If your 1950s home is a tidy 1 500 square feet generous for a 60 year old home you might end up adding a larger than average sized room to that residence.
Living room addition size.
However full blown additions blow your finances to smithereens.
The new space is equipped with a folding glass wall system that opens for a full 10 foot by 20 foot aperture to the exterior.
The easiest way to get started with a living room addition is with a standard room addition.
Expect to pay six figures for even a modest addition.
All the dimensions i talk about are for a rectangular shaped room.
Family room and living room additions have become incredibly popular over the last several years so there are many different ways to execute a living room addition in your own home.
Costs vary between 80 200 per square foot depending on the size of the addition and where it goes.
So let s have a look at some living room sizes.
We go from very small through to large.
The new glass box like room is anchored to the much older house using matching stone veneer on the outside of the addition see the introduction image above with flagstone steps.
Basing size upon average room distribution.
When you want multi room space bedroom bathroom and living room or office for instance you build a full blown addition.
If you re living in a home that s just a decade old your addition might not seem so large compared to the present square footage.