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:

  • Planning: Drawing plans for the addition and how to read blueprints.
 
  • Foundation: Pouring the concrete footings, laying the block foundation wall, and pouring the concrete slab foundation.
 
  • Framing: Framing up the walls and roof, including how to frame a recessed, pocket ceiling.
 
  • Plumbing and Wiring: Roughing in the wiring and plumbing, including the installation of a grinder pump lift station for the bedroom’s breakfast bar.
 
  • Windows and Doors: Installing the insulated, aluminum clad, crank out, casement windows.
 
  • 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.
 
  • Drywall: Hanging and finishing the drywall on the walls and ceiling in the room.
 
  • 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.
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Danny Lipford

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Danny Lipford is a home improvement expert and television personality who started his remodeling business, Lipford Construction, at the age of 21 in Mobile, Alabama. He gained national recognition as the host of the nationally syndicated television show, Today's Homeowner with Danny Lipford, which started as a small cable show in Mobile. Danny's expertise in home improvement has also led him to be a contributor to popular magazines and websites and the go-to source for advice on everything related to the home. He has made over 200 national television appearances and served as the home improvement expert for CBS's The Early Show and The Weather Channel for over a decade. Danny is also the founder of 3 Echoes Content Studio, TodaysHomeowner.com, and Checking In With Chelsea, a décor and lifestyle blog.

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