When it comes to expanding your home, you’re probably thinking that you’ll have to expand skyward. There are other options for homeowners who want to gain some extra room in their home. Many homeowners are taking their expansion efforts downward with incredible expansions and additions being dug under their existing home.
Swimming Pools
If you’ve always wanted a swimming pool in your yard, but didn’t have the space, consider adding a swimming pool under the home. While it’s not an inexpensive venture to excavate under a home, it’s an option for people who have the money for expansion without the room to do it.
Garage
Adding a garage under the home is a great way to free up space outdoors. These options are not just for the rich and famous. With a great designer and general contractor, you can create a garage that will fit underneath the home seamlessly. A sloped entrance can bring the garage into a recessed space under the home that will provide an extremely secure entrance to the home.
Bathroom Suite
When you don’t have the room above ground for a beautiful master bedroom with en suite, the solution might be adding the room underground. It doesn’t have to be dark and dingy either. The addition of skylights and open spaces will give the space a clean, airy feeling. Many homeowners with growing children are moving themselves into larger, private spaces underground to keep their privacy.
Bookcases
If you don’t have the budget to build an entire suite underground, you might opt for a few touches of ingenuity in the form of bookcases in the floor. With the help of a contractor, you can open the floor and reinforce the space to provide a bookcase in the floor itself. This frees up space in the room for other pieces of furniture.
Wine Cellar
Those who have always dreamed of a wine cellar can create a small space under the kitchen floor for storing wine. It can easily be added to the part of the cellar that is directly under the kitchen with a hatch for easy access. If you’re feeling really ambitious, you could add a beautiful spiral staircase for access to the wine cellar of your dreams.
Storage
Instead of adding a large freezer or extra fridge in the home, you might consider a waterproof storage container designed to be buried in the backyard. In a time before electricity, many homes had a space in the cool recesses of their cellars for storing vegetables and other foods. It’s cooler underground, and the airtight container won’t need electricity.
When you’re dreaming of expanding your home, but you don’t seem to have the space, it’s time to think about expanding in a different direction. The structure and foundation of the home might limit your design ideas, but with the help of a contractor, like Alair Homes, you’ll be able to find a solution that works for your home.