10 ways to update your home on a budget
![8. ADD A DORMER Cost: $10,000 and up for a double dormer By creating a dormer, says Jeff Swanson, you can really gain more usable living space without adding a lot of square footage. Youre not doing an addition and dealing with foundations and excavation and all that. Its less cost, and [for what youre spending] it adds much more value to your house than doing an addition, because youre basically finding space thats already there. 8. ADD A DORMER Cost: $10,000 and up for a double dormer By creating a dormer, says Jeff Swanson, you can really gain more usable living space without adding a lot of square footage. Youre not doing an addition and dealing with foundations and excavation and all that. Its less cost, and [for what youre spending] it adds much more value to your house than doing an addition, because youre basically finding space thats already there.](http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Third_Party_Photo/2012/02/17/dormer-539__1329509515_6731.jpg)
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8. ADD A DORMER
Cost: $10,000 and up for a double dormer
Cost: $10,000 and up for a double dormer
By creating a dormer, says Jeff Swanson, you can really gain more usable living space without adding a lot of square footage. Youre not doing an addition and dealing with foundations and excavation and all that. Its less cost, and [for what youre spending] it adds much more value to your house than doing an addition, because youre basically finding space thats already there.