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17. Skip the Foundation
If local code allows, you may be able to support a small addition on posts and beams, as you would a deck, explains contractor Dennis Gavin, of Gavin Design-Build, in Media, Pennsylvania.
220-square-foot addition with poured foundation: $40,000
Same-size addition on posts and beams: $35,000
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