Q Which is more economical, adding first-floor square footage to my small house that will require a whole new floor plan, or adding a second story? I’d like a new bedroom and bathroom but don ...

Adding a second floor to a single-story house can be less expensive and easier to build than first-floor additions, but building up is not as simple as slapping on four walls and a new roof.

They initially considered other types of larger first and second floor additions that would have had greater visual impact. But the major reason for choosing to remodel the attic was the desire to ...

“We recently did a first-floor addition in record time for a couple in their late 70s who wanted to keep their house in Bethesda to give to their kids one day,” says Anthony Wilder, principal ...

The discussion about creating new rules and guidelines for single-family homes to address so-called “mansionization” in Burbank has been taking place for about three years. After numerous ...

If space is the last frontier, homeowners must be real pioneers: They’ve been exploring new ways to use space longer than NASA. In the 1990s, homeowners are adding space for many reasons: *Li… ...

The former Bert’s café on the ground floor of Talbert, as well the classrooms on the first floor above Bert’s, will be renovated into a center for advising, tutoring and academic support services. It ...

The difference this one affordable addition has made to the heating comfort of our first floor is incomparable.' Easy to ...

A group of Bettendorf teachers are trying to raise $70,000 to build a first floor addition to Maggie's house because it's getting harder on Maggie's nurses and mother to carry her.

Construction Costs: Associated with 3rd floor work only, including new mechanical system for entire house, design fees and committee of adjustment: $230,000 HOUSE 2. Homeowners: Rosemary Bonnell ...