EVEN BEFORE NATE AND KATIE Maxfield signed their purchase and sale agreement in 2008, they knew the Cape they’d found in Wakefield wasn’t living up to its potential despite its ideal location. “It was in an area where it’s hard to find affordable homes,” says Nate, a designer at Verizon and a freelance game developer for phones and tablets. “We knew it was a good neighborhood to get into. Tightknit, lots of young families, lots of renovations going on.” But at just 1,400 square feet, the four-bedroom house was too small. “We knew we needed more room.”
The solution? Not just one but two additions — one already done, one still to come.
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As a contractor, I have never seen a high end addition done without major problems and higher costs when the homeowner get involved as the GC or something similar. It simply does not work. You think you're going to save a lot of money or be Mr. Macho to the wife, but wind up with uncoordinated, shoddy, slow work. My advice to homeowners: learn about the process, materials, staging. coordination, but then hire a design-build GC you trust.