LEVITT CAPE

Went to look at a levitt cape today and it was a mess!!! Just wondering if anyone dormered out the back where the upstairs closet is and put in a bathroom.

I am looking for how much the permits are and how much something like this would be.

Any information is really appreciated.

Thanks,

-Jess

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We have a Levitt cape and fortunately it was in pretty good shape. We'll eventually dormer, so I don't have any helpful info for you, sorry.

but there is a company called Levitt Style, and I've seen their truck on my block doing renovations to houses. I don't know the #, but I"m sure they're in the phone book.

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Yes, when we bought our Levitt cape, there was an upstairs bathroom, which is dormed out to make a full bath. The bedrooms aren't dormered, just the bathrooms.

Frankly, I would not use Levitt Style, because that's who the previous owner used and a lot of things were done wrong. There are plenty of other reliable contractors.

We also have a extension off the side to make a dining room.

Levitt capes are great, because there is so much you can do with them.

You can see our bathroom dormer in this picture.


In this picture you can see the extension (and DH spraying the lawn with weed killer)

Message edited 5/4/2007 6:07:30 PM.

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If you want a full dormer in the back, it will cost about $50000 soup to nuts. If you want the whole dormer it's about $100000.

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My Aunt had one and they dormered the closet to a bathroom. Same as charon's only the bath was done.

I'm not sure of the costs being it was done over 20 years ago. Ugh...also, well, my Aunt passed in Dec. and now my Cousins are trying to put it on the market and there's no CO's for that bath (or the garage or the patio!) (BUT...that's another story!)

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we have a levitt cape - we bought it as an estate sale. Ours luckily wasnt a mess but it was very plain and needed some updating.

We still have the closet in the middle upstairs, which is actually the only closet upstairs.

Maybe one day we will dormer....Maybe.

Where was the cape you looked at?
Scott

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Just a recommendation on contractors in levittown - Sierra. They live down the block from me and they have done a lot of work in levittown

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They just finished a full dormer on the corner of green lane and ranch lane - if you want to see their work

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We just bought a levitt cape - It is not dormered but we have lots and lots and lots of closet space which was its appeal b/c most levitts don't! I was told about 100000 for the dormer!

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$100,000 to dormer just that small bathroom off the back of the house????

That is insane!!!!

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Message edited 5/5/2007 9:35:39 AM.

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So as I FMed you, our bathroom actually connects directly into the bedroom. It's a little hard to see in this picture, but the bathroom door is in the right corner of the picture.

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you are so lucky to have that upstairs bathroom.

I hope one day we can do a full dormer....I am getting tired of going downstairs in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom....

If we had to do it all over again, I would of bought a house with 2 bathrooms.


Scott

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We have a levitt cape and also have an upstairs bath that the previous owners put in.

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We love our house - I was just saying that to danielle yesterday

Our block is sooo quiet and the neighbors are the best