As the summer was winding down, a homeowner told me of a plan to add an addition to her home. Her goals were to have addition space to her home that was based on universal design space that she could enjoy for years to come. The challenges didn’t end there! The existing home sit up on a hill and partially into a sandstone ledge. The solution had to be around 1,000 square feet, have a general sitting and casual dining area, small kitchen, general commode room, a second laundry area, two private rooms and a bathroom. AND it had to look just like the big house!
Our solution was to create a mini version of the existing’s home façade (using the same rhythms and proportions) and tie into the existing home through the side-loading garage. We worked through a few different layout scenarios and finally came up with an approach that gave her all that she had listed on her wish list. The best part? We were able to deliver the views of the landscape she has loved so well!
Then the real work began. Getting the various costs for all the phases of the project, getting the construction documents drawn and submitted for the permits, and staking out the foundation. After all the T’s were crossed and I’s dotted, we were finally ready to break ground in early December, right as the coldest temperatures anyone could remember in a long time hit! Sometimes frozen ground isn’t a bad thing, because you don’t have to worry about soil collapsing in on the footers, but when it comes to pouring concrete? Not so much. Well, we didn’t get the foundation done as fast as we would have liked, but we did get it done right, and that’s the most important thing in the long run. And the framing phase flew by and we got this up in less than a week.
Check out the pictures of the project so far. Our next step is windows, roofing, and then we’ll finish the garage floor, install the garage door, put on the siding and trim, and final grade. Inside we will be rough plumbing, run the HVAC, and rough electrical, then it’s on to drywall. After drywall the fun stuff starts! Be sure to check in as I update the site and you can follow the progress. This is a full design build project so we’ll be adding the furniture, window treatments and all the design details that make a house a home!

Dairy Entry November 2017:
Well, it's finally done! The homeowner was able to use the interior as early as May, but it took awhile to resculpt the terrain and landscape. When you want to use the best people, sometimes you have to wait...especially during their busy season! But the summer went by quickly and it was well worth the wait! So proud of this project!!!