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Nesgroup address: alt.building.construction - Date & Time for the message: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:30:54 -0400 /

Author of the message: "BP"

Title of the message:
Re: Raising Ceiling on 1st Floor of a Colonial

Text of the message:
Yes you can.
In addition to the extensive shoring and bracing, jack platforms, lumber,
siding, trim, and plastering there is also the need to cut and rework the
plumbing, electrical, heating, and the staircase has to be extended (read:
new staircase). Plus anything else that passes from first to second floor.
It is quite involved and therefore quite expensive.
I just read an article in a trade mag where a contractor did just that. They
took their time, used a lot of manpower, and took every precaution. They
where fortunate in that the homeowner was doing a whole house remodel
anyway. They said it added $110,000 to the price of the project. After
reading the step by step involved that started sounding awful cheap to me!
"rw" <weiss_ryan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1124912948.365684.90300@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...

> Are there ways to raise the celing height of the 1st floor in a typical



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