Hyatt Renovations, LLC

Home Remodeling

It all begins with a dream. Cathedral ceilings! Skylights! Room-sized closets! But, the dream may turn into a nightmare, unless you plan ahead. Before you remodel, follow these steps to get your home improvement project on the right start.
1. Draw Your Dream
You can begin sketching out your ideas and imagining your remodeled home. If you are adding or expanding a room, think about how the space will be used and how the changes will affect traffic patterns. Also consider how new construction will affect the overall context of your home. An oversized addition may overwhelm your house or crowd a small lot. A simple home design software program can help you visualize your project.
2. Think Ahead
Although you may dream of having a spacious new addition, the project may not make sense if you plan to sell your house in a few years. A luxury bathroom can price your house beyond the values in your neighborhood. Some projects, such as vinyl siding on a Queen Anne Victorian, will actually decrease the value of your home. Moreover, your own family’s needs may be very different in a few years. Will the plans you draw today fit your future?
3. Count Your Money
Even the best-laid budgets can go bust. Chances are, your remodeling project will cost more than you expect. Before you set your heart on high-end ceramic tile, find out how much you have to spend and make sure you have a cushion against cost overruns. For must-have items that could wipe out your savings account, explore home improvement loans and other financing options.
4. Negotiate a Contract
Whether you plan a simple carpentry job or a major project requiring the services of a home contractor, misunderstandings can lead to disaster. Do not begin remodeling without a written contract. Make sure everyone agrees on the work that will be completed and apprx. how long it will take. Also be clear on the types of materials that will — and will not — be used.
5. Get Permission

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Room Additions

They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. In fact, they are much like people. Room additions can be plain and simple or exceptionally extravagant. I have built small room additions – less than 80 square feet and I have built ones that came close to 2,400 square feet. I’m sure you have seen a variety of room additions yourself. They are as different as snowflakes.

A Huge Undertaking

Constructing a room addition is really the same thing as building a small house. The only problem is that it can be more difficult for the following reasons:. The connection details are tough. Working around people and finished surfaces requires extra care. Dust and utility (electric – plumbing) interruptions must be kept to a minimum. There are many things you have to consider with room additions that never are an issue when you build a new home from scratch.

The Right Height

One of the most crucial aspects of room additions is making sure the floors meet. I can’t tell you how many room additions I have visited where the floors do not line up. There is a hump or a dip. The mistake can usually be traced to a failure of not calculating the foundation height from the point where the “break-through” or “connection” will be. All too often, the contractor will calculate the floor height at a corner or some other obscure point.

The trick is to cut a hole through the side of the existing house exactly where the archway or doorway will be that connects the two rooms. Cut a hole and remove all the exterior wall materials until you can actually see the subfloor or finished floor material inside the house. From here you can then calculate where your top of foundation will be. I always make a drawing and back calculate down to the top of the new foundation.

Home Expansions

Make an Addition To Your Family…

Homeowners are always impressed by the difference a major space change can make in the quality of a family’s life. You may love your home, however, its current floor plan does not meet your needs. Hyatt Renovations can help! We specialize in designing and building additions that are perfect for your family’s lifestyle. We can customize additional space to accommodate a growing family or just maximize your living area.

Adding a room, sunspace, wing, or floor to your existing home might be a major undertaking. It can also be a fulfilling experience – especially if the project is well designed. Excellent design is critical since the addition can either enhance or detract from your existing structure.

At Hyatt Renovations we understand the importance of thorough planning. We begin by evaluating the architectural style of your home. Is it contemporary, or traditional? Is it a Victorian bungalow, ranch, split level or colonial? Each home style has specific architectural lines and details, which can be mirrored in the design of your addition. Next, we design based on the appropriate scale of your project.

A common design mistake is an addition that either overshadows the original home, or is too small and insignificant to add to the overall architectural style and value. We encourage you to collect examples of ideas that interest you. This “homework” will help to identify your particular tastes. Take a look at the style of your home. Pay special attention to:

Consider which architectural details you want to repeat in the design of your addition. Repeating design elements is an excellent method of creating additions that look like part of the original. For example, your addition could include a dormer or arche