The owners of this tiny place wanted more room, but were not sure if their existing foundation would support a second story. In fact, the existing foundation was too small to accommodate that. CSES designed an addition which avoided over-stressing this older foundation, and so these folks will get their expanded house, without the $30,000 cost of replacing the existing foundation.
Our solution to the problem involved combining a partial second story (over the existing house) with a new, smaller two story addition. This scheme also created a nice garden entry with house on three sides, which the owner loved.
We try to stay creative and get folks what they want!