Hoover Housing Solutions builds room additions, bump-outs, in-law suites, and second-story additions for homeowners in West Portsmouth, Ohio. We are based in Portsmouth, about fifteen minutes away, and we pull the permits, run the inspections, and finish the space so it does not look like an afterthought stuck on the back of the house.
What West Portsmouth homes are like to add onto
West Portsmouth sits in the Scioto River bottoms, and that shapes how an addition gets built. Flood elevation and soil bearing matter here more than anywhere else in the county. On the lower-lying lots we check the flood map before drawing anything, because the required finished floor elevation can change the whole design. Higher up toward Rosemount the ground is better and a standard footer and block foundation works fine.
What a home addition costs in West Portsmouth
Real numbers from jobs in this area, finished and ready to live in:
- Bump-out, 60 to 120 sq ft: $18,000 to $38,000. No new full foundation, ties into the existing roof.
- Single-room addition, 250 to 400 sq ft: $45,000 to $95,000 depending on whether it needs plumbing.
- Master suite with bath, 400 to 600 sq ft: $95,000 to $165,000.
- In-law suite with kitchenette: $110,000 to $190,000.
- Second-story addition: $180,000 and up, because the roof comes off and the existing framing has to carry the new load.
That works out to roughly $150 to $260 per square foot. Plumbing is the biggest single swing. An addition with a bathroom costs meaningfully more than the same square footage of bedroom or living space. Permit fees, which run off the value of the work, are on top of these numbers.
What we handle
- Design and plans, including the roofline so the addition reads as part of the house
- Building, electrical, and plumbing permits, and scheduling every inspection
- Footers and foundation, whether that is block, slab, or a stepped footer on a sloped lot
- Framing, roofing, and tying the new roof into the existing one so it does not leak at the valley
- Windows, siding, and exterior finish matched to what is already on the house
- Electrical, plumbing, and HVAC, including whether your existing furnace can carry the extra square footage
- Insulation, drywall, trim, flooring, paint, and fixtures
Why West Portsmouth homeowners call us
We have been contracting in Scioto County since 2023 with 12 people on the crew, so we are not subbing out the whole job and disappearing. We give you a written scope and a real timeline before you commit, and we tell you up front if the addition you are picturing does not work with your roof, your grade, or your budget. Our Google rating is 5.0.
We also do whole-home renovations, basement finishing, and kitchen remodeling, so if the addition is part of a bigger plan we can sequence the whole thing instead of doing it in disconnected pieces. See everything we do on the contracting page, or the rest of our West Portsmouth services.
Common questions
Most additions in West Portsmouth run $150 to $260 per square foot finished. A 250 to 400 square foot room addition typically lands between $45,000 and $95,000, and a master suite with a bathroom runs $95,000 to $165,000. Call (740) 357-9020 for a free on-site estimate.
Three to six months from first design meeting to move-in. Design and permitting take six to twelve weeks, and construction on a typical single-story addition runs about ten to sixteen weeks after that.
Yes. Any addition that changes the footprint or structure of the home requires a building permit, plus electrical and plumbing permits. Hoover Housing Solutions pulls the permits and schedules the inspections on jobs we build.
On a single-story addition, usually yes. We frame, roof, and dry in the new space before opening the wall into your existing house, so the disruptive part is only a few days. Second-story additions are the exception.
Yes. We build bump-outs, single-room additions, master suites, in-law suites with kitchenettes, and full second-story additions. Second-story work takes longer and requires a structural check of your existing framing and foundation.
Get a free estimate in West Portsmouth
Call (740) 357-9020 or request a free estimate at hooverhousingsolutions.com. We will walk the house, tell you what your roof and grade actually allow, and put a real number and a real timeline in writing. We also serve Portsmouth and Franklin Furnace.