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Before Building a Room Addition

By Allen Shapiro

There are many good reasons for adding a room to your home. One of the top reasons is the fact that the family is simply expanding. Other good motivation for a room addition project include working from home and adding an office, adding a family room, and even adding a bathroom.

The Financial Aspects of a Room Addition

Start at you bank and 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 what 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.

Research the Effects of a Room Addition on Property Value

Before you start breaking down your walls, you will have to perform a quick research and learn how the project will affect your property value. More often than not, you will learn that a room addition will improve your home value.

However, you can still learn to what exactly does the market react by visiting several real estate agents and ask them if houses with room additions in your neighborhood are attractive to buyers.

Ask what amenities within the room additions seem to appeal to the current buyers, and what things turn buyers off. The knowledge you will gain may be very helpful sometimes in the future.

Plan Your Room Addition

The next step will be at your local zoning office. Be sure to take the following with you:

• Photos of your house taken from all angles
• A sketch of your lot and your house placement on it
• Distance measurements between front, side and rear walls

With your photos, sketch, and measurements, your local zoning officials will be able to tell you 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, you 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.

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.

While visiting you at the comfort of your home, your project manager will be able to explain the process of the project while customizing the details to your ideas and wishes.

Allen Shapiro is a senior project manager for Remodeling California Inc., a leader in the Home Improvement industry. For more information about Room Addition, feel free to Email Allen Shapiro or call (800) 724-9946.