Tips for Home Additions - Planning the Perfect Addition
Home additions and remodels can be expensive but they are far less expensive the cost of a new home and the costs associated with moving. Home improvements are an excellent what to add to the comfort and usable living space of your home as well as increasing its value. You may have had many intentions for your home when you bought it or, perhaps you didn’t. Either way, now is still a great time to exert a few aspirations and work with some inspiration.
Remodeling projects have a lot of aspects to take into account along with a lot of paperwork and organization. For this reason a good many homeowners will enlist the aid of a professional. A general contractor can orchestrate the entire endeavor for you and based on your expressed wishes and the limitations of your home and budget, put it into as practical and as pleasing a physical form as possible. To make things easier here are some tips for managing your end of the deal.
Keep on Dreaming - One thing you don’t want to do is just spit out a floor plan without putting some real consideration and planning into it. What seems like a great idea at first might have a terrible flow. Take the time to think about what you will be doing with the space in your home and arranging the floor plan as efficiently as possible. Think about what will work best and be the most comfortable, not just what sounds cool.
Although quantifying the problems you need to solve is a good idea, don’t stop there. Make a list of all the things you want to add. Come up with some ideas for items that you would love to have as well as having your significant other and children if you have any, do the same. This can be a very usefull source of information when you and your contractor are working on a plan for your renovations.
Keep Up on Rules for Construction - Any major remodeling project has the potential to run afoul ordinance and legalities. You need to make certain you have familiarized yourself with all the pertinent laws concerning the type of renovation you plan on doing. You may also need to be aware of things like setback codes (how close your home can be to boundaries), zoning laws and height restrictions. If you aren’t able to find everything you need to become familiar with the legal requirements you can always ask your contractor. They should be very familiar with all the current legalities.
Stay Flexible - You will need to keep on your toes when doing a remodeling job. Sometimes plans don’t work out as they were first drafted and will need minor revisions. That’s what revisions are for. You will notice the best professionals will take a change of plans in stride. (As long as you don’t expect them to eat the costs of a complete, last minute change of plans anyway) Stay open to change and flexible in your plans or you might stress yourself out banging your head against an “immovable wall”
Remodel with the Roof in Mind - Keep in mind that when you are installing an addition onto your home you will need to be mindful of the roof and how it will intersect the existing structure. You will also want to take the time to look over the existing roof and see if it needs any repairs or updating, since the roofers are going to be up there anyway.
Expand Efficiently - Just because you’re building an addition doesn’t mean you need 100% new space. Sometimes you can add a lot more space just by taking out part of a closet, “recycling” dining room space or rethinking bedroom space as the addition goes in. This is a great way to save on building materials as well as reducing property use with a new addition.
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