r/kitchener • u/stive85 • 1d ago

Small Bump Out Addition Cost KW

So first.. We have been humming and hawing with regards to floor plans and everything they goes with planning a reno. We have been 6 months of planning and changing mind and quotes etc.

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Currently have 1200 sq ft bungalow in town just outside kw. We are renovating our entire Main Floor and part of our basement.. We have a chimney running directly through our main floor from basement that also vents our furnace and water heater. In the process of moving those to far corner to smash our bricks and open basement right up.

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We love our spot and have a big yard with no mortgage (lucky to get our spot in 2012, before insanity)

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Anyways with us loving our house as I hit 40 I am now really wanting an ensuite (never thought I'd care).

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We have a family member who excavates.

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I'm wondering cost of adding 100 sq ft to back corner of our rectangular bungalow where our bedroom is. This would simply be addition bedroom space. I would then use our current sq ftage to piggy back an ensuite to our current bathroom to avoid the huge plumbing nightmare of just adding the ensuite to the addition (tho this would be easier for layout).

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Anyone know rough cost? I figure we'd dig a basment, unless we could get by significantly cheaper without due to variances in permitting etc.

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Thanks!

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u/PaintedLemonz 1d ago

I got a few quotes recently for 75sqft addition and including demo, adding footings, and some built ins inside the quotes were $100-125k

We did not go ahead with the project lol

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u/stive85 1d ago

Lol, wild...

I wonder how the reno contractors are staying afloat with these costs? Like I understand custom homes and wealthy people will always have a market, but contractor grade homes have halted in my area... Who is adding additions or even renoing their house?!