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Room conversions. If an interior redesign won't solve your problem, try looking up, down, and around. It's possible that at least some of the space you need already exists and can be converted to a new use. The three most obvious choices are the attic, basement, and garage. An attic room should allow a minimum of 7M feet ceiling height over at least half of the floor area. What is often considered a liability the sloping walls—can become an asset with creative planning. Insulation and ventilation can help tame summer heat; dormer and/or roof windows help spread natural light. Hillside homes often have substantial crawl spaces beneath the floor, perhaps reaching minimum ceiling height as the grade falls away. Basement rooms can be "clammy," it's true, but with good insulation and a garden exposure you may be able to make the space quite snug and dry. A garage may present a great opportunity, provided you can solve the logistics of routing utilities to this location. But remember, if you cut into your garage space, you may be required to provide off-street parking somewhere else. Adding on. You can go up, down, or sideways— add a second story or basement, build on a one- or two story addition, or extend the front, back, or side of the house. Adding a second floor is probably the most challenging way to remodel your house. Compared to reshaping existing space or expanding a house laterally, adding a second story can be a demanding, expensive, and intrusive operation. But if your house already fills your lot, if you want to preserve garden space, or if you yearn for views that reach beyond your neighbor's rooftop, adding a second story might be worth the trouble. Since blending a new floor with an existing house presents both structural and aesthetic challenges, you'll probably need the help of an architect and a structural engineer. Together they must determine whether the existing foundation can bear the weight of the added floor; where to position supporting pads, posts, and stiffening shear walls; and how to tie the new roof into the old. Other concerns are where to locate stairways and whether the addition should rise abruptly from the foundation or step back to make the house seem less massive. Adding laterally may be the best way to expand your house when you have a generous lot. But tacking on an extra room won't necessarily make your home more comfortable. How will the new space be used? Will its function be compatible with the function of adjacent spaces? Can you extend or expand a circulation pattern—for instance, by linking a new bedroom with an existing hallway or reworking existing spaces to create an efficient, comfortable connection | ||||||
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