A room addition is a great way to expand your home's value, and quality of life. Room additions and remodeling can be new installations in open areas, or taking and converting existing rooms into something new that the whole family can enjoy.
There is such a wide variety of room additions to select from as well, all with their advantages and disadvantages. Here are 5 Room Addition ideas you can do!
1) Basement Remodeling
Don't have a lot of backyard space? Got a dusty, cold, and often times empty basement? Creating an additional room out of basement is a great way to create a new room for a wide variety of situations. With the right contractor you can create a luxurious game room or bar room for your friends to come and enjoy themselves. The enclosed area creates a sense of comfort, and properly done can be turned into the most popular place in your house.
Another popular idea is to convert the basement into another bedroom to serve as a guest room, or even a place to rent out. Our team at US Home Developers had a customer that converted their basement into a bedroom to house their parents who were facing hard times due to the economic downturn. We knew and understood the deep level of personal care that must be placed into the design, and we incorporated an old-fashioned wooden house look, which gave the elderly couple a comfortable and enjoyable living space.
2) Sun Room
We, in Los Angeles, get to enjoy a mostly sunny and warm climate that is perfect to build a sun room in. This is especially true if you live in areas with prestine native southern California wildlife like in Malibu, or Arcadia, Chatsworth, or Thousand Oaks, which, all hold breathtaking rolling hills, mountains, and forests.
Sun Rooms take advantage of the natural light. Often they are built nearly entirely out of durable glass, or wide windows to allow a maximum amount of natural light to flow through. But be careful! During the hot summer months the Sun Room can become very hot, so it is important to make sure you hire a proper contractor to handle the job, and design the room in away that let's you stay cool during the hot seasons.
Sun Rooms take advantage of the natural light. Often they are built nearly entirely out of durable glass, or wide windows to allow a maximum amount of natural light to flow through. But be careful! During the hot summer months the Sun Room can become very hot, so it is important to make sure you hire a proper contractor to handle the job, and design the room in away that let's you stay cool during the hot seasons.
3) Conservatory
Similar to a Sun Room, the Conservatory acts more of a place for those who love gardening. Conservatories act as a beautiful open gallery that has a lot of plants and flowers planted. This room typically has sky lights like a Sun Room, but often has it's walls made of out of natural material such as wood.
Conservatories are incredibly elegant, and affordable rooms to build. They can act as a place to entertain guests, enjoy some time with the family or even by yourself. This multi functioning room is always an eye pleaser, and can turn a boring home into a elegant mansion.
Conservatories are incredibly elegant, and affordable rooms to build. They can act as a place to entertain guests, enjoy some time with the family or even by yourself. This multi functioning room is always an eye pleaser, and can turn a boring home into a elegant mansion.
4) Extension
An extension is a great way to create more space for an already existing room by pushing it out wards. The goal is to retain the architectural style of the house so that it conforms to the over all look of the property.
Extensions are the most common way of adding a room. But it's perfect for rooms that are frequently used such as a Kitchen. Imagine increasing 50 additional feet to your kitchen, imagine remodeling that small area into something larger, more elegant, easier to move around in. Indeed kitchen extensions tend to be the most popular room extensions we've come across.
Extensions are the most common way of adding a room. But it's perfect for rooms that are frequently used such as a Kitchen. Imagine increasing 50 additional feet to your kitchen, imagine remodeling that small area into something larger, more elegant, easier to move around in. Indeed kitchen extensions tend to be the most popular room extensions we've come across.
Remember, when looking to add or remodel a room, a great contractor makes all the difference. A poor design, or lack of any forethought into the functions of the room can become a nightmare.