Your Guide to Adding a Room to Your Home

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Your Guide to Adding a Room to Your Home
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• Adding a room onto your home could be the perfect
  solution to any issues surrounding space or a
  lack thereof that you might be experiencing,
  provided you like the location of your home and
  everything else about it. If your home is too
  small to meet all of your needs (maybe youve
  expanded your family since moving in, or simply
  want more space than you once did), and you dont
  love it or its location, however, then moving to
  a larger property is likely a better solution.
• For those wishing to remain in their home, but
  who simply need a little extra space, adding a
  room or two on could save you the cost and hassle
  of moving, and will almost certainly increase the
  value of your home should you wish to sell it in
  the future.

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• Heres a basic guide to room addition, for those
  who have never tackled such a project before
• Think carefully about your needs
• How much extra space do you need will one room
  be enough, or should you add two in case you need
  more space in the future? Or maybe you want to
  add an entire new floor to your home?

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• Search for a reputable and experienced general
  contractor
• Finding the right general contractor is half the
  battle when it comes to a project such as a room
  addition, so dont be afraid to take your time
  over this and to carry out extensive research to
  make sure you get it right. They should have
  plenty of experience with projects like this (and
  have the evidence to prove it in the form of a
  portfolio or customer reviews) and be licensed
  and qualified, as well as responsive to your
  inquiries and professional in the way they
  conduct themselves.

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• Begin planning the project
• It helps to have a budget in place (or at least
  an approximate one) before entering into the
  planning phase with your chosen general
  contractor, since it will make it easier for both
  parties to decide upon what should be included,
  and where you might have to try and cut costs.
• Once a firm budget has been decided upon, your
  general contractor will arrange for you to meet
  with one of their designers, so that you can talk
  through the more intricate details of the
  addition.

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• Enter the construction phase
• Your chosen general contractor should firstly
  make sure that they obtain the right building
  permits before any construction work commences,
  and if you dont see any evidence of this
  happening, you must confront them about it.
  Theres every chance that a building inspector
  will visit your home to check that all guidelines
  and regulations are being met, so having a
  contractor who conducts their activities
  professionally and in accordance with local laws,
  is essential.

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• There are of course many more phases to adding a
  room to your home, but the above steps are the
  major ones that will get the project up and
  running. With the help of an experienced general
  contractor, a firm budget and a clear vision, you
  could stay in the home you love, and have plenty
  more space to enjoy it in.

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• RZ Construction Group Inc is a fully inclusive
  construction contractor and home addition
  contractor in Queens 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 additions in
  Queens 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.