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I have a home with an 8 foot plate height. I want to add a second floor and also raise the first floor plate height to 9 feet. I am wondering what the possibilities are structurally for raising the plate height.
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If an 8 foot second floor is OK, why not just lift the whole structure and build a new 9 foot first floor from scratch?
-- J.S.
*Sell what you have and buy what you want.Cheaper.Gabe
*Hey Gabe!...Your giving my copyrighted advice!The job is not easy Ron... just easy to chat about!...near the stream,aj
*Sorry AJ but your copyright doesn't extend to Canada.Gabe
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I have a home with an 8 foot plate height. I want to add a second floor and also raise the first floor plate height to 9 feet. I am wondering what the possibilities are structurally for raising the plate height.