To increase the living space of this modest, ranch style home, we’re adding a 500-square-foot, master bedroom addition. In the first of our two-part series, we’ll cover:
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- Planning: Drawing plans for the addition and how to read blueprints.
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- Foundation: Pouring the concrete footings, laying the block foundation wall, and pouring the concrete slab foundation.
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- Framing: Framing up the walls and roof, including how to frame a recessed, pocket ceiling.
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- Plumbing and Wiring: Roughing in the wiring and plumbing, including the installation of a grinder pump lift station for the bedroom’s breakfast bar.
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- Windows and Doors: Installing the insulated, aluminum clad, crank out, casement windows.
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- Brick and Siding: The exterior walls were bricked while the gables were covered with simulated cedar shake vinyl siding and the eaves with vinyl soffit and aluminum trim.
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- Drywall: Hanging and finishing the drywall on the walls and ceiling in the room.
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- Cabinets: Installing the Merillat LaBelle cherry wood cabinets for the breakfast bar in the room.
- Radiant Heating System: Laying the PEX pipe for the radiant floor heating system.
