{"id":1244,"date":"2013-07-15T19:34:12","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T19:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homecheck.server285.com\/?p=1244"},"modified":"2018-02-07T17:06:27","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T17:06:27","slug":"tips-building-addition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/?p=1244","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Building an Addition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Are you thinking about adding on to your home? \u00a0Here are some things to keep in mind when building an addition, so the new works well with the old.<\/div>\n

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Wish Wildly
\n<\/strong>The best place to start is with a wish list. Ask yourself what problems you want to solve and what goals you want to achieve. Once you have the list, rank the improvements in order of priority.<\/p>\n

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Respect the Rules
\n<\/strong>It is important to look into any legal restrictions of what can be built on the property, such as how close a structure can be built to property lines or height restrictions.<\/p>\n

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Stay in Scale<\/strong>
\nYou don’t want your new master suite to overpower the house or make a room that could hardly be considered a closet. \u00a0Keep things in proportion.<\/p>\n

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Plan Positively<\/strong>
\nWhen designing your new space, be open to new possibilities. Being open to change allows you to use your new space to the best of its ability.<\/p>\n

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Expand Efficiently
\n<\/strong>Though additions are about getting extra room, they don’t need to be large.<\/p>\n

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Attractive Angles<\/strong>
\nAn angled arrangement offers opportunities to add interesting exterior elements.<\/p>\n

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Consider Material Matters<\/strong>
\nA perfect or complimentary match can help make a new addition look like it’s been there all along.<\/p>\n

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Review Rooflines<\/strong>
\nMimicking the style and pitch, or angle, of a building’s original roofline helps an addition fit in with the original structure.<\/p>\n

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Detail Deftly
\n<\/strong>Repetition of architectural features\u00a0including windows, trim, doors, gutters, lighting and hardware\u00a0is key to a well-designed addition.<\/p>\n

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Landscape Logically<\/strong>
\nAn otherwise well-designed addition can look like it was hastly tacked on if the landscaping doesn’t follow the style of the original house.<\/p>\n

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Verify Views<\/strong>
\nPay attention to how the addition looks from the outside and inside your home.<\/p>\n

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Want to build an addition onto your home? Contact us<\/a> to get started!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Are you thinking about adding on to your home? \u00a0Here are some things to keep in mind when building an addition, so the new works well with the old.<\/div>\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nWish Wildly\r\n<\/strong>The best place to start is with a wish list. Ask yourself what problems you want to solve and what goals you want to achieve. Once you have the list, rank the improvements in order of priority.\r\n\r\nRespect the Rules\r\n<\/strong>It is important to look into any legal restrictions of what can be built on the property, such as how close a structure can be built to property lines or height restrictions.\r\n\r\nStay in Scale<\/strong>\r\nYou don't want your new master suite to overpower the house or make a room that could hardly be considered a closet. \u00a0Keep things in proportion.\r\n\r\nPlan Positively<\/strong>\r\nWhen designing your new space, be open to new possibilities. Being open to change allows you to use your new space to the best of its ability.\r\n\r\nExpand Efficiently\r\n<\/strong>Though additions are about getting extra room, they don't need to be large.\r\n\r\nAttractive Angles<\/strong>\r\nAn angled arrangement offers opportunities to add interesting exterior elements.\r\n\r\nConsider Material Matters<\/strong>\r\nA perfect or complimentary match can help make a new addition look like it's been there all along.\r\n\r\nReview Rooflines<\/strong>\r\nMimicking the style and pitch, or angle, of a building's original roofline helps an addition fit in with the original structure.\r\n\r\nDetail Deftly\r\n<\/strong>Repetition of architectural features\u00a0including windows, trim, doors, gutters, lighting and hardware\u00a0is key to a well-designed addition.\r\n\r\nLandscape Logically<\/strong>\r\nAn otherwise well-designed addition can look like it was hastly tacked on if the landscaping doesn't follow the style of the original house.\r\n\r\nVerify Views<\/strong>\r\nPay attention to how the addition looks from the outside and inside your home.\r\n\r\n<\/div>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-remodeling-and-additions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}