In a hot housing market, usually contractor prices sky rocket as well...

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May 24, 2016
3:23:15pm

kotacoug All-American

In a hot housing market, usually contractor prices sky rocket as well...

at least from what I've noticed. Doing what you want seems very labor intensive, but I'm no expert.

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I'm debating digging out my crawl space and turning it into an actual basement.

indojoe

5/24/16 2:42pm

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Buffalo

5/24/16 2:43pm

And what if you are?

5/24/16 2:57pm

How does that work with the footing and foundation?

BYU-Ite

5/24/16 2:57pm

You can't dig out beneath the footings and you have to pour new footings and

concolor couguar

5/24/16 3:56pm

I'm guessing that will cost a lot to do. Maybe just move.

kotacoug

5/24/16 2:57pm

i've considered that.... but I want to stay in Lehi and housing prices are on

indojoe

5/24/16 3:01pm

In a hot housing market, usually contractor prices sky rocket as well...

kotacoug

5/24/16 3:23pm

If you have room on your lot, build an addition. It is a much less expensive

rmsenior

5/24/16 3:32pm

I did it once and it worked out for the home owner

concolor couguar

5/24/16 3:45pm

There is guy up here in my area of Idaho that all he does is excavate

BoiseCougar

5/24/16 4:23pm

You have to underpin the house. Doing this will allow you to dig below the

Millhouse

5/24/16 5:51pm

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