What many Minneapolis homeowners may not realize right away is that all home remodeling and additions are different. They aren’t created equal. Whether you’re adding a single room addition or remodeling your kitchen, each will be documented, designed and built in a different way. In addition, any room addition or remodeling project will affect your home’s resale value, either helping or hurting the value. For this reason, it’s advised that you employ the services of a reputable Minneapolis contractor with experience doing home additions and remodels and who will get it done correctly from start to finish. We’ll go over a few things that ensure your home remodeling project is done correctly.
Acquire Permits – Build to Code
It’s important that you follow the right codes when building a room addition and that you have the permits needed. Certain neighborhoods prohibit certain things – like a multi-story needs to be a certain height – and learning all of these things can be rather difficult on your own. A professional, experienced contractor will know how to get the necessary details, and will understand them. Avoiding the ‘rules’ so to speak, could actually hurt you on resale, not to mention put you up for scrutiny by county inspectors which could result in a complete demolish required for your newly built addition or remodel project.
The Design and Construction Integrity
As a professional contractor for additions and remodels, we’ve frequently advised clients that depending on their use for the addition, it could make selling a big hassle if they ever decide to move. Most homes with room additions that are integrated with the rest of the home, so as not to interrupt the design and little construction details, will increase the home’s chance of selling. If the remodeling job or addition isn’t done correctly you could start noticing cracks in the foundation or even the walls. This is a sign of unstable construction and something existing and future homeowners don’t want to see. You want it to be done correctly with a design that fulfills your needs while also complimenting the home’s current construction and design.
Keep Curb Appeal in Mind
Adding a room to your existing structure or remodeling the exteriors means you need to consider the home’s curb appeal. It needs to match the rest of your home. You might be surprised to learn just how much an unappealing room addition can affect the resale value of a home. We’ve seen homes sit on the market forever just because it has a plain room addition that wasn’t integrated with the home’s structure; meaning here is this beautiful home, then an additional ‘room’ added that sticks out like a sore thumb. The rooflines, exterior and even the design elements need to flow evenly. This is the same for the inside as well. Keep to the same exterior material you currently have and increase the curb appeal instead of hurting it.
To have your remodeling project or room addition project done right, which will increase your home’s resale value, call Iron River Consruction for a free project consultation.
