Expanding your home with the addition of a new room will enhance comfort and convenience for your household members and help increase the overall value of your property. Here are a few things that should be considered before you have a new room added to your house.
Long-Term Utilization
You may know what you want to do with your new room now, whether you'll use it as a guest room, a home office, or a new room for one of your kids. But your household's needs may morph over time, and that room might not be needed for the same things as your family dynamics change.
So, before planning your new home addition, take the time to think about how you might use the room in the future. Maybe you'll want to set up a hobby room when the kids go off to college. If this is the case, you should have some built-in shelves included in the room design so you'll have plenty of room for storage.
Or maybe you plan to have your elderly parent move in with you in several years. You can design your room addition as a studio apartment and let your parent live there instead of giving them one of your kids' rooms after they leave the home.
Temperature Control
If you want anyone who spends time in your new room to be comfortable no matter what time of year or day it is, you'll need to implement some kind of temperature control. You can spend some money to have your whole-house HVAC system expanded into the room, but this option is expensive compared to others that might work well for your home.
Consider installing a ceiling fan in the room or investing in a portable air conditioner that you can bust out when it's especially hot. Space heaters work great to keep rooms warm during the winter months. And putting a couple of area rugs down will help keep the room warm and provide a cozy feeling no matter what the temperature is like.
Construction Management
While you can expect your contractor to manage the actual construction part of your home addition project, you will need to manage what's happening around your home while construction is going on. You won't want your kids or animals anywhere near the construction to prevent injuries. And the construction itself might be distracting when the kids are doing homework or the family is trying to watch a movie together.
Schedule the construction work to be done while everyone is at work and school when possible. If work must be done when the family would normally be home, plan some outdoor activities to enjoy and spend time at the homes of friends and families when you can. This will help ensure that the construction process doesn't become too overwhelming or frustrating for anyone involved.
To learn more, contact a home remodeling company.