Second Story Additions in San Diego

Are you interested in adding more space to your home but constrained by a limited backyard or narrow property lines? Chances are if you are thinking about adding a second-story room addition in San Diego – you have begun entertaining versus looking into purchasing a new home.

Some considerations to make a note of:

• Approval of city planning/building department on your blueprints
• Most residential zones have maximum height ranges from 35 to 45 feet.
• Typically it is at least 30% or more cost to building up (second story) versus adding that same square footage to the ground level.

Heating and air conditioning

Will you integrate your existing or need a new system?

Staircase Structural Change

Important structural change – Does the current structure have load-bearing walls to support the new improvement?

Plumbing

Is your existing plumbing