Home Additions & Renovations

Whether you need a second story, a bump-out, a mother-in-law suite, or a full gut-and-modernize, we add and rebuild space without turning your home into a construction site for a year. We tie new framing into old, match rooflines, and bring outdated mechanical and electrical up to current code.

Additions are unforgiving — a roofline that doesn't line up or a foundation that doesn't match tells on the builder forever. We engineer the connection between old and new, protect the parts of the house you're keeping, and sequence the work so you keep living there where possible. Because we self-perform the trades, opening a wall doesn't trigger a scramble to find a plumber; our own crew is already scheduled.

What's included

• Second-story and bump-out additions

  Building up or out: a second story over the existing frame or a bump-out on the ground, each engineered for the new load paths and tied into the house so it reads as one home.

• Whole-home modernization and reconfiguration

  Whole-home modernization — opening floor plans, reworking kitchens and baths, replacing finishes — sequenced so you keep living in the house where possible.

• Structural engineering for new load paths

  Our in-house engineers design the connection between old and new, including beams, posts and footings when a wall comes out or a floor goes on top.

• Matching rooflines, siding, and foundation

  We match roof pitch, siding profile, trim and the foundation so the addition doesn't tell on the builder; the exterior reads as original.

• Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing upgrades

  Opening walls is the moment to bring old electrical, plumbing and insulation up to current code, and our own crews are already scheduled to do it.

• Permit and inspection management

  Drawings, structural calculations, permit submittal, plan-review corrections and every inspection are handled by our office from start to final.

How it works

1. 1
   Free advice visit

   We walk the house, look at the foundation, roof structure and lot, and talk through up versus out, phasing and budget — then leave you a scoped range.

2. 2
   Complimentary 3D model

   You see the addition on your actual house before we draw construction documents: rooflines, windows, how the new space connects to the old.

3. 3
   Design and engineering

   Construction drawings plus the structural engineering for the tie-in: new beams and posts, foundation checks for a second story, lateral bracing.

4. 4
   Permits

   Building, plumbing, mechanical and electrical permits submitted and tracked by our office, with corrections answered by the people who will build it.

5. 5
   Build

   Most of the work happens outside the existing envelope until the tie-in, which we schedule for a dry window and close quickly; the work zone is dust-walled and utilities stay live where possible.

6. 6
   Final walkthrough

   Punch list, final inspections and a walk through every new and reworked room against the plans.

The same ten-step process runs every project we build — see how we work.

What it costs

Additions are priced per square foot against your area's build rate, and small additions cost more per foot because the foundation, roof tie-in and mechanical connections are roughly the same whether the room is 300 or 600 square feet. A second story adds about 20% for the structural work over the house, a bathroom in the addition about 12% and a kitchen about 18%; whole-home remodels scale with how much of the house you touch and whether the systems are replaced.

Timeline

1. Design, engineering and permits

   Concept and 3D model, construction drawings, structural engineering, then plan review in your jurisdiction.

2. Foundation and framing

   Footings and foundation for a bump-out, or shoring and beam work for a second story; framing, roof and the weather-resistive barrier follow.

3. Tie-in

   The opening between old and new is cut, flashed and closed in one planned stretch so the house is never exposed longer than it has to be.

4. Rough-ins, insulation and drywall

   Plumbing, HVAC and electrical extended into the new space and upgraded in the old where the walls are open, each inspected before drywall.

5. Finishes and walkthrough

   Siding and trim to match, then flooring, cabinets, tile, paint and fixtures, final inspections and the punch-list walk.

Permits and codes