Posted by George Marsh on December 18, 2011 at 14:33:00 from (50.104.233.8):
In Reply to: Home addition plans posted by Chris(WA) on December 18, 2011 at 06:39:01:
When adding on to an existing home, your biggest challenge will be to work around what you already have, existing doors, windows, trees, well, septic, gas lines, distance from road, distance from a property line. Then you have to come with a plan. I use graph paper and lay out the addition to scale. Start about a year in advance with the drawing. After about the 6th drawing, then start building. My last addition, I put a lot of windows on the south side for passive solar heat. BTY, if you go with a solar room, install the windows lower than normal. In the winter, you don't want the eves to shade the windows. Don't put a door on the hidden side of the house. This will give thieves a place to break in. Don't put a lot of glass on the north side of a house, nothing but a heat loss. Know what your building inspector wants before you start designing. My inspector wanted the old septic permit, which we were able to come up with. Otherwise, we would have to install a new septic. Put a lot of thought in to what you want. Then buy the materials when they on sale and store them inside. So you may want to first build a large pole barn to work out of. George
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