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July 19, 2008
Digging down to add stairs and entrance from basement to back yard
Has anyone dug down to add stairs / door from the basement to the back yard of their brownstone?
We are considering looking into this but we don't know who we would go to for this - mason, GC? Any idea for cost?
Thanks all...
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Sounds like masonry work, but certain a GC can also address, albeit with the help of a mason. I would guess 4-5k depending on the numbers of stairs involved.
Posted by: guest at July 20, 2008 7:55 PM
As said above, a GC would be the right person to hire for this work. However, I think the 4-5k number above may be low because in addition to the digging and building of the stairs you will need to break through the foundation wall, do some shoring, add support for the wall above, do a certain amount of waterproofing and of course buy a good door and frame. I'm guessing your looking at closer to 8k-9k. You could realize some savings if you can reuse what you dig out in landscaping the yard, etc... This will save on the manual labor of hauling it away.
Posted by: jimdisc at July 21, 2008 4:57 PM
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