Foundation and structure
We built the new foundation to match the existing raised foundation height, so the addition's floor meets the house at the same level, and upgraded the electrical panel.
Case study · Ventura · 2025–26
Home addition with a roof deck.
A dining room, bedroom and bathroom added to an older home, with a roof deck and fireplace on top, built to look original.
Project facts
- Location
- Ventura, CA
- Completed
- 2025–26
- Project type
- Home addition with roof deck
- Scope
- New dining room, bedroom and bathroom; roof deck with parapet walls and fireplace; redwood entry overhang
- Our role
- General contractor
The project
The owners wanted more room without changing the character of their home: a dining room, a bedroom and a bathroom, plus a roof deck on top of the addition with its own fireplace. The goal was an addition that reads as part of the original house, inside and out.
The challenges
- Matching a raised foundation. The new foundation had to be built to the height of the existing raised foundation so the floors line up.
- A usable roof deck. The addition's roof had to work as an outdoor living space, with parapet walls, a waterproof deck surface and a fireplace.
- Matching original details. Windows, stucco and the interior cove doorways and ceiling corners all had to match the existing home.
How we handled it
New space that looks original.
Roof deck
Parapet walls capped with stone wall caps, a Tufflex deck coating and a fireplace turn the addition's roof into an outdoor room.
Matching details
Windows matched to the original windows, stucco matched to the existing, a redwood overhang over the entry, and cove doorways and ceiling corners to match the rest of the home.
Project photos
From footings to the roof deck.
A dining room, bedroom and bathroom that blend into the original house, topped by a roof deck with a fireplace.
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