Room Additions

One of the most important aspects when adding onto your home is how you tie into the existing roof system.  You really want to make the new addition look like it was built original to the home.  I have seen numerous additions that were not so aesthetically pleasing. We are a design-build company, so we always ensure the proper “street appeal” when designing your addition.

Three-Story Room Addition

Sometimes when you just love your neighborhood and do not want to move but are in need of more space, adding a very large addition to your home is the answer. That was the case with this 3-story addition in West Des Moines. It totaled over 1,500 additional square feet added to the home. We dug a full basement, cut 16′ of foundation wall out and installed a steel beam for support. We added a great room on the main floor and a master bedroom and bath on the 2nd floor. This addition had some beautiful touches with custom built-ins around a fireplace in the great room and a very large 3 headed shower in the master bath along with another fireplace in the master bedroom. We replaced all the windows in the home with Anderson 400 series and replaced all the siding with HardiPlank with ColorPlus. If you need more space and do not want to move, call us today and we can help design your 3-story addition.

Great Room Addition

This addition was actually added to my parents home. This room has a true vault with a “stick built” roof rafter sytem, which allows the windows to follow the ceiling vault line.  It is finished off with Andersen Windows and Hardiplank siding with ColorPlus.

This great room addition in Altoona was built over a crawlspace.  When there is not a need to dig a full basement, we just dig a partial area and line it with plastic and pea gravel and make it a crawlspace.  These are the Andersen 400 series casement windows with the ColorPlus HardiPlank siding as well.  We finished off the inside with an island and a nice custom built-in.

This is an addition in Des Moines has a full basement under. The owner was needing more space for storage so he wanted the full basement. We also built a burm style garage in the backyard for additional storage. We used Pella windows with hardboard siding to match the existing house. This is a nice addition to a home when needing some additional space on a budget.

4 Seasons Sun Room Addition

We get a lot of inquiries for sun room additions. This one was built on an existing deck. We insulated it well and installed a PTAC heating and air unit so the owner has full custom control of the rooms temperature, while not putting any additional strain on the existing HVAC system in the home. This is a really popular and affordable option when wanting to add some additional space to your home.

Garage Additions

On this particular garage addition, the owner wanted some added space to possibly put a living area someday. So we built the roof system with attic trusses, allowing additional space above the garage for a future finished area. We also replaced 3 foundation walls on the existing home, as it was built in the late 1800′s.

This was a huge garage addition that was partially built with attic trusses as well. The owner wanted the option of having extra storage or possibly a game room someday. The stone on the front really adds a lot of value to this addition, and we tied some into his existing house as well.

This is a single car garage addition, perfect for a boat or sports car. We had to move the electrical meter from the existing garage, so unfortunately this project was not as easy as it seems. Great way to add additional garage space while making it seem originally built to the home.

Covered Porch Additions

This customer wanted to add an outdoor area they could enjoy while watching their children play in the backyard. We installed all new ColorPlus Hardiplank siding and added this covered porch with deck off their kitchen area. We also installed an outdoor fan so they can enjoy the space on a hot summer afternoon.