Family Room Addition:

During excavation we discovered many, many rocks, so we decided to put them to good use – the larger stones were used as accents in the landscaping, and the smaller stones were recycled for use in the exterior finishes of the addition. We unearthed so many rocks during the job that the clients named their property "Stony Hill Farm," finally finding a name that fit their home after years of searching.

Below are pictures of the existing sunroom during the initial stages of demolition and a picture of the excavation area.

We installed a drainage line in a large crushed stone bed before the concrete was poured to avoid any future water problems in the new basement.  The foundation walls were made of poured concrete brought in by a pump truck. 

We had to properly support, or “underpin” the existing foundation before we could pour the concrete floor.  This is slowly done in stages where sections of earth are carefully removed from under the existing home and then replaced with poured concrete walls. 

On the left is a picture of the frames we used to pour each section. On the right, the finished wall is visible on the left side of the picture.

Once the extensive foundation work was completed, we started framing and the structure began to take shape.

During framing we constructed a custom cupola, capped with a standing seam copper roof. This created a distinctive detail on the home and provided an inlet for natural sunlight.  Copper roofing was also used on the new porch roof to carry the detail throughout the project.

The exterior was finished in stucco with a stone detail to match the existing home.  In order to better match the existing stonework, we took some of the local stones found on site, had them cleavered and reused them on the addition.

Below are some pictures of the finished addition and a note from the homeowner.