Adding 1300sf addition + garage. How would you connect it?
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Comments (46)We are putting on an addition about 1500 sq ft. Dream? Well, not to anyone but us. We are a family of 5, soon to be 6 - my dad will be moving in part time - and we live in a less than 1500 sq ft 3 bed/2 bath home, no basement, with bedrooms the size of some of your closets. I do "dream" about or lose sleep over thinking about the house. Here's what we're doing... adding a 2nd story to our home which will include a master bedroom, bath and walk-in closet, 2 bedrooms for the kids (boys will share), playroom and kids bathroom current bedrooms on 1st floor will become... office/guest room off of foyer workout room dad's bedroom/den - he sleeps in a recliner since he broke his hip back in 93 so it's a multi purpose room for him - man has nine lives losing our garage and turning it into a rec/entertainment/family room - since we don't have a basement. It's filled with mostly workout equipment which will go in the new workout room. I'm thinking about making it a step down. adding a mudroom, extra closets and a 1/2 bath off the back of the house. So happy not to have kids slip sliding through the house after coming out of the pool, or trapsing dirt all through the house to get to the bathroom. adding a new small kitchen 15 x 15 with a big pantry We have waited a looooong time to do this. Did basically nothing to the house since we bought it. Just outside. I can't wait for my kids to have their own space to get rowdy inside the house when it's too cold to go outside, and for me to actually be able to turn around in a room with a laundry basket without bumping into something. It's enough to make me nuts!! Our addition is planned to start in March/April, and I can't wait!!!!!...See More2-story addition or finish area above garage?
Comments (12)I'll try to address all those items in order. First, pictures. I tried to take many so you could see all the roof lines/angles involved.This is the view from the back.The bump-out on the lower level is a built-in.The garage is roughly 36x24. Not sure on height. Side view looking towards garage. This photo makes it look taller than the house, but it's not. Here you can see the three different roof heights. (Garage, staircase, and house). Mudroom/breezeway is hidden from view.Here's a picture with all the various roof lines.Front viewAnother front view. Reopening the porch is on my wish list. The current mudroom/breezeway was a DIY by the previous owners. I don't think it's insulated, as it gets frost in the inside in the winter. It's not heated or air-conditioned, either. In either scenario, that gets taken out. We have no restrictions, as we live on an acreage outside city limits. I tried making a current floor plan using a (free) web-based program. Here's what I could come up with: This is the current main level. I can try to put together one from the 2nd story if that helps, too. We live in the rural Midwest. Budget is pretty flexible. We have no intention of ever moving from this location, so resale isn't a huge concern for us. I'm not sure on the joists in the garage, but I believe the foundation is sound, and it seems pretty well-built. Plumbing would be the biggest issue here, but if we put the bathroom on the side closest to the house, that might help keep costs down (?)....See MoreAdding additional one car garage and front porch
Comments (19)If you incorporate the existing garage closest to the house as a porch, then, if you add your two car garage with its door(s) facing the same direction as the door of the house -- not the direction of the existing garage door(s) , you could also extend the right wall of that garage several feet in front of the existing garage and create a shelter/overhang over the existing garage doors that lead to the front porches -- the one created from the existing garage adjacent to the house that could be connected to the smaller portico at the front door of the house. Driving in, you'd not even see the remaining garage door behind the new 2-car garage. You could connect the two garages with a door. If you like the style of your home ... if you want to keep true to the original design of your home, contact an architect to design your porch and garage addition. Putting up just any porch roof or even a smaller portico roof might not turn out as well as it could....See MoreHow can I match a garage addition to 1970s house siding?
Comments (8)Thanks for the feedback. There is more siding on the other side of the stone. I just didn't show the whole house in the photo. If I do all new on the front of the house I'd also need to do the garage side since the new and old siding will meet at the addition. It may be cost prohibitive....See MoreLianne
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