Your reno home builders
specializing in home additions
So you’ve outgrown your existing home but you really don’t want to move. An addition might be the perfect solution for you!
M. B. Lewis Construction, Inc. is a full service general contractor. We can handle your home improvement addition project from start (design/plans) to turnkey completion.
If you want to utilize your own home improvement skills and save yourself some money in the process, we can get your building “dried in” (meaning the foundation will be completed, the structure will be framed, and the roof will be on, but your project will not be completely finished) and let you take it from there.
Either way, M. B. Lewis Construction, Inc. can see to it that your home improvement project is just that—a home improvement!
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Home Additions FAQ
Q1. I have family coming in 2-3 weeks—can my addition/home improvement be done by then?
A1. Realistically not. The process of drawing the plans, engineering the plans, and pushing those plans through the building department takes several weeks to several months. Waiting for the building department to approve the plans takes up the vast majority of this time. Of course, during that time we are proactive in pushing your plans through the red tape in as little time as possible.
Q2. I don’t like dust, noise, mess, etc. Can my addition/home
improvement project be done without that?
A2. Construction is usually a bit noisy and messy. There are steps that can be taken to minimize this; however, it cannot be completely eliminated. However, you should expect that any contractor you hire will clean up after themselves.
Q3. We can’t decide if we want you to handle the entire project, or if we want to do some of it ourselves. What do you suggest?
A3. This question can only be answered by you. You might consider these things:
(1) How much time can you devote each week to completing this project? Normally our work crews spend 8-10 hours per day on the project. Most do-it-yourself-ers obviously do not have that much time to commit to the project. In addition, usually you are working alone rather than with a crew; therefore it takes longer. Figure up how many man-hours it will take to complete the project, and divide that by the number of hours you have available. Can you wait that long?
(2) Do you have the patience and/or know-how to complete the project?
(3) Do you know what you want, and/or can you make decisions about colors, fixtures, etc. quickly and easily? You know yourself better than anyone else, so if you know that it will take some time for you to decide what fixtures you will want or what color you want to paint your walls, you might need to spend the time making your selections while you are waiting for permits. During construction these choices need to be made quickly, and it is easy to become overwhelmed by all of the decisions you have to make.
Q4. We don’t have any desire to do the work ourselves; we would just like to hire a contractor who will handle our project from start to finish. Can M. B. Lewis Construction, Inc. do that?
A4. Absolutely! M. B. Lewis Construction can handle your home improvement project from start to finish. Whether you have your own plans for your addition or you need help designing your project, we can start from there and see your project through to its completion.
Q5. We have a friend who has some construction experience. We were thinking it might save us some money if we hire him.
A5. Is your friend a licensed contractor? If not, do you have workmen’s compensation insurance, unemployment, and payroll in place to pay him as your employee? If you pay your friend a set price as you would a contractor, or even by the hour without him actually being on your payroll (with all taxes withheld and insurance in place), he is acting as a contractor without a license, which is against the law. In addition, if someone (even a good friend) working on your project is injured, they could come after you for all of their expenses.