Before ER Home Designs, I spent almost 10 years designing exclusively for one of San Diego’s oldest Design-Build firms. In that time, I can’t tell you the number of times a homeowner walked into my office with a freshly permitted set of plans. It was often a very similar story. The homeowner had spent the better part of $10K (often more than that) on their architect and were now looking to bid their plans out to potential contractors. Without immediately assuming that this homeowner would be disappointed like the last, I’d almost always start out asking, “What was the budget […]
Read more →It’s probably one of the single most requests that I get from homeowners looking to add on. They need a couple bedrooms but don’t want to take up what little backyard is left. It’s understandable with nearly all of San Diego homes built prior to the 1970s. Nearly all of them with bedrooms smaller than 10’x10’. Everyone needs more space. However, after meeting with a couple reputable contractors you may quickly learn that not only is it more costly to build up than to build on the ground level…it’s way, way more to build up than to build on the […]
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