Courtenay Home Addition: Expanding a Small Home with a New Bedroom, Living Room and Bathroom (Part 1)
What started as a small home with limited living space is now being transformed into a brighter, more functional home designed for the way the owners live today.
The project includes a new bedroom, a new living room, and a new bathroom, but the goal wasn't simply to add square footage. Every part of the addition was designed to feel connected to the existing home while bringing in more natural light and creating a more open feel.
Designed by Wayne Truax, this addition carefully balances increased living space, natural light, and integration with the existing home. We're excited to be helping bring that vision to life.
This is Part 1 of the project story, covering demolition, foundation work, and the early stages of framing.
Making Room for More Living
Once we opened up the exterior, we discovered three separate layers of siding stacked on top of one another, each representing a different chapter in the home's history.
Before work could continue, a tree had to be carefully relocated to make room for the new addition.
From there, excavation, forming, and site preparation got underway as the project moved toward foundation work.
A Home Addition That Feels Larger, Brighter and More Functional
The new addition was designed with vaulted ceilings ranging from 8' to 11.5', helping the future bedroom and living room feel larger and more open than their actual footprint.
High clerestory windows were incorporated near the ceiling line to bring daylight deeper into the home while maintaining privacy from neighbouring properties.
A sun tunnel was also added to ensure natural light continued reaching the bathroom after the addition enclosed part of the home's original exterior wall.
Rather than simply adding square footage, the goal was to create spaces that feel bright, open, and seamlessly connected to the rest of the home.
How We Integrated the New Addition Into the Existing Home
Roofing installation by Robbins Roofing.
One of the biggest challenges with any home addition is making it feel like part of the original house. The new roof structure was framed over portions of the existing roof system, allowing the addition to blend seamlessly with the home rather than looking like something added on later.
With the framing complete and roofing installed, the new addition is already beginning to feel like it belongs. The integrated roof design helps tie the old and new sections of the home together while creating the vaulted interior spaces that will make the new bedroom and living room feel full of light.
We'll continue sharing updates as the project progresses. In Part 2, we'll follow the next stages of construction as the addition moves closer to becoming finished living space.
If you're considering a home addition in Courtenay, Comox, Campbell River, or surrounding areas, get in touch. Let’s discuss your build!