Cost estimations on raised roof and basement?

[Muir]

We're definitely thinking of raising the roof sometime in the near future. In all likelihood, the only labor we would be hiring is one handyman that we could get at a decent price. Just for materials, how much would that cost? And how long would it take?

We're probably not doing the basement any time soon, but I'm still curious.

[Yanita]

Hi,

Raising the roof ??? Could you please give us some details as to how you plan on doing this. I will say I believe something like raising the roof height will require an engineers report.

As to cost...hmmm, wouldn't even dare to go there.

As for a basement, again, another engineers report, excavation will be your largest cost, can't give estimates there either as I do not know what your soil is like. In other words..where I live now, 3 shovel fulls of dirt and you can get water pretty quickly, up North one shovel full of dirt and you might need to blast the area...

Yanita