Leesburg Family Room Addition
addition · Leesburg, VA · 2023
The Situation
The Leesburg clients had a classic problem: a young family in a house that no longer fit. Three kids, one cramped living room, and a backyard they weren’t willing to give up entirely.
The solution was a rear addition — modest in footprint but generous in volume, using a vaulted ceiling to make 480 square feet feel significantly larger.
Structural Planning
Additions require more planning than remodels. We spent four weeks in the design phase: foundation type, roof tie-in, framing strategy, and window placement all had to be resolved before permits were pulled.
The foundation is a full perimeter footing poured to frost depth. The roof ties into the existing structure with a ridge beam carried on two LVL posts — this gives the vaulted ceiling its clean, uninterrupted span.
The Build
Construction took eleven weeks from groundbreaking to occupancy. The first four were foundation and framing; weeks five through seven were rough mechanical, electrical, and insulation; the final four were finish work.
The room features four oversized casement windows on the south and east walls, flooding the space with afternoon light. Board-and-batten trim matches the style of the existing home, and a gas fireplace on the north wall anchors the seating arrangement.
Engineered hardwood flooring runs continuously from the existing dining room through the new addition, maintaining visual flow between old and new.
Living With It
The family moved into the addition before the punch-list was complete — they couldn’t wait. The vaulted ceiling and natural light transformed what could have been a boxy addition into the room the whole house had been missing.