It comes a time in many families lives, when they realize the house is just too small; maybe grown children have moved back for a time, maybe grandma needs a little extra help, or maybe your young read more...

This can be very frustrating, if you have any quantity of clothes or perhaps a family of more than 1 person. Solutions range from taking space from a room on the other side of your wall to create a read more...

If  you need more space in your home, consider an addition, rather than searching for a larger home. For many homeowners, it is a smart investment that increases livable square footage while read more...

Many homes have pretty small closets, makes one wonder what the designers were thinking. If you are craving a larger closet, it can be done. There are several ways to make that closet bigger; one read more...

This depends on how many clothes and shoes you have, doesn't it? There are some of us who prefer keeping our supply of clothing minimal, but for the majority, we need clothes for specific activities, read more...

Whether its a small bump-out addition with a remodel, or a full blown addition project, house additions are investments. If you do not plan on moving from the home, you have more incentive to make it read more...

Additions come in many forms; bump-outs, single rooms, large multi-room additions. Bump outs are built sometimes to increase the size of a kitchen or small bathroom, or even to add a walk-in read more...

It's not unusual for families to need an extra bedroom with bath to accommodate company or a growing family. And while you are at it, why not take over the brand-new bedroom and bath for read more...

Does your home suffer from "small closet syndrome"? Really, what were the home builders thinking of? It's not unusual to find many homes (usually a bit older) with those tiny bedroom closets. There read more...

More space can be added to your home by several different methods, depending on your existing home: Finish the basement. Add on a partial second floor. Extend the house out into the yard, read more...

We probably all know what most homeowners desires are for this year - a private office in the home, and a bigger kitchen! To achieve this, additions can be built, or underused space can be carved read more...

Time for an addition! So many of us are working from home, home-schooling, and just spending a considerable amount of time at home. What would make your home a happier place? Since the movie read more...

Sooner or later nearly everyone wishes they had more room in their home. Nowdays with so many of us homeschooling the kids and/ or working from home, it's hard to find a place to work quietly. Not read more...

There's nothing like staying home for a few months to make the house feel too small. Square footage can be added to a home by the standard method of building out into the yard; adding a second floor read more...

Are you not looking forward to winter because the kids will be stuck in the house from 4:30 on (which is when it gets dark in the winter here in Whatcom County)? Then maybe an addition with rec read more...

This is all over the internet - home remodeling trends this year.  Here is a list for you to start on your own research. Do these match your own goals for updating your home? Remodeling for read more...

Few city lots have enough room to add onto a home at ground level, so most homeowners opt to go up. Another solution would be turning the garage into living space, but then you wouldn't have a read more...

In the fairytale "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", the little girl was testing the bears bowls of porridge, to find just the right one! A bowl of porridge is much easier to try out than a house, but read more...

One too many kids for the number of bedrooms? Don't want to turn your home office into a guest room? Then it's definitely time to start thinking about an addition. The two basic ways to add on to read more...

If your house suffers from small house syndrome, be assured that it can be remodeled to be the house of your dreams. Kitchen cupboards can be designed to go all the way to the ceiling; even if the read more...

Many homes would perform better as living spaces if they had a carefully designed addition. Homes can have an awkward flow due to poorly thought out original design or previous additions that just read more...

How in the world does a house shrink? Hmm . . . well, it may seem that way, if your family has grown, or if you have taken up some sports that require large gear items, such as kayaking, backpacking, read more...

No matter how much you love your home, there is always something that needs changing. Oftentimes, the problem is not enough space. Whether you bought the home because you love the neighborhood and read more...

Time for an addition! Or if you have an unfinished basement, that makes a great place to expand into. Some attics have enough head height for useable space there. Otherwise, do what so many of read more...

We often get calls requesting additions to homes, and at least half of these are exploring the possibility of going up - adding on a full or partial second floor. We have built many of these second read more...