All Forum Posts by: Robert Los

Originally posted by @John Warren:

@Davis C. I have a contact that would do the inspection. He is an architect in Oak Park, but he can do structural reports as well. P.M. me if you want his info. 

 Only a licensed pe structural engineer will be able to write a valid report. 

Mark- If your add long additional bathrooms see if they accept a booster pump. A booster will be a lot cheaper route then running a new line. I recently added a second story addition in Chicago with additional bathrooms and we were able to just install a booster pump. If you have any questions feel free to private message me. Best of luck

Good day- We do bathrooms, condo buildouts, additions and commercial work private message me. Thx

Good day, I’d be more then happy to provide you a free estimate. I’ll be working all week in lake view, so let me know what time works best for you

Good day- first verify your zoning situation You can do this here on Chicago website https://gisapps.cityofchicago.org/ZoningMapWeb/terms.html Next, get yourself an architect who is familiar working in Chicago area(if you need recommendations feel free to message me privately) make sure you bring a plot of survey when you meet up with the architect and have him draft a preliminary stage, this will get you a better idea of construction pricing. If you have any questions please feel free to private message me with any questions. I am very familiar with Chicago and worked all surrounding.

Message me I’ll send you info

@Ryan Fox a lot of section 8 rentals 

Good day! new member to bigger pockets and looking to learn and help other community members. 

@Ann Folan thank you, just a quick price breakdown for our BP family member. The mobile app is having too many errors :( i hope BP can fix the issues.  Have a great day! 

Good day David-

This will be better to type, since I jumped on a desktop. Before you actually start getting quotes I’d recommend having a sit down with an architect to prepare some kind of preliminary drawings so you can bid off. This will come 15-20% closer vs a ball park. 2,500 sqft at 120,000 is just impossible especially for all the things asking for you. For construction costs I’d factor 200,000 250,000.

Things you need to check:

Service size of water (might need think of a pressure booster), electrical service panel, spray foam entire home I would recommend closed cell spray foam, since this is higher r value and moisture barrier. how is the structure of the building? hows the foundation? these are all things that need to be investigated. Drain tiles? 

Rough cost break down without seeing property:

Architect 5,000-10,000

Plumbing 25,000-30,000

Electrical 25,000

HVAC 20,000

Concrete 10,000

Spray Foam 20,000

Drywall 15,000

Painting 15,000

Bathrooms 15,000

Siding and gutters 20,000

Stairs 15,000

Kitchen with appliance and granite 15,000-20,000

Finish trim doors, casing, baseboards, shoe 25,000

If you have any further questions feel free to ask. Have a good day! 

Here's a completed gut finished 
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/5505-N-Odell-Ave-60656/home/13557157