Home Additions in Alpharetta, GA
An addition is a structural project wearing a decorating project's clothes. Foundation, framing, roof tie-in, envelope, and mechanicals all have to be right before anyone picks a paint color — and how the new part meets the old part, at the roofline and at the floor, is what determines whether it reads as original or as an addition.
What a project like this includes
- Survey review, setbacks, and any overlay or zoning constraint checked before design begins
- Foundation designed for the soil and the structure it carries, with an engineer where one is required
- Roof tie-in detailed rather than improvised — this is the joint everybody sees
- Floor structure matched so the new floor meets the old one without a step or a hump
- Mechanical, electrical and plumbing extended and, where the existing capacity will not carry it, upgraded
- Envelope, windows and exterior finishes matched to the existing house
- Full permit package, including engineering, filed with your jurisdiction
- Final clean and the five-year workmanship warranty
What it usually does not
- A variance, if the addition needs one — that is a separate application on somebody else's calendar, and nobody can promise how it lands
- Site work, drainage and landscaping outside the scope in your proposal
- Matching a discontinued brick, siding or roof product exactly — we will show you the closest available and you decide
- Unknown foundation or soil conditions, which are handled as priced change orders
Anything on this list can be brought into scope. It is here because it is not automatically in it, and knowing that now is worth more than finding out in month three.
How this work moves through our six phases
- 1
Discovery
We walk the house and put scope and a realistic band in writing.
- 2
Design AgreementPayment
Design goes under a signed agreement with a defined fee and scope.
- 3
Design & Selections
Drawings, structural review, and every selection locked before construction.
- 4
Fixed-Price ProposalPayment
One fixed price, from the trades who will build it, with the scope attached.
- 5
Construction
One production manager, one project manager, weekly written updates.
- 6
Warranty Walk
Punch list closed, warranty handed over, and we come back at eleven months.
What this usually involves
We publish four investment ranges and our minimum of $60,000, along with what each range typically includes and who we are honestly not the right firm for. Your own number comes from the Fixed-Price Proposal in phase four, once the drawings exist.
Browsing rather than scoping? Additions in the portfolio is the same work photographed rather than described.
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Questions about home additions
How long does an addition take?
Design is typically ten to fourteen weeks including engineering. Construction usually runs four to eight months depending on size, foundation type, and how much of the existing house has to be opened up. Permit review time varies by jurisdiction and is called out separately in your schedule.
What investment range does an addition usually land in?
Additions are the shape of our third band, and a large one reaches the fourth. All four ranges and what they typically include are published on The Right Fit.
Do we need a permit, and who issues it?
Yes, and it depends entirely on your address. Georgia deletes the administrative chapter of the residential code without substitution, so there is no state permit requirement for anything — permitting is a local question. A Milton address permits through the City of Milton; an East Cobb address permits through Cobb County, because East Cobb has no city government. We file it either way.
What does the five-year workmanship warranty cover on an addition?
Our workmanship for five years from substantial completion — framing, envelope, roofing installation, drywall, trim, and the installation of everything we put in. Windows, roofing products and mechanical equipment carry their own manufacturer warranties.
Will the addition look like an addition?
That is decided at the roofline and at the window proportion, and it is decided during design rather than in the field. We draw the elevation of the whole house, not just the new part, precisely so you can see the answer before you sign.
Tell us about your house
Four short steps. It goes straight to Priscilla, who will call within one business day to set up a free Discovery visit.
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