Home Additions
Home additions is no longer a trend, but a real thing when it comes to home expansions in the Phoenix area. More and more home owners are expending their living spaces instead of purchasing a new home. How much does it cost and what resale value will you have when choosing home expansion over a new home?
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By FHR Construction Corp.Room Addition Over A Garage
Room Addition Over A Garage
Building a room addition over a garage can be a great way to add additional square footage to your home, without increasing the ‘footprint’ of your existing house. However, there are several things that you need to take into consideration before making this decision. We will try to cover the majority of those questions in this article.
How To Add A Bedroom To Your House
How To Add A Bedroom To Your House
Knowing all of the proper steps of how to add a bedroom to your house, or any room addition, can save you a tremendous amount of time and money. Once you have come to the decision that you want to add a room to your home, here are a few steps to follow to make sure that you can add a room to your home, where you need it.
Cost To Add A Bedroom To Your House
The cost to add a bedroom to your house can be as cheap as $10k or can be as high as $45k. It’s all about the details. What is the bedroom square footage, what material you want to use, are you adding a small – guest size – bedroom or are you looking to add a master suite with a full bathroom? We’ve gathered the most important things you should know BEFORE making a decision. Continue Reading
Requirements To Add A Room To Your House
Room additions are becoming more and more popular. If in the past you would have sold your house and moved to a bigger space, today you can add a room to your house, in a timely manner and – in most cases – in a very cost effective way. We invite you to learn about the requirements to add a room to your house.
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Cost To Add A Room To Your House
What is really the cost to add a room to your house? How can it increase your home resale value and what is the impact on your property tax? Is there a difference between a bedroom to a master suite when it comes to build cost or is there a flat rate? FHR Construction Corp. experts with everything you need to know about room additions costs. Continue Reading
Home Remodeling: Room Additions
Room additions are a great way to add extra square footage to your home remodeling project. Adding square footage can increase the value of your property while at the same time, giving you the extra space that you need. Continue Reading
Room Additions in Phoenix – Everything you need to know.
Phoenix, AZ is the sixth most populous city in the United States. With that being said, there is a lot of construction going on within the City of Phoenix. A very good portion of that construction is room additions. Have you been dreaming of a larger kitchen or dining room? How about a new Master Suite?
In this article, we’re going to review the steps necessary to properly do a room addition in Phoenix. This procedure is basically the same for most municipalities in the Valley of the Sun, but always check with your individual governing municipality on their requirements to obtain a building permit, the inspection process and all other related legalities.
The very first thing you need to do, once you have decided that you want to do a room addition to your home, is to make sure that you can. The City of Phoenix, as with almost all cities and counties, have certain limitations on how much of your property you can cover with structures. It is typically based on a certain percentage of lot coverage, base on the overall size of your particular lot. There are also certain setback requirements that must be maintained. A setback is how closely to your property line that you are allowed to place the structure. And in some properties, there are other ‘easements’ that may affect where you can build your structure.
Once you have determined that you are able to build your room addition, now you need to come up with a budget and a building plan. It is also a good idea to start looking for a Contractor to do the work for you. It is very important that you do your due diligence and check them out, completely. Check the ROC, ask for references… Do not be afraid to talk to as many different contractors as you feel necessary. A home remodel or addition is a fairly expensive financial commitment and you do not want to end up with a shady contractor, or one that will take your money, tear your home apart and then is never to be heard from again. We really dislike being negative about this, however, it is a fact and you hear about it on the news channels all of the time. Be cautious and do your homework.
There are Contractors out there that offer the ability to provide a set of building plans for your project, either in house, or they have an Architect or Designer that they work with. If they do not, there are Architects and Designers that you can contact for these documents. Costs for these will vary largely upon the size and complexity of your individual project. Contact the companies directly for a quote. Some will also offer to handle the permitting process for you as well. Check to see if this is something that they offer. If not, you will need to submit the plans to the City/County to obtain your building permit(s). However, unless it is specifically offered or stated in your agreement, the associated fees for plan reviews and building permits are the responsibility of the property owner(s). Your Architect/Designer or even your contractor, may offer to pay the fees, then have you reimburse them for it later. Make sure that this agreed upon from the beginning, as there could be additional fees for this service.
Now that you have contacted these companie/individuals, it is time to start getting quotes/estimates for your project from the contractors. Contact them, arrange a day and time for them to come meet with you to go over your project. If you have a preliminary set of plans for your project, excellent. Bring those to the meeting. It is also very helpful if you have a copy of the plans in digital format (i.e. PDF format) so that you can email them to the contractors for a more detailed proposal. These may take a little more time to get a number back, so please understand that ahead of time. Some contractors prefer to put together a more detailed proposal over a “ballpark” estimate based on size, square footage, etc.. Also, keep in mind that majority of contractors will reserve the right to modify their proposal once a FINAL, APPROVED set of plans are available from the City/County. This is only fair, as sometimes there are corrections on the plans that the City/County may require certain things that were not in the initial, preliminary plan.
Now that you have your plans and have collected several estimates, it’s time to choose which contractor you wish to hire to perform the work on your project. If you have already done your homework, this shouldn’t be too difficult. If you have a couple that you are having a hard time choosing between, Call them up and talk to them again. Get them over and go over the project in detail and see if anything has changed. This should help you decide on whom to choose. Once that is done, it’s just a matter of signing the contract and putting together the start date, the scope of work and project schedule.
Your project is now underway!
