New Addition

Jul 27, 2010 - David Lopes

Let me  describe our thought process with the addition and describe how it turned from simply rebuilding the garage to constructing a two storey addition as shown in the concept above.

We started thinking about simply replacing the garage on the same footprint with something maybe a little bit bigger to accomodate the car, lawn mower and some bikes. 

After some discussion, the thought of connecting the garage to the house started to have merit. I had always thought it would be nice to have a few more square feet in the mudroom.  After all we now have a dog, and it would be a great spot for him and his dishes.

If we had a connection to the garage, how about adding a room for the kids and their friends next to the garage? They could access the space without having to run all through the house to the second floor. 

How much more money and effort would it be to make the space over the garage and playroom useable?  Maybe a design studio of some sort, I was running out of space for my books and I always thought it might be nice to have a desk of my own? 

Whoa says my wife Nancy, why do you need a studio, don't you like working on the kitchen table? If the space above the garage is going to be usable why don't we make it an in-law suite! 

See how quickly you can get into trouble.  More next week.