In Norfolk County’s established neighborhoods, moving up often makes less sense than building up. Our Braintree project below is the case study: a home of under 1,600 square feet transformed by a full second-story addition into roughly 3,000 square feet — four new bedrooms, two and a half baths, and a four-season family room with a wraparound porch — letting a growing family stay in the neighborhood they chose without trading a low mortgage for today’s rates.
Second-story additions are structurally demanding work. In Braintree, that meant two 20-foot support walls added beneath the home before any new framing went up, ZIP System sheathing for a continuous weather barrier, pre-painted Hardie board siding, PVC trim, and three dormers to shape the new roofline. Every load path, flashing detail, and code question — like designing the porch to sit under 29 inches so it stays railing-free — was resolved by one licensed general contractor rather than negotiated between trades.
We also do ground-up work in the county: in Wellesley, we framed and roofed a 3,800 square foot new home in under 8 weeks, and handled the complete exterior of a modern farmhouse build. From Quincy and Braintree to Weymouth, Randolph, and beyond, if your Norfolk County home needs to get bigger, we’d like to see it. Estimates are free.
