More room without moving
Home Additions in Oxford
Extra bedrooms, a larger family room or a suite for a parent, built onto your current home on a written calendar with progress reports from footings to final paint.
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The Longest Calendar We Run
An addition involves more stages than any other project: zoning checks, foundation, framing, a weather-tight shell, inspections and finishing, then the moment we open into your existing house. Each stage depends on the one before it, which is why a clear calendar matters so much here.
We plan the connection between old and new carefully so floor heights, ceilings and trim line up. Each addition we complete is backed by a one-year warranty.
What an Addition Involves
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Foundation and structure
Footings and a slab or crawlspace, then walls and framing built to meet the existing floor level so the step from old room to new is level.
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Closed in early
Exterior walls, windows and outside finishes go up early so the inside can be worked on through rainy spells, with the exterior matched to the house.
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Systems extended
Heating and cooling, power and, where the room needs it, plumbing are extended from the existing house and inspected before the walls are closed.
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Interior finish
Drywall, trim, doors, paint and, for a suite, a full bathroom, finished to match the rooms you already have.
How an Addition Unfolds
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Zoning first
Setbacks, easements and size limits come from your city or county. We look at those first, because they decide where the addition can go and how large it can be.
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Shell before tie-in
Foundation, framing and exterior walls go up while the existing house stays closed off, which keeps disruption low for most of the job.
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Open up and finish
Late in the calendar, we cut through to connect the rooms, then finish drywall, trim and paint, with an update from us at each milestone.
Adding-On Questions
How long does an addition take?
Plan on several months from groundbreaking to final paint. Size, inspections and weather in the early stages set the pace, and the calendar shows each milestone, with regular updates as they pass.
Should we add on or move?
If you like where you live and the lot has room, adding on often avoids the costs of selling and buying. If zoning limits what you can build, or the house needs too much else, moving may make more sense. We can talk through both.
Short on Space?
Describe who the extra room is for and how you would use it, plus roughly where it might go on the lot. We will explain the steps and how long they tend to take.
