| Often times there is a more environmentally friendly | | | | creates an attractive focal point in the space while |
| and lower cost alternative to a "big box" addition. | | | | increasing the rooms' natural light and views to the |
| Small but well-designed additions can give you exactly | | | | exterior. Bays also allow for the inclusion of window |
| what you need at a fraction of the cost. These low | | | | seats, which are both functional and aesthetic. They |
| cost room additions also create minimal or no change | | | | can offer additional seating, create a cozy niche |
| in the exterior appearance of your home. Small | | | | adjacent to a larger space and provide storage space |
| additions are especially effective in bathrooms, living | | | | under the seat. |
| rooms, dining rooms and kitchens. | | | | In a kitchen, adding just 2 feet to one side allows |
| One couple who lived near Salt Lake City, Utah | | | | you to put in extra cabinets while maintaining the |
| needed a larger shower and closet for their | | | | kitchen's open floor space. |
| second-story master bathroom. Rather than designing | | | | If you're interested in making a small room addition to |
| a new large addition, a simple a 2-by-4-foot bay was | | | | your home, keep the following structural aspects in |
| added directly above a bay window that already | | | | mind: |
| existed in the dining room below the master bath. | | | | - It is possible to have a small addition, such as a bay |
| This created a perfect spot for a new jetted tub, | | | | window, jut several feet out from the wall of your |
| freed up space for a larger, separate shower and a | | | | home, eliminating the need to pour a new concrete |
| bigger closet. The overall functionality of the space | | | | foundation. |
| was also much improved. | | | | - You can "borrow" a few feet from a room or |
| Another couple in the Avenues of Salt Lake City had | | | | space adjacent to the room you want to enlarge. For |
| a living room that was only 11 feet wide. A | | | | example, you can capture the space from a closet to |
| 2-by-6-foot bay window on one side of the living | | | | add to a bathroom, which would allow enough space |
| room was designed for them by their architect. This | | | | for a new shower or bathtub. |
| minor addition allowed them to include the additional | | | | - If you have a large roof overhang of 2 to 4 feet, |
| furniture they wanted to use at a fraction of the | | | | you may be able to tuck an addition under your |
| cost of building the addition they thought would be | | | | existing roof. If you don't have such an overhang, |
| necessary. | | | | you will need to build a new roof to cover an |
| Adding bays in living rooms or dining rooms also | | | | addition. |