Can we live in the house while the addition is built?

In most additions, yes. We plan the work so the main rooms stay usable, seal the opening into the old house until the new room is closed in, and talk through the noisy days ahead of time.

Is it better to build out or build up?

It depends on the lot. Building out needs yard space inside the setbacks. Building up needs walls and a foundation that can carry a second floor. We check both at the first visit.

Will the addition look like part of the house?

That is the goal. We match the roof pitch, the wall finish, the window style and the trim so the new room reads as part of the original house from the street.

Do you handle the permit?

Yes. We prepare the drawings and engineering, submit them to the city or county, answer the plan check comments and schedule the inspections.

About Silver Pine Remodeling

We add space to houses so families can stay in the neighborhood they chose.

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Why additions

A household changes faster than a house does. A second child, a parent who needs a room on the ground floor, a job that moved home. Selling and buying again costs a lot and uproots everyone. An addition changes the house instead of the address.

How we plan a room

We start with how the family uses the house: where people sleep, where they gather, which hallway gets crowded. Then we look at the lot, the setbacks and the structure to find where the new room can go and how it connects to the rest of the plan.

Building while you live there

You can keep living at home through most additions. We agree on a site entry, a dust wall between the old house and the new room, and which days the water or power will be off, so the household can plan around them.

Matching what is already there

An addition should not look added. We match the roof pitch, the stucco texture, the window grids and the trim, and we plan the inside so ceiling heights and floor levels line up where the old house meets the new room.

Two-story house with gabled roofs and a wide front lawn — Photo by Pixabay on Pexels

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Questions families ask before adding on

In most additions, yes. We plan the work so the main rooms stay usable, seal the opening into the old house until the new room is closed in, and talk through the noisy days ahead of time.
It depends on the lot. Building out needs yard space inside the setbacks. Building up needs walls and a foundation that can carry a second floor. We check both at the first visit.
That is the goal. We match the roof pitch, the wall finish, the window style and the trim so the new room reads as part of the original house from the street.
Yes. We prepare the drawings and engineering, submit them to the city or county, answer the plan check comments and schedule the inspections.

Talk through the room you need

Tell us about the house and who lives in it. We will set up a visit to see what fits.

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