Second-story addition daunting but doable

Bill occasionally corresponds via e-mail with a person who bought and lives in one of the houses we remodeled. In a recent e-mail, he posed a couple of questions that we thought worth sharing:

Q: I have several questions to ask, as I am going to order a complete reroof this summer. Do you know if the existing foundation will support a full second story? If not, will it support a partial floor in the attic for storage? I realize that you may not have explored this option while you lived here and/or may not remember the answer if you did.

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