{"id":16916,"date":"2007-10-29T16:33:24","date_gmt":"2007-10-29T16:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=16916"},"modified":"2008-07-28T16:27:44","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T16:27:44","slug":"extending-the-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2007\/10\/extending-the-e\/","title":{"rendered":"extending the extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have a 10&#215;10 extension, and would like to make it wider (to span the width of the house).  It seems like the most efficient way would be to just build the additional walls to complete the rectangle and then knock down the extraneous interior dividing wall.  Or, we could demolish and start over.  Has anyone done either of these that can comment on process, permits and costs?<br \/>\nthanks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have a 10&#215;10 extension, and would like to make it wider (to span the width of the house). It seems like the most efficient way would be to just build the additional walls to complete the rectangle and then knock down the extraneous interior dividing wall. Or, we could demolish and start over. 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