Pascali
2019-02-17 20:20:31
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Hello. Does it make sense to keep a basement when an old house is to be replaced by a new one?
Or is it not worth it in terms of cost, since the new house would then have to be expensively designed by an architect based on the existing basement? And thus a standard house with a new basement would be cheaper. After all, one can certainly keep the hole created by the demolition of the existing basement.
I am not familiar with the usual architect fees and the time required, nor the costs for excavation or concreting of a basement.
Or is it not worth it in terms of cost, since the new house would then have to be expensively designed by an architect based on the existing basement? And thus a standard house with a new basement would be cheaper. After all, one can certainly keep the hole created by the demolition of the existing basement.
I am not familiar with the usual architect fees and the time required, nor the costs for excavation or concreting of a basement.