Expanded kitchen with dark maple cabinets, a large quartz island and stainless appliances

Case study · Oxnard · 2020

Home addition and kitchen expansion.

A new primary suite and a larger kitchen and living room, finished in time for Thanksgiving.

Project facts

Location
Oxnard, CA
Completed
2020, just before Thanksgiving
Project type
Home addition and interior remodel
Scope
New primary bedroom and bathroom, expanded living room and kitchen, whole-house window replacement
Construction time
4 months
Our role
General contractor, all aspects of construction

The project

The owners wanted a primary bedroom and bathroom of their own, plus more room where the family spends its time: a bigger living room and kitchen. That meant opening up the existing house rather than building a separate wing, so the new space had to look and feel like it had always been there.

The challenges

  • Opening the existing house. Existing exterior walls had to be demolished to connect the addition to the living room and kitchen, while the rest of the home stayed intact.
  • A new foundation tied to the old house. The addition needed its own new foundation, built to join the existing structure.
  • Making the addition disappear. The new roof had to match the existing roof, and the stucco texture had to match the original, so the addition wouldn't stand out from the street.
  • Working within the existing utilities. The larger home had to be served by the same utility sizes the house already had.

How we handled it

One house, not a house with an addition.

Structure

We handled every part of the construction: demolishing the exterior walls, pouring the new foundation, and framing the addition into the existing house.

Exterior match

We built the new roof to match the existing one and matched the stucco texture to the original. While the walls were open, we replaced all of the home's old windows with new-construction windows.

Interior finishes

Maple cabinets, quartz countertops, tile flooring, crown molding and new double doors into the primary bedroom tie the new and existing rooms together.

Project photos

From demolition to a finished home.

The family moved into a new primary suite with a larger kitchen and living room. The work took four months and was finished just before Thanksgiving.

Skid steer clearing demolition debris beside the opened exterior walls of the house
Demolishing the exterior walls
Footing trenches dug in the back yard alongside the existing house
Excavating for the new foundation
Framing where the existing house opens into the new addition
Opening the house into the addition
Roof rafters being set over the new addition
Roof framing
Stucco lath on the addition with new windows installed throughout the house
Stucco lath and new windows
Finished stucco on the addition matching the existing two-story house
Stucco texture matched to the original
Completed kitchen with dark maple cabinets, quartz island and stainless appliances
Expanded kitchen
Kitchen range wall with hood, tile backsplash and maple cabinets
Maple cabinets and quartz counters
Expanded living room with tile flooring and French doors to the yard
Expanded living room
Open living area with crown molding and double doors into the primary bedroom
Double doors into the primary bedroom
Primary bathroom with double vanity, glass shower and tiled tub
New primary bathroom
Jetted tub surrounded by large marble-look tile
Primary bathroom tub

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