Here’s What Not To Do When Adding On To Your Home

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Heres What Not To Do When Adding On To Your Home
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• If youre thinking about adding an extra room to
  your home to create more space and increase its
  value should you want to sell it in the future,
  youre no different to thousands of other
  Americans who make the same great, choice.
  However, home additions, whatever their size,
  need a lot of planning and to protect your
  investment, you need to work with a professional
  construction company, equipped to handle the
  challenge.
• To help you avoid some common problems when
  adding on to your home, here are a few things you
  definitely dont want to do

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• Fail to measure the size of the space accurately
• Underestimating or overestimating the dimensions
  of your home is a fatal error made by many, and
  which can lead to expensive oversights and
  lengthy delays in the future. If youre working
  with a responsible general contractor or
  renovation company, they should carry out all
  measurements independently, to ensure the best
  layout, and guide them (and you) as to where
  windows, doors and furniture etc should go.

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• Pick a design that is incongruous to the rest of
  your home
• Even if you want to design a space that contrasts
  to the rest of your home, there is a certain way
  of going about it, and without taking the time to
  consider the design impact of the space on the
  rest of the home, you could end up with a room
  that simply doesnt feel cohesive and
  comfortable.
• Cut costs on materials
• While you might get away with using lower quality
  materials for some of the design aspects, you
  should only ever use high-quality materials for
  the construction elements of the addition,
  otherwise you may soon regret it when the
  structure requires repairs, or worse still, isnt
  structurally sound and becomes dangerous for
  everyone.

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• A good general contractor will know the best
  materials to use, and if youre lucky, they may
  even be able to get you a discount.
• Hire a cheap, unreliable contractor
• As mentioned at the outset, who you hire to help
  you add a room on to your home (or several) is
  integral to the overall success of the project.
  If you find a local general contractor who gets
  good reviews from previous customers, is easy to
  communicate with, and who carries out his work
  professionally, you stand a much stronger chance
  of the addition coming in within budget, and
  within the desired timeframe.

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• Fail to take account of permits and zoning laws
• Again, if you work with a reputable general
  contractor, they should handle all aspects of
  this for you, but its worth making yourself
  aware of any permits or permissions that might be
  required in order for you to complete the project
  successfully. Failure to seek required permits
  could result in the addition being demolished,
  and you may face fines, too.
• Note that if you plan to make any claims with
  your insurance company related to the addition,
  if you cant supply your provider with the
  necessary documentation related to permits and
  zoning laws, you may be in breach of the terms of
  your policy, and be unable to make any claims.

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• The biggest thing to takeaway from this, is that
  you should always make hiring a good general
  contractor, your first priority. From then on in,
  with them by your side and their team of
  sub-contractors at the ready, you can look
  forward to a bigger, more valuable home.

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• RZ Construction Group Inc is the best fully
  inclusive home addition contractor in Queens, NY.
  From initial design to final clean up, our
  results speak for themselves. We are fully
  licensed, insured, and bonded to provide both
  commercial and residential construction services
  to customers in Queens and the surrounding area.
  We also offer kitchen and bathroom remodel in
  Astoria. Proud to serve New York State for 25
  years. No job is too small nor too big. If you
  are looking for new house contractors in Queens,
  NY or want to know more about our wide range of
  professional but affordable construction and
  repair services, reach out to us at (718)
  938-9887.