Whether you’re expanding for a growing family, re-imagining your kitchen space , or envisioning a 1st-floor bathroom, it’s time to remodel the home you’ve always wanted with a custom home addition. Liberty Homes will help you determine the following aspects of adding on to your house but, here are a few things to think about when getting started.
Where to Start with an addition
Determine Main Addition Objectives
Start by identifying the key objectives or problems that need to be solved. Additions clearly provide more space, but consider improved traffic-flow, storage space, or a much-needed room or entertainment area. Consider your family’s daily routine and how you would like your house to be renovated for you.
Develop Your Tastes
Start a Pinterest board, watch remodeling shows, or collect looks you love from magazines. Look for home shows around Boston. Learn what your style is and what will make you fall in love. Our interior designer will help you develop this process and can do much of this for you.
Binge Worthy Features
Decide on the elements that just can’t be compromised on. Fireplaces, kitchen islands or a full entertainment area. Just as important to this are items that can be economized on. Plan your budget accordingly and let us know what’s most and least important to you.
Ask Your Builder About Easy Upgrades
Not all add-on items cost a fortune. Laundry chutes, for example, are relatively affordable but require careful planning at an early stage. Private spaces—cozy nooks and crannies—often make use of otherwise unused space, such as landings, dormers, and jogs in hallways.
Now that you’ve had your chance to dream let’s head back to reality and examine the hard facts that play a role in your project. Here are the factors that you might have to work within.
Determine the Budget
Be realistic about what you can afford to spend and what you would be willing to do one loan. Your bank will want to know what assets you have to leverage, your credit ratings, and your debt to income ratio. Consider that custom additions often start at $100,000.
Examine the build site
Check around your property for trees, outbuildings or property lines that might contribute to site constraints. Also consider views you’d like, sun exposure and obstacles such as site utilities. This is something Liberty Homes researches extensively but be prepared to bring anything you’re aware of to our attention. We know the Boston area and required building codes.
Up? Or Out?
For many houses building out is the obvious choice but on tight sites, especially in historic Boston neighborhoods building up might be a better choice. Some extra space can even be added by raising the roof. One key aspect is how much yard space you require. Again, much of this might also depend on permits and property lines which Liberty Homes will help you with.
Visualize the final project
At Liberty homes you won’t need to guess- you’ll get detailed renderings that will help you visualize the project and work with an award-winning interior designer to help you layout the room, select luxurious finishes and make your new addition a seamless upscale part of your house you can be proud of. Find out why Liberty homes is Boston’s best home remodeling and custom addition contractors. We’re located in Sudbury, Massachusettes.
