By The Editors of Fine Homebuilding
Creating Additions That Will Add Value and Comfort to a Home
Additions come in all sizes, from adding an extra
bedroom or bath to putting on an entire floor. This book contains
dozens of ideas for additions along with candid accounts of the
design and construction from the architects, builders, and
homeowners involved -- a rare chance to hear firsthand about the
challenges they faced and how they overcame them.
In this collection of articles originally
published in Fine Homebuilding magazine, some of Americas best
architects and builders prove that upgrading no longer means
uprooting. All across the country homeowners are increasing the
value and comfort of their homes by incorporating properly scaled
and artfully detailed custom additions. Whether you're thinking
about a substantial full-story addition or just adding the sun porch
you've always wanted, add this book to your library before you draft
the plans or hire a pro.
- Features more than 175 photos and 45
drawings, including before and after floor plans
- Details a variety of additions from small
to grand
- Covers master suites, bathrooms, and
kitchens, as well as exterior add-ons like porticos, porches,
and covered entries
- Reveals how architects and builders
create additions that overcome a variety of common building
challenges.
Introduction:
At some point in my home's 200-year history, a previous owner
added 4 ft. across one end. This addition created a space 4 ft. wide
and 30 ft. long, which, if you think about it, is pretty odd. Who
adds a hallway to their house?
As if the odd size weren't bad enough, the addition was built on
a peanut-brittle foundation -- stones laid along the ground with
concrete drizzled over them -- and framed with old doors, stood up,
one next to the other, and nailed together. Given that the frost
line here in Connecticut is at 42 in., the foundation heaved, the
wall sagged, and for at least 80 years, cold air and small animals
enjoyed ready access to the house.
After ignoring the problem for as long as I could, I recently
guttted the wall and started digging a real foundation. When I'm
done with this project, I will have rebuilt my odd little addition
in the same place and the same size as before -- sturdier, more
conventionally, but much the same. You might wonder why? Well, I'm a
fan of houses that grow over time, and I want to preserve some
record of this addition.
Like the pencil lines on a door jamb chronicling a child's height
through the years, additions are a visual history of a home's
growth. They tell a story about who lived in the house and how their
needs, or their resources, changed over time. And sometimes, a
series of additions can even manage a kind of fubsy charm that
wouldn't have been possible had the whole thing been built at once.
That's what I'm hoping for my place. But not all additions fit the
telescoping model of my old cape. Some will dwarf the house they
accompany; others will blend seamlessly.
As this book attests, additions come in all shapes and sizes.
Collected here are 25 articles from past issues of Fine
Homebuilding. Written by builders and architects from all over the
country, these projects offer dozens of useful lessons for adding
onto your house, whether all at once or bit by bit.
-- Kevin Ireton, editor in chief
Table of Contents:
Introduction
ADDING UP
A Coastal Remodel Triumphs over Limits
Duo Dickinson
A Town House Opens Up in Philadelphia
Tony Atkin
A Top Floor with a Low Profile
Laura Du Charme Conboy
Elevating the Shingle Style
William L. Burgin
Making Room
Todd Remington
Uncramping a Cottage
Matthew A. Longo
Adding on, but Staying Small
Harry N. Pharr
The View Tower
James Estes
Adding a Second Story
Tony Simmonds
ADDING ON THE SIDE
Expanding a Half-Cape into a Full-Blown House
Joseph B. Lanza
Remaking an Old Adobe in the Territorial Style
Ken Wolosin
A Wish for a Kitchen and a Bath
Louis A. DiBerardino
A New Approach to the Kitchen
Andrew Peklo III
A New Master Suite
Scott A. Kinzy
ADDING ON
Remodeling a Cape for a Shrinking Family
Howard Pruden
Building a Grand Veranda
Kevin Wilkes
Adding a Covered Entry
Christopher Wuerth
A Shoji Bath
Dale Brentrup
ADDING OUT
Prairie Home Addition
Ken Dahlin
A Greek Revival Home Gets a New Kitchen
Holly B. Cratsley
A Victorian Blossoms in the Orchard
John Seibert
Adding a Sunroom with Porch
Didier Ayel
Kitchen Remodel, Family Style
Ann Finnerty
A Screen Porch Dresses up a Ranch
Alex L. Varga
Skylight Kitchen
George Burman and Patricia Looney-Burman
Credits
Soft-cover, 8-1/2 x 10-7/8 in., 192 pages,
with color photos and drawings
Published 2003
ISBN 978-1-56158-655-4
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