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When planning an addition, there are many necessary items to consider, such as region, market demand, craftsmanship, style, and materials. The answers to these will determine the return on your investment. Some additions, like a second bathroom, will return most if not all of your investment. Other additions, like adding offices or additional suites, may or may not. The most important consideration is to plan your improvement to align with the other homes in your neighborhood. You can add a full marble bath with gold-plated fixtures in a tile bath neighborhood, but the likelihood of recouping your full investment is unlikely.
The whole point of many additions is to satisfy your need for comfort and beauty. If making your investment back when you sell is not a primary consideration, and you have the time and money to spend, do what satisfies you. There are building codes, but no specific rules for design. If that full marble bath makes you happy, go for it!
A house addition, unlike many remodeling projects, will probably require permits. The assistance of an architect or designer will help you avoid making costly, time-consuming mistakes. Their design skills and specialized training allow them to offer solutions as well as come up with interesting, unusual, and effective materials to save money and time. You will benefit when a pro takes your needs and tailors your new addition to meet your unique requirements.
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Ranking third among the U.S. states in area, California has a diverse topography and climate. A series of low mountains known as the Coast Ranges extends along the 1,200-mi (1,930-km) coast. The region from Point Arena, N of San Francisco, to the southern part of the state is subject to tremors and sometimes to severe earthquakes caused by tectonic stress along the San Andreas fault. The Coast Ranges receive heavy rainfall in the north, where the giant cathedrallike redwood forests prevail, but the climate of these mountains is considerably drier in S California, and S of the Golden Gate no major rivers reach the ocean. Behind the coastal ranges in central California lies the great Central Valley, a long alluvial valley drained by the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers. In the southeast lie vast wastelands, notably the Mojave Desert, site of Joshua Tree National Park
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