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Consider a Room Addition
By James Dickson
The reasons for adding a room to your home vary. One of the top reasons is the fact that the family is simply expanding. Other good motivations for this project include a need for a new office to allow working from home, adding a TV room, and even adding a storage space.
Property Value
Before you start, you will have to perform a research and learn how a room addition will affect your property value. Commonly, you will be happy to find out, a room addition will increase your home value and its marketability. You can learn more to what exactly the market reacts by asking several real estate agents if houses with room additions in your neighborhood are attractive to buyers. Another good question will be: what is the demand to house with the new number of rooms you are going to have? Ask about different amenities within room additions and how they seem to appeal to the current buyers. Be sure to ask what things turn buyers off too.
Estimated Room Addition Prices
You can start with a rough quote based on a per-square feet price or you can contact your home remodeling company and schedule an appointment with a project manager. Most companies offer this service for free and many will even add free designing services. While visiting you at the comfort of your home, your project manager will be able to explain the process of the project and the expected cost.
Financial ability
The best place to start your financial research is your bank. Depending on interest rates try to understand whether you can afford the project or not. If you can afford adding a room to your house, think about how much you can afford. Visit with your banker, savings and loan or credit union and get pre-qualified. They will look at your existing finances and tell you how much you can borrow.
Plan Your Room Addition
For this step you will have to visit your local zoning office. Take the following with you: photos of your house taken from different angles, a sketch of your lot and where your house is on it, measurements between walls. With your photos, sketch, and measurements, your local zoning officials will be able to determine the maximum sized room addition you can build within the current zoning laws. Many home remodeling companies offer blueprints services. Should you choose to use these services, your sketches, photos, and measurements will be taken by your company's architect, engineer, and contractor and all filings and permits will be obtained on your behalf.
For more information visit http://www.remodelingcalifornia.com
About the Author
James Dickson is a remodeling consultant for
MB Construction, a leading home improvement company since 1986.
To learn more about room addition projects, visit http://www.remodelingcalifornia.com/" or call 1-800-227-0507
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