Home Additions - Consider Your Options When Adding To the House

You may have outgrown your current house and are now thinking about selling it so you can buy a new one. However, with the dismal housing market continuing to limp along, the likelihood of selling your property is more uncertain than ever, leaving you with limited options when it comes to acquiring more living space. Using manufactured home additions may be the answer to your problem, so consider some information about them.

If you want to avoid living for months with the dust and grime that often accompanies home additions, you can buy the necessary products directly from the manufacturer, which can cut the construction time to a matter of weeks. The items are built at the factory based on your exact measurements and then transported to your house via a truck. In the meantime, your contractor will have prepared the area for the addition. When it arrives, a crane will remove it from the truck and place it into position. Because there is more quality control done in a factory than on the job site, the finished product is comparable to the work of the average contractor. In addition, since additional materials are needed to ensure that the structure can withstand the difficulties involved in transportation to the job site, it is even sturdier than a non-factory addition.

Using fabricated home additions can save you money because the factories are often located in rural areas and hire local professionals to do the work for less than it would cost a site builder to do. The lower price usually even includes the truck, the crane, and the architect. But if you live hundreds of miles from the factory, the price of transporting the products can reduce your cost advantage. Additionally, in some areas, the construction business is so bad that builders have extremely low prices that may be below the factories' price.

On the other hand, you may decide to get a contractor to do the job. If so, be sure the one you choose is of good quality since you are trusting that your family can safely live with the new addition. You do not want a roof or wall to collapse just because you decided to save money by using a company with low prices due to low quality. Find out from other customers if they are happy with the results in their house. If possible, talk to someone who had work done years ago since you need to make sure it will stand up to years of use. This is because an addition may look good and may even seem fine for the first few months, but deteriorates over time. Consider checking online reviews, and be sure to look for complaints so that you know which companies to stay away from.

Whether you get the home additions shipped to your house or get a professional to do the job, you need to make sure you are getting a quality result. Otherwise, it can be a waste of money and may even be dangerous. Fortunately, asking others for their opinion and reading reviews online can help you decide.