Home Renovations and Home Additions, What’s the Difference?

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Home Renovations and Home Additions, Whats the
Difference?
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• If you want to make some changes to your home,
  perhaps because youre outgrowing it or you want
  to increase its value for selling it in the
  future, youll probably consider a home
  renovation or addition project. While home
  renovations and home additions are entirely
  different, both projects begin with the same
  series of steps as demonstrated below
• Whatever the size and scope of your renovation or
  addition project, youll need to think long and
  hard about both what you want from it, and what
  you need.

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• Once youve ascertained whether youre going to
  undertake a renovation or a home addition, youll
  need to sit down with a general contractor and
  their architect, to begin putting the plans down
  on paper. Theyll need to consider local building
  ordinances, and youll need to decide upon the
  style of the project, and the types of materials
  you want to use.
• If youre undecided as to whether you want to
  renovate your home or undertake an addition
  project, the following guidance might help you
  decide

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• We want to make small adjustments to our existing
  home
• This naturally wouldnt require adding an entire
  room or a lot more space, and typically wouldnt
  involve major changes in partitions or the
  overall shape of the space in question. Most
  likely, the electrical, plumbing and HVAC would
  also remain unaltered, and you may not even need
  a building permit. If you have a room that you
  want to reinvent without making it bigger, then a
  minor renovation project might be the best
  solution.

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• Our living space isnt working for us
• If this is the case, then youre probably seeking
  to add space or completely remodel your existing
  space, and a building permit may be required.
  Partitions might be added or removed, and this
  could include supporting walls known as bearing
  walls. You might also need new plumbing lines or
  electrical circuits and require new openings to
  be cut in exterior wall for doors or windows, and
  this would be classed as a major renovation.

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• We want to convert an unfinished/unused space in
  our home to a living area
• Whether youve decided to add space in the attic,
  basement, porch or garage, youll probably need
  building department approval in order to convert
  it to a comfortable, usable living space.
• Our home needs to be bigger!
• In many ways, while an addition project isnt
  quite as big as building a home from scratch,
  youll still need new foundations, frames, walls
  floor and roof surfaces, along with windows and
  doors and wires, pipes, insulation and HVAC
  connections.

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• Youll almost certainly need a building permit
  and a general contractor will make the entire
  process much smoother, as they can provide you
  with an architect, builders, carpenters and
  electricians etc.
• As a homeowner wanting to make some changes to
  your home, thinking in detail about what you want
  to achieve, and carefully considering your budget
  should help you decide between a renovation
  project or a home addition. When youre ready to
  begin, reach out to a professional general
  contractor and get ready to transform your home!

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  and one of the best general contractors 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 home addition contractors 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.