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gomsiepop 04-29-2016 09:25 AM

Home Modifications
 
Can someone give me a guideline for the cost of building an addition to an existing home? For example, adding square feet to a bedroom, adding a room and adding a golf cart garage. I realize there will be a range but a ball park with be a great help to me and my husband. Thanks a bunch!

theorem painter 04-29-2016 11:10 AM

I can't give you a ball park because our project is different but if you do decide to do this call Jim Arvanitis of Demetri Homes (352-427-2787). He just finished our addition and we couldn't be more pleased.

Epic Home Pros 04-29-2016 12:09 PM

Could you give me an idea of square footage. Also are there any bathrooms or plumbing??

gomsiepop 04-29-2016 03:13 PM

Two bedrooms each adding 4 feet addition by 13 1/2. Master bedroom addition 4 feet by 15. In all three bedrooms the closets would need to be enlarged and two of the bedrooms have tray ceilings that would need to be enlarged. Also a golf cart garage and the existing lanai is 8 1/2 x 18 and I want it enlarged to 18 x 25 under heat and air. Hope that gives you a general idea.

Epic Home Pros 04-29-2016 03:51 PM

First of all I just want to say this is only a ball park idea to give you some idea of the cost associated with these modifications.
Based on square footage you would be somewhere between $60,000 and $70,000, this is depending on what options for finishes and upgrades you may choose.
The first step you must take is contacting the ARC to find out if your modifications will be allowed due to setbacks.
If you decide it's something you may want to do I would gladly do a true estimate to come up with an exact cost.
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gomsiepop 05-04-2016 06:41 PM

What I don't understand Village Home Pros is usually the contractor can tell from the site plan if the home will allow any modifications. That being said why would I contact ARC when the contractor is supposed to be the liaison between the homeowner and ARC. I would think you would be aware of that.

Epic Home Pros 05-05-2016 03:26 PM

We are very aware of that. That being said I was simply trying to help you. All additions must get ARC approval first and no I can not tell from your site plan if they will approve or deny. You asked for some advice and we were trying to accommodate, sorry if we somehow offended you!!

photo1902 05-05-2016 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Villages Home Pros (Post 1222153)
We are very aware of that. That being said I was simply trying to help you. All additions must get ARC approval first and no I can not tell from your site plan if they will approve or deny. You asked for some advice and we were trying to accommodate, sorry if we somehow offended you!!

Geesh. No good deed goes unpunished. :)

theorem painter 05-05-2016 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by gomsiepop (Post 1221867)
What I don't understand Village Home Pros is usually the contractor can tell from the site plan if the home will allow any modifications. That being said why would I contact ARC when the contractor is supposed to be the liaison between the homeowner and ARC. I would think you would be aware of that.

Before we added our addition someone told me I had to go to the ARC first to see if I could add on. In all honesty the ARC made me feel that I wasted their time because I did not have a contractor. I was told to withdraw my application and get a contractor. Lesson learned.

gomsiepop 05-06-2016 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Villages Home Pros (Post 1222153)
We are very aware of that. That being said I was simply trying to help you. All additions must get ARC approval first and no I can not tell from your site plan if they will approve or deny. You asked for some advice and we were trying to accommodate, sorry if we somehow offended you!!

A site plan shows what the setbacks are. That's all I was trying to convey. From what a contractor told me is that they would submit the plans to ARC after their engineer drafted a design for my approval.

Epic Home Pros 05-07-2016 04:49 AM

Well we do things differently at Villages Home Professionals. We always get ARC approval before spending sometimes a thousand dollars or more of the customers money on engineering.
Good luck on your home modifications, I'm sure it will be beautiful.

gomsiepop 05-07-2016 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ColdNoMore (Post 1222753)
Help me out here.

Isn't that exactly what you asked for by starting this thread? :ohdear:

Good luck with your home modification.

Exactly, ColdNoMore, but not from a contractor. I wanted to find out if any other homeowners had work done and which contractor they would recommend and the cost. Village Home Pros is representing several contractors. I would take what they say with a grain of salt. I'm not saying they are good or bad but I haven't heard anyone on Talk of the Villages say they had work done by them.

ColdNoMore 05-07-2016 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by gomsiepop (Post 1222976)
Exactly, ColdNoMore, but not from a contractor. I wanted to find out if any other homeowners had work done and which contractor they would recommend and the cost. Village Home Pros is representing several contractors. I would take what they say with a grain of salt. I'm not saying they are good or bad but I haven't heard anyone on Talk of the Villages say they had work done by them.

OK, I see now.

As a suggestion for the future, it might have went better for you if you had stated from the beginning that you didn't want any expert/professional opinions.

Good luck.

gomsiepop 05-07-2016 07:16 PM

You are exactly right!! I should have and didn't. Now I know why I stopped posting on this site. Thank you for making a situation very uncomfortable to say the very least. Have a great evening!!

CWGUY 05-07-2016 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by gomsiepop (Post 1222989)
You are exactly right!! I should have and didn't. Now I know why I stopped posting on this site. Thank you for making a situation very uncomfortable to say the very least. Have a great evening!!

:thumbup: You could always stop again. :confused: It is a positive attitude towards life that makes dreams come true??????


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