I added a new bathroom and bedroom to my house in Miami. Obviously I didn't follow any rules and just built it myself. Now I want to sell my house and want to reflect those new additions on my price and have it updated with my county. How can I do so? what's the cost?
2007-11-23 04:20:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
You say you added a bedroom and a bathroom. These rooms need a foundation. How did you add the foundation?
Does the foundation that you added meet code? If not, bringing it to code could be a real headache.
2007-11-23 06:28:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That all depends on your local municipality.
In my area, if the renovations don't deal with the foundation or exceed $30K, you do not need a building permit.
In other areas, you can't hardly touch the house without one.
That could be a major problem if a buyer wants to see where the building permit was pulled and the inspections.
If you were supposed to get a permit and didn't, the worst thing that could happen is they have a right to force to you tear out the addition.
2007-11-23 06:12:18 · answer #2 · answered by Expert8675309 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have made an expensive mistake.
You have to apply for an after-the-fact building permit. Not all locations will allow you to do that. In the worst case you could be forced to pull the work out and restore it to its original configuration. At best you'll probably have to at least partially open the job up to allow the inspector access to the electrical and plumbing work. That could ential pulling out some or all of the drywall, pulling up floor coverings and subflooring and pulling out tub units and shower pans. Of course you'll have to replace much of that material with new as things like drywall and floorcoverings can't be reused.
2007-11-23 05:13:09 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hire a contractor who knows the codes, or call your local building inspector to come out and inspect, and write up all the code violations.
The cost is going to depend on how much work has to be done.
2007-11-23 04:24:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're opening a can of worms. There are things to be inspected along the way, which are now covered up. You may be required to open up walls, ceiling. floors.........
2007-11-23 04:39:06 · answer #5 · answered by pumpdatiron 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋