Extend Your Living Space with an Addition

Hire the Right Professional to Add an Addition to Your Home

Additions can not be done by the novice contractor. There are too many crucial planning requirements from grading the site to run off equipment. Where does the homeowner start? First and most importantly is building the addition worth the cost? Will I recoup my investment? Should I look at buying a new home? All of the questions should be asked by the homeowner prior to seriously considering an addition.

Additions in Northern VA are a beast of a different color. Depending on your location such as Loudoun, Fairfax, or Prince William County you have to know the required set backs, zoning, wind bracing, accompany requirements of such county, and a myriad of other information. Does the client have plans for the addition or do we need an engineer to draw, stamp, etc. will the addition require HVAC or will the main houses suffice?

How much will an addition cost me?

A good rule of thumb is $100 a square foot for the first level and $75 to $100 a square foot for a second level. This is by no means an accurate way of pricing an addition and should only be used to ballpark a price with same basis in historic past numbers. The client’s plans, uses and personal taste can greatly increase or decrease this number. It is simply a starting point that consumers can use to breach the subject of what an addition might run and would it be worth it.

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Elk Remodeling Before and After Photographs

The existing house was a simple brick house. The first-story addition dramaticaly increased living space for the family and provided privacy for the rear deck.

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