Adding a second story to a house

Deciding to build up and add a second storey addition is a great way to add more space and additional rooms to your home. Second storey additions are becoming…

Adding a second story to a ranch house is a way to double the living space of a modest...

The question always arises if it is better to move into new place or rebuild existing house with adding second story. In our article we explain all associated costs that accumulate during second floor addition project.

Before and after of a tired, brick, ranch. Hard to believe it's the same house!

A Before and After transfomation of a ranch into a crafstman style home on Mortenson Blvd. in Berkley, Michigan.

Craftsman Bungalow addition contractors in Denver & Boulder, CO. Contractor for pop top second story additions on craftsman bungalows.

A renovation project transforms a tired rear addition into a two-story structure, adding bedrooms, bathrooms, and a home gym while maintaining the ranch style.

Some roofs are much longer than average milled board lengths, which creates the need to splice one ridge board to the end of another ridge board. When you prepare to make the splice, note the rafters' location. A splice should end between rafters, not where a rafter lands directly on the splice.

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Don't start a second story addition in Seattle until you read this tip, which could save you 50%.