An excellent investment for an engineer, Tim. A thorough inspection would
involve existing beams, exterior walls, existing rafters, etc. A few
hundred dollars now could probably save you thousands in the long run.

Jim




"tim" wrote in message
om...
Hello all. My wife and I own a 3/2 single story home, 1100 square
feet.
We are thinking of adding a second story to increase the living space.
There's not too much room to add outward, hence we thought a second
story would make the most sense.
The home was built in 1948 and is a post and beam construction with a
crawl space. The current roof is a rafter style construction and
there is one large load bearing wall running through the middle of the
house.
Is it a major deal adding a second story to a post and beam home, i.e.
jacking up the house to reinforce the beams, etc.. etc..
Any other thoughts from those who have attempted this?
I know for certain there are multilevel post and beam homes in
existence

Thanks for all,
-tim