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A home addition is the perfect way to revamp your home without actually tearing it down and building it from scratch. With an experienced home addition contractor by your side, there's no limit to the number of home additions and renovations you can make to your house.

We at All American Restoration and Painting LLC are expert home addition contractors, who can help kick start your project. Whether it's a sunroom you want to add, or a family room that will allow you to hangout with your family, let us help you get the results you dream of. We are your home addition contractors, ready, willing, and able to assist you with any and all home addition issues that may arise.

A solid home addition plan is the key to success.  The planning stage of your home additio) is the most important stage of the a home addition building project. It is during this phase of a home addition project that the home addition design and costs are determined.  A good plan will ensure that your home addition project goes smoothly and stays on budget and on schedule.

There is a variety of low cost home design software packages on the market that can assist you in the design of the home addition floor plan and building structure. Many of the home design software packages are fairly easy to use and include 3D views of the drawings, as well as auto project cost estimates. We at All American Restoration and Painting LLC, have the design software available to assist you in making your plan.

When planning your home addition, it is important to consider how the addition will coincide with the existing home structure and the surrounding landscape.  The home addition needs to be scaled properly to the existing house so that it is of the correct proportion. An addition bigger than the main house will be aesthetically unappealing, just as an addition too small will look underwhelming and have limited functional value. Also, pay particular attention to the existing roof lines and foundation setbacks. With room additions, you can aesthetically determine where the room addition will tie into the existing home.

Room additions are a great solution for providing additional living space to your home. Room addition costs are also comparatively low compared to selling your existing home and moving into a new or larger home. Room additions, versus buying existing larger homes, also offer the opportunity to be creative and to customize your future living space. For example, you can choose which rooms you want to be the addition. You can add on a bedroom, family room, bump out in your kitchen, or you can build a garage with an overhead living space.

Before jumping into a building a room addition it is import to first look at your property’Äôs plot plan to see what your options are for adding on a home addition. When looking at the plot plans look for the following key items: Ensure the property setback requirements. (Sometimes they are on the plot plan, and other times you may need to see your town building inspecting or zoning board). Determine your well location if you have an artesian well, as well as your septic tank and leach field, again if necessary. Also be sure to familiarize yourself with any drainage or utility easements s well as any underground utilities, such as your electric lines, cable or internet, as well as water lines. If need be, you can spray paint the locations of these, or flag them so you know where they are.

All of these items will dictate where you can locate your room addition, and will be evaluated by the building inspector when you go to pull a permit for your room addition. If you see potential issues with the property plot plan and your room addition concept, and are unsure how to proceed, visit your local building inspector or zoning board. They can help answer any questions you may have as well as provide some useful tips and ideas.

After studying the plot plan walk around your home and take a close look at roof lines, and existing doors and windows. Pay particular close attention to the side, or sides of the home where you want to add a room addition. You may also want to take a few pictures of this area to help you during the sketching and planning stages of your room addition project. Your contractor is well capable of providing all of these services if you would rather them do it.

When planning a room addition it is always important to understand its return on investment potential. Consequently it is wise to understand how building a room addition will impact the value of your home. The room addition type and size can be a major factor in setting the future value of your enlarged home, and bigger is not always better. Talk with a local real estate agent about your room addition ideas and plans to see if they are in line with market trends for your neighborhood. Also realize room additions also can raise your taxes. Talk to your local tax office to determine how much prior to building.

When developing your room addition plans, your contractor will sketch out the dimensions of the room addition and how it will tie into your existing home. Also, they may include a separate list of materials to be used in the construction. For obtaining a building permit the drawings should show cross-sectional views of the room addition so that the building inspector can understand what material will be used and how they will be tied together. The cross-sectional views should include from the concrete footing pads all the way to the roof.

If this process sounds confusing, or overwhelming, please let us at All American Restoration and Painting LLC, design and build your next addition. Our knowledgeable staff can help you along every step of the way. From planning, to drawing the necessary permits, to building, to decorating, we are here for you!