Things to Consider Before Scheduling A Home Addition

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Things to Consider Before Scheduling A Home
Addition
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• While a couple of years ago, many homeowners
  might have decided to sell their smaller home and
  upgrade to a bigger one, nowadays more and more
  people are choosing to remodel and invest in home
  additions. However, while a home addition when
  carried out professionally is undoubtedly going
  to add value to your home and give you more
  space, it is still a significant investment, and
  it pays to consider the following points before
  you engage with a general contractor

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• Think carefully about your budget and above all,
  be honest and realistic!
• The quickest way to doom a home addition is by
  being unrealistic about your budget. If you dont
  know or dont want to face up to what your
  actual budget is, how can you plan your home
  addition effectively? Your general contractor
  will also want to know how much money is
  available to them, so that they can help you
  realistically plan your perfect home addition.
• Try to research the various costs associated with
  a home addition, and look at other homes in your
  neighborhood to try and establish what your
  benchmark should be.

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• Find a general contractor who is right for the
  job
• While deciding to have a home addition built is
  of course an important decision, its not as big
  a decision as finding the right general
  contractor to carry out the work successfully.
  Not only do their prices need to be within your
  budget (and fair and reasonable), but you need to
  be able to trust them and their level of
  workmanship. Get competitive estimates from
  several contractors in your locality, and never
  settle for the first one you stumble across.

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• Think about the reasons why you need, or want
  more space
• While adding more space is almost always a good
  idea especially for growing families it does
  make sense to think carefully about why you want
  more space, as this can shape your final plans
  and actually solve your problems, instead of
  potentially adding to them. Think also about how
  appealing your proposed home addition might be to
  prospective buyers, should you need to sell your
  home in the future.

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• Consider the most profitable home additions
• Research has consistently shown that additional
  bathrooms and expanded kitchens are not only
  favorites for home addition projects, but they
  often add the most value to a property, and are
  the most useful, too. Aside from these two rooms,
  second-story additions are increasingly in
  popularity, along with master bedroom suites.
• Whatever your dreams are for expanding your
  livable space with a home addition, always work
  with a professional general contractor who has a
  solid reputation locally, and whom you can trust
  to carry out with the work to an exacting
  standard.

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• RZ Construction Group Inc is a fully inclusive
  construction contractor in Astoria NY. From
  initial design to final clean up, our results
  speak for themselves. We are fully licensed,
  insured, and bonded to provide both commercial
  and residential construction services to
  customers in Astoria and the surrounding area.
  Proud to serve New York State for 25 years. No
  job is too small nor too big. If you are looking
  for a room addition contractor in Astoria NY or
  want to know more about our wide range of
  professional but affordable construction and
  repair services, reach out to us at (718)
  938-9887.