JLagg wrote:
Just curious as to the probability of adding a basement to an existing
house. It was built in 55 and is a ranch style single story 3 bedroom
1000 sq. It has a 3 ft crawl space all the way around. I have a drywell
and well also, no city pumbing at all. Any thoughts on this? Thanks


That would depend entirely on what you wanted the basement for.
Additional space that does not need to be underground can be built much
more cheaply on the surface. Cheaper still may be a second floor
addition. But if what you need is a larger comfortable space for the
family to sleep out a tornado warning or other physical threat then that
is a different issue.
--
Tom Horne

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neither and will lose both" Benjamin Franklin