1950s lakefront chalet... Tear down or save?

meteotrade · 04-10-2007, 01:41 PM

Hi folks,

Hopefully someone can point us in the right direction- we've been doing some research but can't seem to find a good, consistent answer. We'd like to build an addition on our lakefront A-frame style house in Moultonboro. The problem is, the house has a post and pier foundation. I'm not sure what kind of logistical problems this would create in building the addition, since in the new portion of the house we would like to have a basement. Is there any way to retrofit a foundation onto the existing house, inexpensively? Are we better off tearing down and starting over?

Thanks for your advice!

04-10-2007, 01:41 PM	#1
meteotrade Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 95 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 6 Posts	1950s lakefront chalet... Tear down or save? Hi folks, Hopefully someone can point us in the right direction- we've been doing some research but can't seem to find a good, consistent answer. We'd like to build an addition on our lakefront A-frame style house in Moultonboro. The problem is, the house has a post and pier foundation. I'm not sure what kind of logistical problems this would create in building the addition, since in the new portion of the house we would like to have a basement. Is there any way to retrofit a foundation onto the existing house, inexpensively? Are we better off tearing down and starting over? Thanks for your advice!