Two and three-story additions have been keeping us busy all over town as of late, and with good reason – in today’s market most of our clients are finding improvements to their existing home the best investment of all. For those of you following along from our last installment, you’ll find updates on our 3-story Kensington addition further below, but today, we want to introduce you to our latest… Continue Reading
This Porch Addition Will Add Much Needed Space, But The Insulation Is Key
If you’ve been looking to add some much needed space to your home, one of the most popular approaches is an extension built onto the back of your existing floorpan. 2021 has seen a number of requests from our clients for porch and sunroom additions. For example, this porch project below is one we are are actively working on this month for a client seeking not only some extra space,… Continue Reading
Sometimes Remodeling With Care Means Thinking Outside The Box – Or In This Case, Saving That Perfect Shade Tree!
When this Bethesda client approached us to enlarge, rebuild, and modernize their old rear deck there was just one problem – their favorite shade tree and its mature roots were dangerously close to the expanded footprint of the new deck. The homeowners desperately wanted to save the tree, and that meant extreme care and precision had to be taken in the trimming its roots. One wrong move could not only… Continue Reading
From Drab To Dramatic – The Anatomy of a True Home Remodeling Makeover
With home prices going through the roof and available inventory here in the local area at historic lows, most of the calls we take as of late here at Artistic Design Build have been from area homeowners looking for a way to leverage the lot and home they already own in a way that can deliver much more. For some, the hardest part until we meet with them is envisioning… Continue Reading
Project Update – This DC Home Needed More Space For Grandma!
When we last left off on this property you’ll remember that these homeowners have an aging loved one moving in and are in need of not only some additional space, but a full bathroom added to the first floor. To address these needs we designed a new porch addition along the rear of the house, a new full bathroom for the 1st floor, as well as the addition of a… Continue Reading
