Home Additions & Dormers in Merrick, NY
You need more room and moving is worse than building. Khella has built in Nassau County since 2006 and files Merrick work with Town of Hempstead Building Department. About fifteen minutes south-west.
Adding on in Merrick
Additions on raised houses have to match the new elevation and structure. We verify what was actually built after Sandy.
Shed and full dormers, second storeys, rear extensions and in-law suites, engineered to carry properly on the house you already have.
We survey the existing framing and foundation before drawing anything, so nobody promises you a bedroom the house cannot carry.
- Permit filed with Town of Hempstead Building Department, and jurisdiction confirmed before drawings
- Structural survey of the existing framing and foundation before design
- Shed dormers, full dormers and full second-storey additions
- Rear and side extensions, in-law and accessory apartments
- Steel and LVL beam work where the span calls for it
- Roof, siding and window matching so the addition does not announce itself
- Phasing that keeps the house liveable and weather-tight throughout
- Flood map and elevation certificate pulled at estimate stage for Merrick parcels
Your existing
house is the
first constraint.
An addition is a structural question before it is a design one. What Merrick houses were originally built to carry, and what town of Hempstead Building Department will approve, together decide how much room you actually get.
- What you are adding onto
A mix of 1920s and 1930s houses near the north, post-war capes and splits, and substantial canal-front and bay-front property to the south.
- Who reviews the addition
- Town of Hempstead Building Department
Unincorporated Town of Hempstead. Waterfront work may also involve DEC and county review.
- What most often forces a redesign
South Merrick has one of the highest concentrations of raised houses in Nassau. Building next to an already-raised neighbour brings its own grade and drainage problems.
Merrick
questions,
answered.
Can I put a dormer or second storey on my Merrick house?
Usually, but the existing structure decides. Additions on raised houses have to match the new elevation and structure. We verify what was actually built after Sandy.
Will an addition in Merrick need a variance?
South Merrick has one of the highest concentrations of raised houses in Nassau. Building next to an already-raised neighbour brings its own grade and drainage problems. We check setbacks and lot coverage against town of Hempstead Building Department requirements before design, so a variance is a deliberate choice rather than a surprise three months in.
What kind of house am I adding onto?
A mix of 1920s and 1930s houses near the north, post-war capes and splits, and substantial canal-front and bay-front property to the south. That original construction determines whether the foundation and framing can carry a second floor, which is the first thing we survey.
Can we stay in the house during the work?
Usually yes. We phase so the house stays weather-tight and liveable, keep the dust contained, and sequence the roof opening around the forecast rather than the calendar.
Does an addition trigger anything else in Merrick?
It can. South Merrick is significantly flood-exposed and was hit hard by Sandy. North Merrick is clear. In Suffolk, adding a bedroom or bathroom can also trigger a County sanitary upgrade. Both get checked at estimate stage, not at inspection.