Seattle Home Additions

A home addition with CRD typically takes six to twelve months from design through construction completion. The design phase for additions is more involved than a standard remodel because it often requires architectural drawings, structural engineering, and coordination with Seattle’s zoning and permitting requirements.

Permitting for additions in Seattle can take six to ten weeks, depending on your neighborhood and the scope of the project. Your Project Manager will provide a detailed construction schedule before work begins.

Adding square footage to your home will likely increase its assessed value, which can affect your property taxes. King County assessors typically update property values after permitted construction is completed. The amount of increase depends on the size and quality of the addition relative to your existing home.

While we can’t provide tax advice, many of our clients find that the added living space and increased home value far outweigh the modest tax increase. We recommend consulting with a tax professional if you have specific concerns.

In some cases, no. However, most large and complex additions will require that you move out during construction. Structural changes can be very invasive and impact other rooms in your home in unexpected ways. Relocating for construction allows us to keep you safe and to be more effective and efficient.

We can assess the likelihood of having to move out at the beginning of the process so you know well in advance and can start planning.

Home addition costs in Seattle vary significantly depending on the size and complexity of what you’re adding. A second-story addition or primary suite bump-out typically starts around $400,000, while larger additions that include multiple rooms, a new kitchen, or significant structural work can range from $350,000 to $600,000 or more.

Seattle’s hilly lots and older foundations can add complexity that affects cost. Our free Additions Pricing Guide (crddesignbuild.com/content-offer/additions-pricing-guide/) gives you a realistic breakdown based on local projects, and during the design phase we’ll provide a fixed price before construction begins.

CRD warrants its work for 24 months starting from the time we sign the construction agreement. As the warranty comes to an end we always reach out to clients to let them know in advance in case any last minute fixes need to be made.

Design build is a full-service approach to home remodeling that includes both the design and construction. The design-build approach tends to offer homeowners better efficiency, accountability, communication, and convenience for their home remodeling project.

Our design process is divided into three steps: Schematic Design, Design Development and Construction Agreement.

Your design journey with CRD will begin with the Schematic Design phase in which we learn more about your goals, take measurements of your home, and gather ideas. During a series of meetings, your designer and architect will get your feedback on initial floor plans and design direction. As we develop an ideal scope of work, you will then have the opportunity to review preliminary pricing at the Schematic Estimate Meeting. Open and honest conversation about budget tracking is the foundation of CRD’s proven process and will give you the confidence and clarity to move forward.

This is followed by a series of Design Development meetings, where you will further refine your design. At the Letter of Intent Meeting, you will review updated pricing and make the decision to move forward with construction.

Finally, at the Construction Agreement meeting, you will have the opportunity to review your final pricing and construction documents before signing a fixed-price construction agreement. From there, construction begins, and soon you will be enjoying your remodeled space.

The design process timeline will differ depending on the size of the project.

See Also: The CRD Design Build Process

Prices vary widely depending on the area of the house being remodeled, how old the house is, and if any major structural alterations need to be done to the existing home to achieve the design goal.

See also: Pricing Guides

CRD is a fixed price construction company. We set a fixed cost once the design is finalized. There are two reasons the cost may change during construction: unforeseen conditions and the client. Unforeseen conditions uncovered during construction are common when remodeling old homes, but we have a proven process to quickly identify and solve potential hurdles. The other way the budget would change would be if the client decides to change the design after construction has begun.

A Project Manager helps gets your project out of design and smoothly into construction. They work with the entire production team on ensuring your project is always moving forward.

See also: Meet the CRD Team