[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by tijlover

The fact that Buzz only mentions January as unpleasant, leads me to believe he has a vacation home in Puerto Vallarta, which he resides from 11/1 thru 4/1! Eat my heart out!!!

Your mouth to God's ear. Wish I did.

It's really summer and December, but January sounds funnier.

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by Tornado Baby

Ok guys! A two season extension...I stand corrected! I really wanted some ideas on what might be feasible. Am I understanding correctly that desiring an extension beyond standard tract builder models is not appropriate if we want to stay in the house? Or is it? No one who lives here has a luxurious lifestyle. But we have been smart with money and property and have not sunk ourselves into debt or filled our home with consumer junk over the years, so we have resources for this. We don't want to move but the house was designed without practical access from the pool to bathrooms, for example. All the short term fixes are tried and true, like towels and mats, but that is not the point......This question was asked in the spirit of what the possibilities might be for this idea. I see garage conversions all the time for more space, why not something like this? It is a two story house so another thought was combining the patio with a balcony and stairs to the second floor. Thanks for any positive, creative suggestions!

I think it boils down to this: It's your money and how you spend it is nobody's business. But, adding an addition to your home will not increase the value if you were to sell it. And if you do add an extension, you have to jump through all the hoops with licensing, etc. If not, you'd have to tear it down before you can sell the house, because you couldn't sell without the paperwork for proper licenses and inspections. It's up to you if you're going to use it or not. We had one on our last home that the previous owner built to use as an office, and a place to hang out. We didn't use it for much, but I thought it was nice to have. It did help a little with dirty feet from the doggy door to the family room though.

[Tornado Baby]

Thanks guys! This is the kind of feedback we need! Much appreciated!