First, you need to decide what kind of addition you need. Many decide to build up – usually over the garage, although not always. Another method is to completely renovate an unfinished basement. And then

Home additions offer significant benefits, including increased living space, and improved usefulness of your home. More square footage always means increased property value as well. Additions can be built to your specific needs and preferences,

There are many benefits to building an addition to a house. Some include increasing storage, expanding main living areas, adding a bedroom, or creating specialized spaces. While the scope and cost of additions can be

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

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

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 boosting a home’s

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

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,

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

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 closet. Small additions

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

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 are a

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, usually to

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

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 theaters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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;

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 don’t work

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