From the category archives:

Room Additions

What’s the Resale Value of Your Remodeling Project?

March 6, 2010
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When homeowners are considering a remodeling project, the question “What will it be worth?” is one of the foremost for many. The idea that the work is in many ways a real “investment” has served as great comfort to folks as they write the check for Draw#1. Things have changed though, at least [...]

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Building Second Story Additions

November 29, 2009

I received the following question in an email and I thought the answer might be useful to others, so rather than just respond in email, I’ve posted it here .
I’ve spoken to many hundreds of excited owners over the years who want to add a second floor on the house and Natalie asked the typical [...]

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Bump-Out Additions — Small Spaces , Big Impact

September 29, 2009
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Have you ever looked with slight contempt at one of those exterior walls and thought “If I could just bump that wall out a little bit…”? I know I have! I guess I don’t count, but you’re still not alone! I wrote a post back in January about small spaces and one [...]

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Remodeling Guy RAWKS and How to Teenage Proof Your Home!

May 21, 2009
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Wait! Don’t change the channel just yet! It’s not how it sounds. I don’t mean I rock in the whole “yeah, I know it, I rock” sense of the phrase. That would be vain, and they didn’t write the song about me. Honk if you get it.
No, I don’t mean I rock all the time, [...]

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Remodeling Guy Q & A – Building Second Floor Additions

March 23, 2009

I had a great question today about “going up”, the term people often use for building a second floor addition. There are no pretty pictures, but I answered the question in-depth at RG:Grande… it might interest you.  Click here to read the post.

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Building a Room Addition

February 12, 2009

Room additions have always been popular. The idea of making the house a little more spacious and giving everyone a little more room to spread out has almost universal appeal. The obvious goal:
More Space

On of my all-time favorite projects!! (after)
As families grow, the need for space increases. When my wife, Kim, and I were fist [...]

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