When you bought your home, you fell in love with its location. Now, your growing family or evolving needs are demanding more space. You could move, but that would uproot your family and force you to give up living in the neighborhood you love.
Fortunately, there’s another option — hire DiFabion Remodeling to build an addition for your Charlotte home. This lets you hold onto your home’s favorite features while adding extra square footage in the right places. And, best of all, you don’t have to move!
Extending your living space creates endless opportunities to spread out and improve the way your home functions for your family. Whether your addition is large or small, our capable team can handle the job.
The process begins with a free consultation, so when you’re ready, call (704) 882-7738 or contact DiFabion Remodeling.
What Types of Additions Do You Do?
How will you use the extra square footage you add to your home? Will you build out or up? The possibilities are endless! Here are a few ideas:
- Enlarged kitchen: Make room for an island, walk-in pantry, or breakfast nook.
- Second living room: Store the kids’ toys out of the way so the formal living room remains tidy for guests.
- Primary suite add-on: If your home lacks a primary bathroom, an addition can satisfy this need.
- Extra bathroom: Bumping out the wall on the main floor could make space for a guest bathroom.
- Extra bedroom: Whether you’ve always wanted a dedicated guest room or your growing family could benefit from one more bedroom, this could be a useful add-on.
- In-law suite: Make room for your or your spouse’s parents and ensure everyone has enough space.
- Home office or den: This is a high-demand feature in new homes. With a carefully planned first- or second-floor addition, you can enjoy a new home office without moving.
- Sunroom: This is another option for enjoying the view while staying out of the elements.
- Three-car garage: Whether attached or free-standing, a garage addition is a guaranteed way to make your home more functional for your family.
- Mudroom: Create less mess by attaching your garage to the kitchen with a functional mudroom addition.
For a consultation with an expert home remodeler in Charlotte, NC, call DiFabion Remodeling at (704) 882-7738 today.
Benefits of Home Additions For Your Charlotte Home
A home addition extends your living space and can be a cost-effective alternative to buying a new home. Advantages include:
- Adding extra storage: You can never have enough storage. Additions can provide the much-needed space to declutter the main living areas and keep your home organized.
- Accommodating a growing family: As families expand, a home addition can provide the extra bedrooms or living spaces needed to accommodate children and in-laws comfortably.
- Providing extra income:Â Adding an extra room you rent out can provide a steady source of income, helping to offset the addition’s cost.
- Offering an alternative to moving:Â Instead of experiencing the stress and expense of moving, a home addition allows you to stay in the house and neighborhood you love while gaining the needed space.
- Modifying existing spaces: Additions can expand a cramped kitchen or add a bathroom.
- Increasing functionality and comfort:Â A well-designed addition can make your home a more enjoyable place to live.
- Providing complete design control: You can choose every aspect of your addition’s design, ensuring it meets your tastes and requirements.
How Additions Increase Home Value
How much an addition increases your home’s value depends on several factors, including the before and after square footage and the area where you live. Here’s what you can expect:
- Adding a primary suite: According to the 2023 Remodeling’s National Cost vs. Value Report, you could see a return on investment of about 22.7% to 30%. Expanding an existing main suite brings an ROI of between 60% and 85%.
- Adding a bathroom: Expect an ROI of 30.2%. Upscale bathroom remodels bring around a 60% ROI for homeowners.
- Expanding your kitchen:Â Adding to your existing kitchen can result in up to an 80% ROI.
- Adding a second or third story:Â Building up significantly increases your home’s square footage and resale value. Experts say adding an extra level to your home creates a roughly 65% ROI.
- Adding a deck:Â You can expect up to a 70% ROI with a deck addition.
Factors that can affect an addition’s ROI include whether it involves significant changes to the plumbing and electrical systems and the cost of materials.
Call (704) 882-7738 to schedule a consultation for your Charlotte home.
Things To Consider With Your Home Addition
It’s easy to envision what an addition will look like on paper, but you must consider the logistics of building onto your house if you want the project to succeed.
Here’s what you should keep in mind if you want a home addition:
- Code requirements: From structural integrity to fire safety, it’s essential to work with a contractor who understands all the required codes for building a home addition.
- HOA regulations: If your Charlotte neighborhood is run by a homeowners association, find out if there are any restrictions that could limit your design options.
- Your HVAC system: Your HVAC equipment must extend into the addition to ensure comfort in every season. This may require a system upgrade to handle the increased load, or you might be able to use a ductless mini-split to provide efficient heating and cooling without installing more ductwork.
- Traffic flow and layout: A home addition often involves modifying some of the original floor plans to make the added square footage as useful as possible. This can affect traffic flow, especially if you’re making a second-story addition that requires a new staircase. Careful planning early in the design process determines the feasibility of the add-on you have in mind.
- Materials and finishes: The goal is to make it look like the addition has always been there. This means selecting materials and finishes that match your existing home inside and out. This could be your chance to replace the siding, windows, flooring, and wall coverings so the old and new sections of the home blend seamlessly.
Why Choose DiFabion Remodeling for Your Home Addition in South Charlotte?
Our home remodeling company is built on trust, vision, pride, and family. Thanks to our experienced and creative design team, we always meet or exceed our clients’ expectations. We take pride in doing things the right way the first time, which enables most of our business to come from repeat clients and direct referrals.
We’ll work hard on the front end during your home addition project to catch potential problems early. This way, we avoid regulation oversights and change orders that could hold up construction and increase costs.
Check out our home additions portfolio to browse some of our past additions around the Charlotte area. We serve clients throughout the South Charlotte area, including South Park, Wendover, Ballantyne, Providence Plantation, Matthews, Weddington, Waxhaw, and Harrisburg.
Frequently Asked Questions
Bathroom additions offer a particularly high return on investment of around 80%. Additional bedrooms, a home office, an enclosed porch or patio, and other home additions also raise property value.
If you own a historic home in Charlotte, be aware additional regulations and zoning laws govern what you can and can’t change. Even small projects like window replacement need administrative approval.
Larger projects must pass through the Historic District Commission, including room additions and alterations that considerably increase the property’s square footage.
For home additions, check your property’s zoning category and floor area ratio (FAR) limits to ensure compliance with size and square footage regulations.
Other restrictions apply to detached houses, accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and second-story additions.
Building out, such as with a kitchen expansion or garage addition, usually costs less and takes less time than building up.
Building up preserves yard space while granting the extra square footage you crave. Your design/build team can help you determine what’s best for your situation.
More extensive projects like primary suites with bathrooms and custom walk-in closets are pricier due to significant structural modifications.
Budget-friendly bump-outs, also known as micro-additions, are a practical solution to enlarge existing rooms without extensive construction.
Our Services
Over the past three decades, we have completed hundreds of home remodeling projects in the Greater Charlotte area and won numerous awards for our innovative designs and commitment to customer satisfaction.
