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Things To Consider When Approaching Custom Home Additions In Washington DC

Working with a design build contracting team for custom home additions is the best decision a home owner can make. A knowledgeable design build team can make custom home additions what you truly want, and in most cases, better than you had even imagined.

The first important consideration when building custom home additions is where to start. In a word, the kitchen. Experts across the industries, including architects, designers, real estate professionals and contractors, all recommend starting your custom home additions in the kitchen to see the greatest return on your investment. Estimates indicate homeowners who focus their custom home additions on the kitchen first can expect to see between 75 and 85 percent of return when selling the home.

Begin by focusing on how to expand your kitchen when creating custom home additions, unless of course you currently have a substantial sized kitchen. Kitchens are no longer just for cooking meals. Rather, they have transitioned into an extension of the family room as family members congregate while meals are being prepared, often eat in the kitchen and usually remain in the same general space for leisure at the conclusion of the meal. Working with your design build contractors to incorporate welcoming and inviting features into custom home additions is a way to maximize the value of the addition as well as the space.

Consider what you enjoy about your kitchen and what could be improved upon. The location of appliances can be rearranged during the planning and design phase of custom home additions to better accommodate movement and preparatory activities. The size and organizational space of the pantry is a major concern for many homeowners considering a custom home addition, making it the prime opportunity to make better use of the space.

To discuss other options for your custom home addition, sit down and chat with the home addition experts at Hanlon Design Build. Serving customers throughout the Washington DC area, including NW DC, Bethesda, MD, Chevy Chase, MD, McLean, VA, Georgetown, Palisades, Spring Valley, Foxhall Road, Edgemoor and Wesley Heights, the design build team at Hanlon Design Build provide knowledge, vision and expertise in the home additions field.