Claremont Room Additions, built in the right order
A Claremont home addition runs in a set order, with the old exterior wall coming out last. Footings, framing and roof come first. Aspenwell Construction.
The old exterior wall of a Claremont house is the last piece to come out. Before that, plans are approved, underground lines are marked, footings are dug, poured and left to gain strength, and the new frame goes up beside the house with a roof on top. Opening the wall late keeps rain and dust out of the living space for as long as possible.
Ground first, then frame
Footings are the first real work. They are formed, reinforced with steel and inspected before concrete arrives, then given days to cure so they can carry load. The floor system and walls follow, built to the engineer's drawings with straps and hold-downs set as the plans call. The roof is next, and it is covered with underlayment right away. Until that roof is dried in, the existing house stays closed and untouched, and the people living in it keep their rooms.
Opening the old wall
Only when the new shell is roofed does the connection get cut. The existing wall is opened to the width of the doorway, shored where it carries load, and a header or beam is set across. Wiring and plumbing inside that wall are rerouted and tested before they are closed. Finishes then run in one direction: insulation, drywall, trim and paint last, so the seam disappears into the rest of the house and the final inspection has nothing left to open.
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It depends on what the engineer finds at the footings and in the walls. A house may need added capacity such as wider footings, new posts or shear panels. Those reinforcements go in before the second floor is framed, since the new weight would otherwise land on parts nobody has verified.
The new wall is built beside the old one, then joined through plates, straps and a header where the doorway lands. Roofing overlaps at the seam with flashing layered under the shingles. We open the old wall late, so the house is exposed for the shortest time.
When access is already open, adding foundation bolts and bracing short walls under the floor is a modest extra step. They can ride in the addition's permit. The addition does not depend on them, so the choice stays with the owner.
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