Whether you’re adding a bedroom, a bathroom, or an entire wing to your home, an extension is a great way to boost your home’s square footage and increase its value. No matter how big or small your remodeling project is, planning is the key to a successful home addition. From gathering inspirational photos and hiring a contractor to setting up junk hauling and removal, adding on to your home takes careful planning and preparation. Here are some things to keep in mind as you plan your own home extension.

Organize Your Thoughts

As you are finalizing the layout and design of your home extension, you will likely have many sources of inspiration, from online articles and photo galleries to magazines and newspaper clippings. To keep your ideas organized, create an “inspiration notebook” where you store pictures and articles related to your home addition.

Consult a Contractor

Depending on the size and scope of your home extension, and on your construction abilities, you will likely need to bring in a contractor to complete your home extension. Besides the obvious advantages of hiring someone familiar with carpentry and electrical work to work on your home extension, a contractor will also make sure you have all of the necessary permits and licenses.

Prepare for the Mess

Home additions are quite messy. Tearing down walls, cutting wood, putting in installation, and laying new floors create a lot of debris. To make sure that your yard doesn’t look like the city dump during your extension, hire a company to haul away your junk. Not only will this keep your property clean, but it will also protect your children from getting hurt while playing with construction junk.

Before you break ground on your new home addition, call Peninsula Hauling & Demo, Inc. to learn more about our residential junk hauling services. We have dump trucks, excavators, and bobcats to remove junk and construction debris of all sizes. For additional information about our hauling services in the San Francisco Bay Area, call us at (650) 596 8105