Second-Story Home Addition in San Carlos: Permits, Engineering, and What It Really Takes

Second-story home addition in San Carlos CA showing completed two-story exterior with new primary suite — by Genuine Kitchen and Bath

A second-story addition is the most ambitious home improvement project most Peninsula homeowners will ever undertake — and the one most frequently mis-scoped, misquoted, and misunderstood. Done correctly, it doubles your livable square footage without sacrificing yard space. Done incorrectly, it creates problems that can take years to surface and far more to fix than […]