Catherine and Duncan love their neighborhood that has great proximity to the DC Metro area. They also love their home and the sense of history embedded in its frame. It is over 100 years old and originally was a one room school house. Interior walls and ceilings were added to the building in the 1920s so it could become a two bedroom, one bath residence.

Catherine and Duncan now have two young children and they decided it was time to expand their small home with an addition. They reached out to us and made an appointment with Tim Ellis. “T.W.Ellis was more responsive and competent than the other contractors we spoke with,” says Catherine. “They inspired in us a lot of confidence.”

The challenge, from Catherine and Duncan’s point of view, was to figure out how best to attach an addition without the family members having to walk through someone’s bedroom to get to the addition. There wasn’t an obvious way to transition from the existing house into the new space. “T.W. Ellis was essential in coming up with the design,” explains Catherine. “Novie changed the purpose of our existing master bedroom, so it has now become a fun playroom/family room—a space we’ve really needed. And this room also leads to the addition.”