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Between growing families and the need for a little extra space to stretch out, many people in Massachusetts and New Hampshire need room addition contractors.

If you’re looking for the perfect room addition for your next project, we can help. Our design/build remodeling company has two convenient locations in Nashua and Salem, New Hampshire, to accommodate your home addition project.

Types of Room Additions & Which Is Right for You

Whether you purchased your home with a future addition in mind or you’ve unexpectedly outgrown your current square footage, a room addition can help restore comfort and functionality to your living space. Make the most of your investment by choosing the type of room addition that best suits your needs, structure, and lifestyle, which may include:

Home Additions

A conventional home addition is a major undertaking, involving multiple rooms or defined spaces complete with plumbing, HVAC, wiring, and more. This type of addition is the longest and most costly type, which may span two or more stories, but it’s also likely to give you the highest return on your investment.

Room Additions & Conversions

This is the most common type of house addition. It’s built onto the existing home and fills a specific need for a functional living space. Common room additions include: Updated cathedral bedroom with skylights and bathroom/closet expansion

Bump Outs

A bump-out is an extension onto an existing room to give it more square footage. Examples can look like: Updated walk-in pantry and laundry room with patterned tile floor and robin egg blue barn door

Kitchen: A bump-out can create the space needed for a kitchen island, additional storage, or a dining table.
Bathroom: Turn a half-bath into a full bath or use a bump-out to create a luxurious en suite.
Utility spaces: A laundry room or mudroom adjacent to the rear entryway of a home can enhance functionality and reduce clutter.
Bedroom: Transform your primary bedroom into a spacious retreat with room for a sitting area, walk-in closet, and more.

Garage Conversions

A single or double attached garage can be converted into additional living space such as a bedroom, game room, or home office, with most of the structural components already in place. While there may be electrical connections, it could be a challenge to install plumbing and HVAC, and this type of addition may negatively impact resale down the road, as a garage is an attractive selling feature.

Our dedicated team of home remodeling experts will help transform the look and feel of your home with exceptional design services and only the finest quality materials and craftsmanship. Contact us online or call our Salem office or our Nashua location to schedule a consultation.

Why Consider a Room or Home Addition for Your Nashua-Area Home?

Are you dreaming of a family room addition? What about adding a room to your house or another kind of home addition? You should consider a room addition if:

Modern dining room with dining table, chairs and lighting

You wish to create more space without moving.
Your house needs to adapt to growing needs.
You want to improve your home’s value.

When you choose Blackdog Design/Build for a room addition or home remodeling services, you don’t have to worry about exceeding your budget or running into surprises.

Our professionals will walk you through the entire home or room addition process, but we’ll also discuss the average cost of home additions in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, so you know what you’re getting into.

Contact us today to learn more about room additions in Salem or Nashua. You can also call our Nashua or Salem location.

Frequently Asked Questions About Home Additions

Will a room addition increase the value of my home?

Adding a new room to your home will usually increase your home’s value, with the specific gain depending on the details. Factors like the type of addition, what space you’re using for it, other homes in your neighborhood, market trends, and other factors all shape the final impact on your home value.

As a general rule, an extra bedroom can add 15% to the value of a home, for example, but this number can vary dramatically when considering the size of the bedroom, the location of your property, how many rooms you already have, etc.

How do I know if my home can accommodate a room addition?

The most reliable way to find out is to discuss it with an appropriately trained architect with the building plan of your home in hand. While nearly any home can accommodate some form of room addition, the specifics of what’s possible depends on many factors, including whether you’re willing to invest more money into making necessary structural changes to achieve a particular addition.

How long does a room addition project take?

Most room addition projects take three or four months, though the specifics of your addition could scale this number up or down by quite a bit. A minor first-floor addition starting with a house that’s amenable to it could be finished in under two months in some cases, while a massive addition on a higher floor requiring substantial architectural work could exceed six months in some situations.

A careful planning process can substantially reduce the overall work period, as avoiding unexpected occurrences and downtime is crucial to getting the project completed in a timely manner.

Are there any restrictions for room additions on my home?

In most places, you’ll need a permit for room additions. Even if you don’t plan to resell, you’ll also need to be making safe, code-compliant additions that don’t compromise your property and make it a threat to you, your neighbors, or anyone else in the area — a dangerous property isn’t only a risk to the homeowner inside of it, in many cases.

Fortunately, working with our team will make it easy to determine what changes you can make and to make them safely, legally, and with an eye toward long-term value and safety for your property.

What kinds of room additions are most valuable?

When it comes to room additions for home value, you’re typically looking to enhance a primary suite, add a bathroom, or make a kitchen more luxurious. You might also add a bedroom if you have fewer than is popular for homes in your area or add a home office if you’re in an area that’s grown popular for working from home.

Above all else, it’s important to look at any specific shortcomings you see in your property when set alongside comparable properties; if your kitchen is lovely or your have plenty of bathrooms already, invest in a different room addition.

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