Planning Resources
Guides for deciding when a kitchen needs new square footage and coordinating cabinetry, structure, glazing, mechanical systems and main-floor circulation.
Topic Guide
Use these articles together rather than as isolated tips. Each guide links into the relevant service, planning or scope page so you can move from a specific question back to the complete home-addition process.
A renovation reorganizes the kitchen within the existing house; an extension creates new square footage. The better option depends on the footprint, circulation, storage and rooms the main floor must support.
