Saturday, July 26, 2014 at 02:21AM Orange County Room Additions
Attic Conversions and Loft Additions
We hope you get inspired!
How to salvage the space underneath slanted ceilings.
Article on houzz.
Friday, July 25, 2014 at 12:54PM Orange County Loft Addition Specialists
Room Addition in Newport Coast, California
BEFORE AND AFTER LOFT ADDITION (1st floor)
If you've lived in your home with high ceilings for any length of time, you're probably very accustomed to the feeling of having the grand space above your head. Sometimes it is hard to visualize how it will look and how you will feel when closing off that high open space. So we like to present before and after pictures to help you see the difference.
This room received a nine foot ceiling with a coffer that made the room 9'6" in the center. Faux wood beams were added as an excellent optional finishing touch.
We hope you get inspired!
BEFORE (BELOW)
AFTER (BELOW)
Thursday, July 24, 2014 at 02:12PM Orange County Loft Additions
by Truadditions
If you are converting a high ceiling into a new room you can take the opportunity to dramatically remodel the room below the new room. Although a new ceiling along will change the look and feel of the room below you can add what is known as a coffer which is sometimes called a tray ceiling.
There are many shapes and sizes of coffers. Take a look at a few examples below;
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 02:54AM Stair Rail Remodeling in Orange County
As a loft addition specialist in Orange County we are constantly working with stair railing, balcony railing and even deck railing. The nature of the room addition projects that we specialize in nearly always require us to modify handrails, extend balcony railing across the new loft to match existing raiilng features, or upgrade the stair and balcony railing altogether.
Whether you are looking to upgrade your stair railing to wood, wrought iron or glass we can help you with a beautiful cost effective remodeling solution.
Check out our ideabook we've shared on houzz which features other designers from around the world as well as our own work.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 05:36PM Newport Coast Room Additions by Truadditions.
Room Addition Not Permitted
In the past years we have received numerous calls from real estate agents and homeowners that were looking to acquire a permit for a loft addition that was previously built someone else without a permit.
Truadditions always builds properly permitted additions, but not everyone plays by the rules. There are others that will make it sound cheaper to skirt by without a permit, but in the end the homeowner will eventually pay the price and usually much more.
We can help you get a permit for a previously built loft or room addition if you find yourself in this situation.
The steps involved may vary and the each city may handle the process a bit differently, but regardless we have always been able to acquire permits by producing as-built drawings and in some cases retrofitting a few components.
The worse case scenario we encountered was a loft that was built so bad that it had to be completely retrofitted. It hind sight it probably would have been much easier to rip the existing out and build it again.
We would hope that everyone would follow the rules, but if you find yourself purchasing a home that has an unpermitted addition give us a call.
866-481-5144