Family Room Addition
Source: REMODELING Magazine
Publication date:
November 1, 2004
By REMODELING Magazine Staff
Project Description
In a style and location appropriate to the existing house, add a 16-by-25-foot room on a crawl space foundation with vinyl siding and fiberglass shingle roof. Include drywall interior with batt insulation, prefinished hardwood floor, and 180 square feet of glazing including windows, atrium-style exterior doors, and two operable skylights. Tie into existing heating and cooling.
| Market |
Job Cost |
Resale Value |
Cost Recouped |
| National Average |
$52,562 |
$42,347 |
80.6% |
| Albany, N.Y. |
52,113 |
53,750 |
103.1% |
| Allentown, Pa. |
54,840 |
—* |
—* |
| Baltimore |
48,789 |
39,697 |
81.4% |
| Boston |
63,772 |
—* |
—* |
| Buffalo, N.Y. |
55,288 |
—* |
—* |
| Burlington, Vt. |
40,933 |
—* |
—* |
| Harrisburg, Pa. |
51,380 |
30,500 |
59.4% |
| Hartford, Conn. |
60,070 |
60,000 |
99.9% |
| Manchester, N.H. |
47,116 |
32,500 |
69.0% |
| New York |
65,309 |
57,982 |
88.8% |
| Philadelphia |
59,508 |
—* |
—* |
| Pittsburgh |
53,785 |
41,524 |
77.2% |
| Providence, R.I. |
57,406 |
55,000 |
95.8% |
| Washington, D.C. |
54,137 |
38,538 |
71.2% |
| Wilmington, Del. |
54,673 |
48,667 |
89.0% |
| East Average |
54,608 |
45,816 |
83.9% |
| Chicago |
65,112 |
63,026 |
96.8% |
| Cincinnati |
55,462 |
41,250 |
74.4% |
| Cleveland |
58,197 |
35,000 |
60.1% |
| Columbus, Ohio |
52,965 |
29,222 |
55.2% |
| Des Moines, Iowa |
50,002 |
—* |
—* |
| Detroit |
61,533 |
21,000 |
34.1% |
| Grand Rapids, Mich. |
50,700 |
39,250 |
77.4% |
| Indianapolis |
51,479 |
41,500 |
80.6% |
| Kansas City |
55,944 |
25,800 |
46.1% |
| Madison, Wis. |
56,019 |
40,650 |
72.6% |
| Milwaukee |
59,594 |
52,000 |
87.3% |
| Minneapolis |
63,441 |
58,017 |
91.5% |
| St. Louis |
58,684 |
46,333 |
79.0% |
| Wichita, Kan. |
46,574 |
25,667 |
55.1% |
| Midwest Average |
56,122 |
39,901 |
71.1% |
| Atlanta |
49,961 |
43,000 |
86.1% |
| Birmingham, Ala. |
49,796 |
34,549 |
69.4% |
| Columbia, S.C. |
38,552 |
32,500 |
84.3% |
| Dallas |
46,111 |
39,813 |
86.3% |
| Houston |
48,721 |
31,073 |
63.8% |
| Jacksonville, Fla. |
46,077 |
29,600 |
64.2% |
| Knoxville, Tenn. |
43,209 |
—* |
—* |
| Louisville, Ky. |
49,193 |
42,667 |
86.7% |
| Memphis, Tenn. |
44,668 |
39,135 |
87.6% |
| Miami |
48,444 |
53,375 |
110.2% |
| New Orleans |
47,756 |
64,400 |
134.9% |
| Norfolk, Va. |
41,607 |
36,500 |
87.7% |
| Orlando, Fla. |
45,904 |
34,250 |
74.6% |
| Raleigh, N.C. |
41,096 |
42,700 |
103.9% |
| Richmond, Va. |
44,095 |
33,750 |
76.5% |
| San Antonio |
47,438 |
27,375 |
57.7% |
| Tampa, Fla. |
44,816 |
38,000 |
84.8% |
| Tulsa, Okla. |
44,919 |
47,333 |
105.4% |
| South Average |
45,687 |
39,413 |
86.3% |
| Albuquerque, N.M. |
48,379 |
39,000 |
80.6% |
| Boise, Idaho |
50,150 |
30,000 |
59.8% |
| Colorado Springs |
51,136 |
27,400 |
53.6% |
| Denver |
51,017 |
30,000 |
58.8% |
| Las Vegas |
59,880 |
50,061 |
83.6% |
| Los Angeles |
63,685 |
29,850 |
46.9% |
| Phoenix |
50,805 |
34,412 |
67.7% |
| Portland, Ore. |
54,994 |
39,274 |
71.4% |
| Sacramento, Calif. |
64,019 |
72,000 |
112.5% |
| Salt Lake City |
45,851 |
42,441 |
92.6% |
| San Diego |
60,599 |
65,162 |
107.5% |
| San Francisco |
67,052 |
86,083 |
128.4% |
| Seattle |
58,947 |
51,800 |
87.9% |
| West Average |
55,886 |
45,960 |
82.2% |
| * Insufficient number of surveys returned |
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