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Add living space to the interior of your home

A guide to planning and installing additional living space to the interior of your home

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As the size of the average family grows, more people are trying to come up with residential remodeling projects that will provide them with more living space throughout the interior of their homes. By building room additions, additional living space becomes available in the interior of your home. There are other ways this goal can be accomplished, some of which you may not have considered yet.

Room Additions

adding living space with additional shelvingAdding a room to your house is one of the best ways to provide the interior of your home with more living space. However, it can also be the most expensive way of accomplishing this goal. It is much more difficult to build a room onto your home than it is to complete some of the other projects that involve converting interior spaces into larger living areas. When you plan to add a room to your home, you should always factor in the costs of contractors and inspectors you may need to hire.

Room additions can end up costing over $10,000 by the end of the project. While it is an expense many find well worth it, it is also an expense many cannot afford.

Finished Basements and Finished Attics

Finishing your basement or attic can be a less expensive way of adding living space to your house in comparison to adding a room. While it can be a costly venture if you are not careful, if you are handy, most of it can be accomplished as a do-it-yourself project. By converting your unfinished basement or attic into a finished one, you can turn it into more than just a place of storage.

You can turn it into the following:

  • Den
  • Home office
  • Guest bedroom

You can also convert unfinished basements and attics into beautiful master bedrooms, and this project is considerably cheaper than making a room addition to accomplish the very same goal.

Shelving

The least expensive way to provide your home with more living space is to install shelving. You can choose to install shelving in certain areas or throughout the house. If you are looking for a cheap way to store your unused property, there are many different types of inexpensive storage shelves that you can install.

If you are thinking about ways to increase the living space in the interior of your home, you may want to consider the above options. The choice you make will mainly depend on the results you hope to achieve and the amount of money you hope to spend. It is important to research your choices carefully before you make any final decision. If you are still having trouble making a choice, visit Reply! to find answers to any questions you might still have.

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