Archives for Home Additions

Architectural Designs

We have a wide variety of architectural housing styles in the Vancouver area. The evolution of styles over the past 150 years, blended with our cosmopolitan history means that a Big Box 1980s McMansion can share the streetscape with a cedar cottage and a concrete-and-glass contemporary styled home. With good planning and design, you can always manage to avoid the Curse of Renovation; that is, having you renovation actually look [...]

When your home has become too small…

When your home as become too small, moving is not always the best option when it means changing school or adding time to your commute so often the best option to get a bigger house is to renovate. The homeowner who renovate will be surprise to find that he perfect house was just waiting to be discovered right under their note the whole time. Adding a second story is a [...]

Addition to your Home

There is one sure way to make your home more spacious; just add another room. Now that may seem like the obvious, and in fact it is. Room additions are one of the most common type of home improvements because they provide you with the one thing that you would otherwise have to purchase a new home to get; more living space. This extra space could be necessary for a [...]

Planning for an Addition

Planning for an addition that’s to be Designed and Built over the winter months? Your project can easily span two seasons– what’s the best way to time your activities? For an addition to your home, choose your renovator a few months prior to your anticipated ground breaking. Use this planning time to create a project that is predictable in duration and cost. Search for a reputable contractor who has familiarity [...]