space go about building out this
> space?
>
> What type of cost would there be involved in just getting good plans?
>
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