Are you interested in making building additions to your home? There are a few steps you must take before you can bring your project to life in Houston.

7 Critical Steps to Building Additions to Your Home

Whether you’re adding a room to your home or looking into a more extensive transformation, use this guide to learn how to plan a home addition.

1. Determine Your Property Designation Status

You need to know what rules and requirements you need to follow when you’re building additions to your home. Is your property landmark protected or in a historic district? Are you a contributing structure, which adds to the character and significance of a historic neighborhood?

2. Find Your Property Lines

How much room do you have to work with on this project? You may want a massive sunroom or another large-scale addition, but you also need to keep in mind where your property lines are located so you don’t end up in your neighbor’s yard.

3. Establish the Scope of the Addition

Be exact with the scope of your new addition. You want to list all the details, from the expected size of the room to the fixtures that you want in it. Avoid adding more to the addition’s scope once the project is underway, as this can lead to major delays and budget increases.

4. Create a Design that Complements Your Current Floor Plan

While learning how to do an addition to your house, remember that you want the new room to be cohesive with the rest of your floor plan. When someone steps into that part of the house, it should feel like it was part of the original design. Look at similar houses to get inspiration and figure out which must-haves you should include when adding a room to your home.

5. Contact the City of Houston, Austin, San Antonio Planning and Development Department

Now that you know what you want to do, it’s time to get the right permits to proceed with the project. 

If this is your first home addition or you’d rather have someone experienced helping you with the often-confusing requirements, contact Plans & Permits to handle your City of Houston , Austin, San Antonio Planning and Permitting. Our team of professionals can expedite your permitting so that administrative tasks don’t cause a bottleneck while making additions to your home.

6. Create House Plans

Now you need the finalized plans that the contractors use to bring your home addition plans to life. Typically, you work with Houston home designers that specialize in creating these plans, such as Plans & Permits. While it might seem like a relatively straightforward part of your project, you need to have a plan that meets requirements for the City of Houston, Austin, San Antonio Building Code. Professional assistance is highly recommended.

7. Implement House Plans

Now it’s the most exciting part of the process — implementing your plans! All your hard work pays off once Atlas Green Homes come in and create your new room. Enjoy your expanded floor plan and start thinking about other home improvements that can improve your quality of life.

You have a lot of steps to go through when you’re preparing to add on to your Houston home. Reduce the stress and time it takes to go from idea to implementation by contacting us today

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The modern wood-framed house with its metal gable roof sits on a 3-acre property surrounded by coastal oak and redwood trees. Interior designer Steve Justrich was brought in during the early phases of construction to work with architect Kevin Killen. Justrich recommended a bold orange for the front door to add an alluring touch to the serene exterior.

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The orange on the door reappears in the entryway on a floor-to-ceiling ombré wool tapestry that runs up the 25-foot-high wall. “The way the dye fades into the tapestry reminds me of a Rothko painting,” Justrich says. Paired with a modern Windsor bench, the tapestry adds warmth to the nearly all-white space.

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The home has few interior doors. Instead, wood-clad partition walls separate rooms without closing them off. “The whole house flows from one space to the next. Both from room to room and from interior to exterior,” Justrich says. “It’s a great example of California indoor-outdoor living.”

In the living room, a custom “sofa” is composed of two separate seats and a central table, all of which can be rearranged. A padded window seat provides additional seating.

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A stained oak partition wall incorporates a gas fireplace. In front of the fireplace, a ledge of poured concrete creates a seat for warming by the fire. A continuous ceiling rail on the south wall of the home supports the drapes. “The panel of drapes are obviously functional, but aesthetically, they look more like a piece of architecture to me,” Justrich says.

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The dining room features a nearly 10-foot table of live-edge sycamore designed by woodworker Evan Shively, owner of Marin County-based Arborica. Justrich says he paired the table with six minimalist dining chairs to “add a softness without distracting from the table.”

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The kitchen includes oak perimeter cabinets in a light honey stain and an oak central island in a darker coffee stain. “Breaking up the stains in a room adds interest and keeps it from looking too monotone,” Justrich says.

The granite countertops have specks of red that are picked up by the burgundy leather-topped counter stools.

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Justrich designed a faceted breakfast table and bench that fit together like a puzzle. The table is topped with inlayed tile from Heath Ceramics, which is also based in Marin County. The glass-enclosed breakfast area features stunning views looking out toward Mount Tamalpais.

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The family room off the kitchen includes an angular leather sofa and an organic coffee table designed by Justrich. The table has a cast concrete top from Concreteworks of Oakland, California. A large abstract painting by Los Angeles-based artist Michael Illes infuses the room with rich color.

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The master bedroom includes a custom daybed with a spindle back designed by Justrich and a classic Platner lounge chair from Knoll. “I like to mix up vintage pieces and new designs. It keeps a home alive and not limited to any particular time period,” the designer says.

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