Why add more houses?

Has your family size increased, or need more space to entertain more but buying an additional house is difficult due to rising house prices? Therefore, expanding the house becomes a very good solution. Here are some reasons to add on to your home:

• Expand living space
• Create additional bedrooms for children
• More rooms for guests
• Create a space for entertainment like a media room

Expand your kitchen

A spacious kitchen is an almost inevitable trend of a modern and quality lifestyle. Expanding the kitchen to have more living space, this helps you increase the quality of life and increase the selling value of the house. The average cost of a kitchen extension will cost between $8,000 and $60,000. This cost is a bit high but it is worth it because it brings many benefits.

Add bathroom

Adding a bathroom is a great idea because it adds convenience to your home and it also increases the value of your home. The cost of adding a bathroom starts at $6000 and can go up to $40,000. If budget is not an issue, there are many solutions to turn your bathroom into a place of comfortable and luxurious relaxation.

Add bedroom

Adding a bedroom doesn’t cost much but is very valuable when you need an extra room for your children to grow up or an extra bedroom for guests. The average price of building an additional 12×12 bedroom is about 15,000 to 28,000.

Add sunroom

What should you do if you want to sit and dine, read a book or drink coffee under the sun but it’s cold in winter? A sunroom is a perfect solution for you. Sunrooms are designed to let in as much natural light as possible. You can enjoy the feeling of nature without having to deal with insects, wind and other unpleasant elements. You can also plant flowers, ornamental plants… to add freshness and nature in the sunroom. You can add electricity, water, heating… to create a four-season sunroom that can be used year-round, priced from $9,000 to $60,000. You can also add a less basic, unheated sunroom, which costs between $5,000 and $15,000 and is available during spring and summer.

Extend the front porch

If you have a lot of activities on your porch, it’s a good idea to turn the patio into a convenient room. This room can be designed on the deck and add electricity, water, heating, cooling. You can also make a walkway from the extension to the existing part of the house. The cost to build such rooms usually costs from 22,000 to 90,000.

Expand the Back Patio

You can enclose the patio to add more space. This can help you create a cozy living room look. Additional costs in this category can range from 9,000 to 28,000 depending on the area and materials.

Convert garage into an extra room

You can expand your living space by transforming the space of your garage. This method is very effective because you have more living space without spending too much money. The price of converting or renovating a garage is between 8,000 and 29,000.

Build a second story

This project may be bold but very interesting because it doubles the house area without the cost being as great as building a new house. A commonly chosen home addition project is to add a second story to the ground structure. The cost for this can range from $60,000 to $600,000, depending on the size and structure of your home. This project can almost double the selling value of your home. To do this, you need an architect, a construction engineer to calculate the structure, and the construction will also require a professional contractor.

Try a modular home addition

This project is also very interesting because it is similar to the Build a second story project but has a lower cost. You can also choose prefabricated rooms instead of built rooms, especially if you want to expand upwards. This type of home addition costs 20 to 30 percent less than a traditional home addition. This can be a quick and clean option since prefabricated homes are done elsewhere. This project costs between $100 and $350 per square foot depending on the area and materials.

Build a Dormer

Dormer is a way of adding room by making it from the roof. It can also increase the area and attract more light into the house, making the space look brighter. It can cost from 6,000 to 36,000. If you’re considering adding a dormer, waiting until you need to replace the roof will help you cut costs.