Additions – Expanding Possibilities

Need more space? Our architectural team excels in conceptualizing and designing seamless additions that seamlessly integrate with your existing structure. From in-law suites to entertainment spaces, we turn your ideas into functional, aesthetically pleasing realities.

We’re fully equipped with tools and expertise to construct rooms for bathrooms, above-garage bedroom, master suite, family or dining room, game room, pool house, an expanded kitchen, or a walk-in closet.

In addition to room new construction, SAC explores options for finishing an unfinished basement or attic, re-purposing a little-used spare spaces, and removing/adding walls to make more use of your existing floor space. However, when there just isn’t enough space available, a room addition is often the best option.

Tons of New Room Design Experience

Deciding on the location of your new room is very important. SAC has deep experience with additions and can help you weigh the pros and cons of locating your addition based on many factors that take into account budget and efficiency.

Vertical vs. Horizontal Room Builds

One of the most critical decisions to be made when adding a new room is whether to expand horizontally or vertically. Ground-level additions are by far the most common, but this is largely because there are so many one-story homes and because certain rooms (like a kitchen) virtually have to be built on ground level.

If adding one or more rooms at ground level, the first task is to backhoe the area of your yard where the new room(s) will lay. Your foundations/slab must then be extended, unless it is a small enough addition to do a “bump out” (which needs no foundation work).

3D Room Design Modeling

SAC designs a blueprint and a 3D model so you can envision what the completed addition will look like. During construction, we keep your home safe during and handle all aspects from demolition, to framing, drywall, insulation, and paint/siding.

Smooth Blending & Integration

We take special care that new and old rooflines blend into one another, that both the exterior and interior of the addition complement your original house, and that your HVAC systems, wiring, and plumbing pipes all properly interconnect.

Home Protection During Construction

Room walls and roofs are installed and connected to the original building, but with the old exterior wall still between them. The old wall is only removed after the project is completed to prevent your home’s interior from getting exposed to the weather and to minimize any possible disruptions. At that point, we can finish both the interior and exterior.

Room Location Considerations

Building out your home addition is often the best option, but it also eats up your yard space, and its location may be restricted by zoning “setback” laws. Usually, your building must be 7.5 feet from the sides of your property limits, 15 feet from its back, and 20 feet from the front, but this varies from locality to locality. Also, there may be limits on what percentage of your lot can be covered (home and pavements) and how close you may build to wetlands.

Building up, on the other hand, saves a lot space but often requires strengthening of the foundation/underlying walls to increase weight-bearing capacity. The ceiling below on an upper-story addition may also have to be temporarily torn up to bolster the addition’s floor and to feed in wiring and pipes.

Building up can also run into zoning restrictions that limit the height of houses, but this is not usually a problem. Finally, if you add a second story to a one-story house, don’t forget that a new stairwell will be needed, which will take up some of your lower-story living space.

Peace of Mind

We also make sure that we minimize any disruption to your daily activities during the construction project so you can continue to comfortably live at home while the addition is underway.

New Construction Projects in Contract

Look out as Sergio Agme Construction has new projects on the way! People know and love how SAC provides clients a complete service package, and guides them through every step of the building process, from design to material discussion, budget to site arrangement.