{"id":20121,"date":"2019-05-15T08:03:47","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T13:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/?page_id=20121"},"modified":"2019-05-15T08:35:06","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T13:35:06","slug":"great-room-addition-design-planning-ideas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_articles\/great-room-addition-design-planning-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Room Addition Design and Planning Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Planning and Designing a Great Room Addition<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>By Mark J. Donovan<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!-- google_ad_client = \"pub-3988490936633155\"; \/* Homepage_Home_Improvement_468x15_ATF, created 8\/13\/10 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"6539705898\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; \/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"KonaBody\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- New_300x250_051317 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 250px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3988490936633155\" data-ad-slot=\"4202793463\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"49%\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">One way to create extra finished living space for your family is to build a great room addition. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A great room addition is ideal for creating a warm and comfortable living space for family and friends to retire to at the end of a busy day to socialize, or to watch a football game. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Before going too far in your great room addition design plans you must consider first several important factors. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Often great room additions are built off the side or back of a home adjacent to the kitchen area, making a big finished area that is ideal for large gatherings. Great room additions off kitchens are most often the desired plan by homeowners, as it lends itself better for parties and other social functions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Great Room Addition Benefits<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"50%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Building a great room addition also makes an excellent financial investment decision as prospective home-buyers always like to see them, particularly when they are built adjacent to a kitchen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This way the homeowners can stay better connected with their guests or small children while they are working in the kitchen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If you are considering a building a great room addition there are a number of important things you should be aware of and should consider in a great room addition design.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"49%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9415 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Wood_Flooring_Pic1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Great Room Addition\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Wood_Flooring_Pic1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Wood_Flooring_Pic1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Summarized below are the key items you should think about as part of the planning and design process of your great room addition project.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Great Room Addition Design Plan Considerations<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">First and foremost write down what you want to achieve in your great room addition design plans. For example, how large of a great room do you want? How many square feet will it be? Where will you position it relative to the existing home? Also, what particular features do you want to incorporate into it, e.g. a cathedral ceiling with skylights, an ingress\/egress exterior door, hardwood floors or carpeting, etc. Jot down all of the key features and building materials you want to include in your great room addition plans.<\/span><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- 468x60_below_Author_Name --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 468px; height: 60px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3988490936633155\" data-ad-slot=\"5936342260\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">After you clearly understand what you want to build for a great room addition, then do some competitive market analysis (CMA) of your home pre and post the great room addition. This will give you an idea of how much you can invest in the great room addition and still have it as a positive investment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The CMA process involves gathering a list of home\u2019s currently listed for sale in your community. You then compare the price of them versus your home.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"49%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_addition_bid_sheets\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-381 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Home_Addition_Bid_Sheets_Ad_250x250.jpg\" alt=\"Home Addition Bid Sheets\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Home_Addition_Bid_Sheets_Ad_250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Home_Addition_Bid_Sheets_Ad_250x250-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You will need to develop two sets of comparisons, one without the great room addition plans and one with. You may want to work with a real estate agent to help conduct the CMA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In the end the CMA should give you an idea of what your maximum budget should be for the great room addition, such that the project is a positive financial investment right from the start.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Generating Great Room Addition Design Plans<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Once you have come up with a rough size of your great room addition, at least in terms of square feet, the next step is to put together a complete set of construction plans. You may want to enlist an architect to help you with this, or alternatively, there are number of home design software packages on the market that you can use to create your own set of plans.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It is important to keep in mind when generating your great room design plans that both the interior and exterior of the addition need to meld well functionally and aesthetically into the existing home. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Also, the great room addition should be sized such that it does not represent more than a third of the length of the home when looking at it curbside. If it is any larger it will look out of proportion with the main part of the house.<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"49%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-852 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Great_Room_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Living room design ideas\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Great_Room_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Great_Room_1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Key areas to watch out for when generating the great room addition plans are the roof lines, elevations and the placement of windows and exterior doors. Again, they all need to meld well into the existing home.<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It is often with these particular items that homeowners get frustrated attempting to generate their own set of plans and end up calling in an architect for help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You should also visit your local building inspector while developing your set of great room design plans to make sure there are no specific setbacks and easement restrictions that you need to be aware of.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">They can also make you aware of any important building codes that you need to include in your great room design plans. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_addition_bid_sheets\/room-addition-bid-sheet\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11882\" src=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/New-Home-Construction-Bid-Sheet-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"New Home Construction Bid Sheet\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/New-Home-Construction-Bid-Sheet-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/New-Home-Construction-Bid-Sheet-768x1056.jpg 768w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/New-Home-Construction-Bid-Sheet-745x1024.jpg 745w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/New-Home-Construction-Bid-Sheet.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In addition, the building inspector will be the one that grants you the permit to build the great room addition, and will most likely be the one to conduct the various inspections required during its construction. So it is good to make him or her aware of your intentions early on in the design process.<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Financing your Great Room Addition<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Once you have a set of great room addition plans and\u00a0 a budget you can determine how much financing you will need to obtain, unless of course you are paying cash for the project. If mortgage rates are currently low, relative to your existing mortgage, then you may want to refinance your entire home and request a loan size that includes the construction of the great room addition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"background: url('http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/images\/Home_Addition_form_Ad_Small_rev1.jpg') no-repeat top; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; height: 190px; width: 275px;\">\n<form action=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/UHI-info\/Additions.htm#form\" method=\"get\"><input style=\"float: left; width: 80px; margin: 110px -255px 50px 165px;\" name=\"PC\" size=\"20\" type=\"text\" \/><br \/>\n<input style=\"float: right; background: url('http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/images\/homeadditionplus-btn-next.gif'); height: 34px; width: 91px; border: 0px solid #000000; ; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 25px; margin-top: 130px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" type=\"submit\" value=\"\" \/><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If mortgage rates are higher than your existing mortgage rate, then you may want to go with a home equity loan to fund the room addition project.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>How Much Sweat Equity Will You Be Putting into the Great Room Addition Project?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Many homeowners building a great room addition decide to either be their own general contractor on the project, and\/or plan to do much of its construction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">First, unless you have previous construction experience building and managing many subcontractors, I would suggest you steer away from the idea of acting as your own general contractor. Yes, you could potentially save a few dollars by being your own general contractor, but it is just as likely you could spend more. A general contractor has experience with large construction projects, and knows how to manage subcontractors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_addition_bid_sheets\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11765\" src=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/HomeAddition_BidSheet_AD2-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"Home Addition Bid Sheets\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/HomeAddition_BidSheet_AD2-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/HomeAddition_BidSheet_AD2-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/HomeAddition_BidSheet_AD2.jpg 811w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Use one of these <a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_addition_bid_sheets\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Home Addition Bid Sheets<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to plan and build your great room addition construction project.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The general contractor will also more likely get lower cost subcontractor bids than you would since he\/she does business with the various subcontractors on a regular basis. He also knows who to hire and who not to. Key trades people that will need to be hired include an excavation contractor, foundation contractor, framing crew, electrician, plumber, insulation contractor, mason, and drywall contractor. In some cases you may also need to hire a roofing contractor if the framing contractor is uninterested in doing this work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In regards to the personal sweat equity, don\u2019t over estimate your skill levels and available time to do the work. If you do, it may take you a lot longer to complete the room addition than you could have imagined. Also, if you don\u2019t have all of the proper tools for the particular areas you want to do the work on, you\u2019ll need to account for the purchase or rental of the tools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">All this said, there are some areas of work that many homeowners can do, such as painting, tiling, and finished carpentry work. So think carefully what you really have the time and skills to do before biting off more that you can chew.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Disruption to the Family when Building a Great Room Addition<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Building a great room addition will no doubt cause some disruption around your house, and particularly so if the great room addition will attach to your kitchen. A great room construction project is akin to building a small house, so there will be many contractors to have to work around, and as a result, there will be dirt, dust and mess to contend with. Also, since a great room addition is such a big project, expect the construction to go on for up to several months. In addition, you will be asked to make hundreds of decisions and choices during the construction, so be prepared to have to invest some time and energy supporting the general contractor and crew.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">One key suggestion, I highly recommend renting a portable toilet and placing it on your property to prevent the need for contractors from having to walk through your house to visit your bathroom, or even worse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">So after considering all of these important factors in building a great room addition and still feeling up for the challenge, then go ahead and jump into the project with both feet. Generate the great room addition plans, find a reputable general contractor, obtain the financing, pull the permits, and begin the construction of your new living space. With any luck, within three to four months your family will be enjoying their newly finished living space in your home.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><b>For more help on building a great room addition<\/b><\/span>, see HomeAdditionPlus.com&#8217;s <strong><span lang=\"EN\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_addition_bid_sheets\/room-addition-bid-sheet\/\">Room Addition Bid sheet<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><b><span lang=\"EN\">. <\/span><\/b>The<b> <span lang=\"EN\"><a href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_addition_bid_sheets\/room-addition-bid-sheet\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Room Addition Bid Sheet <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b>will help ensure that your room addition project goes smoothly and is completed on time and budget.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_addition_bid_sheets\/room-addition-bid-sheet\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11872 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Room-Addition-Bid-Sheet-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"Room Addition Bid Sheet\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Room-Addition-Bid-Sheet-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Room-Addition-Bid-Sheet-768x1056.jpg 768w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Room-Addition-Bid-Sheet-745x1024.jpg 745w, https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Room-Addition-Bid-Sheet.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: large;\"><b>Related Info on Great Room Addition Design Ideas and other Home Addition Projects<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #0000ff;\"><b><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_articles\/room_addition_cost_estimates\/\">Home Addition Cost Estimates<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #0000ff;\"><b><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_articles\/estimating-home-addition-costs\/\">How to Estimate Home Addition Costs<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: large;\"><b><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/home_articles\/manufactured-home-additions\/\">Manufactured Home Additions a Good Option<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 14pt;\">Free Great Room Addition Price Quotes with No Obligation!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fill out our 3-5 minute quick and easy form, and receive a free price quote on a great room addition from one of our prescreened and licensed home addition contractors. This process is free and there is no obligation to continue once you receive your great room addition price estimate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inforequests.com\/pub5x\/\/?allowRefNet=N&amp;layout=H&amp;PublisherSubID=Room_Addition_Bottom&amp;url=http:\/\/g.gaesy.com\/cgi\/r?;n=203;c=622397;s=4383;x=7936;f=201006161516140;u=j;z=TIMESTAMP;&amp;servicescheckbox=ROOM_ADDITIONS&amp;submit=submit\" width=\"660\" height=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning and Designing a Great Room Addition By Mark J. Donovan One way to create extra finished living space for your family is to build a great room addition. A great room addition is ideal for creating a warm and comfortable living space for family and friends to retire to at the end of a busy day to socialize, or to watch a football game. 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