Residential Construction
Room additions, second stories and bump-outs
An addition is the point where an older house has to meet current code. That is the part homeowners underestimate, not the new square footage, but what the new square footage triggers in the existing structure.
New square footage pulls the old house up to code
Adding to a house commonly triggers upgrades in the existing structure: electrical service capacity, seismic anchoring, egress, smoke and CO detection. It is not a contractor padding the scope, it is what the permit requires.
Second story or out, and why the lot decides
Where lot coverage and setbacks are tight, going up is often the only option. That means evaluating whether the existing foundation and framing can carry another floor, an engineering question answered before design, not during construction.
Matching an existing house is deliberate work
Rooflines, stucco texture, window proportion and trim profile all have to read as original. An addition that announces itself is a resale problem. Getting it invisible takes specification effort up front.
Room Additions across Southern California
We work in 222 cities across 7 counties. A few of them:
Common questions
Room Additions, what to expect
Planning room additions?
Call (818) 747-7676 or send us the details and we will come look at it.