Home Addition Contractor in Charlottesville, VA
A well-designed addition gives your home the space it needs without forcing you to move. Integrity Design + Build has completed 500+ additions across central Virginia, with every project backed by a 15-year structural warranty.
Why Charlottesville Homeowners Pick Integrity Design + Build
There comes a point in many families’ lives when the house no longer matches what’s going on inside it. Aging parents need a private suite. A growing kid needs their own bedroom. A new baby is on the way. The home office that worked fine in 2020 has stopped working for two adults who now both work from home. Moving is one answer, but it means losing the neighborhood, the schools, and the home you’ve already invested in.
A well-built home addition solves the space problem without the relocation. Integrity has been building additions across Albemarle County for 20+ years, with 500 projects of every scope behind them. The design phase comes through John, who builds the 3D architectural plans you’ll approve before anything starts. The construction phase runs through Rob and the crew. Client services manager Robin keeps you updated on anything that comes up during the build.
What you don’t see from the finished result is what separates a real addition from a tacked-on bump-out. The foundation has to integrate with the existing structure correctly. The rooflines have to flow together rather than clash. Trim profiles, siding texture, brick color, and window proportions all have to coordinate so the addition reads as part of the original home. Twenty years of doing this work is how those details get right consistently.
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- 500+ Home Additions Completed
- 15-Year Structural Warranty
- Daily Project Updates Through Online Portal
- Permits, Engineering, and HOA Approvals Handled
- One Team for All Trades
- Trusted by 500+ Central Virginia Homeowners
Hear From Past Clients
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Meagan Maynard
We used Integrity for a custom family room/sun room addition as well as several remodeling projects in our home. We constantly get compliments from family and guests on the quality of the work.
I really appreciated how the team listened to my hopes for the projects and our budget to find solutions that met both. The project managers were excellent in communication and professionalism.
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Barbara Lonardi
First of all, we had several bds to build a rather large room addition to our home.
We were new to Charlottesville and got several recommendations. Wile Integrity was not the cheapest they were clearly the most creative in design.
We immediately loved their concepts and realized the image they presented was exactly what we were looking for. We worked with Rob as our lead contact. He was very responsive to any concerns and issues we had.
The end product is a beautiful room, well designed , well insulated , and structurally incredibly sound. During the building process if we had any concerns, Rob was there to address them.
Their client services manager, Robin was also available to address any issues we had. We are very pleased with the work Integrity did and highly recommend them for your building needs.
Cost of a Home Addition in Charlottesville
| Project | Size | Scope Highlights | Cost |
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| Screen Room (Earlysville) | 216 sq ft | 18'x12' shed-roof screen room with LVL beam, 11 Elite DH vinyl windows, ThermaTru fiberglass entry door, Bruce hardwood floors, beaded ceiling with faux beams, in-wall fireplace ($10.75K combined with beams), broom-finished concrete patio | $78,000 |
| Year-Round Sunroom (Covesville) | Full sunroom | Atrium vinyl double-hung windows with Low-E argon glass, ThermaTru French doors, Trex decking with carport structure ($33.5K), mini-split HVAC, heated tile flooring, architectural shingles | $134,500 |
| 2nd Floor Addition + Kitchen (Charlottesville) | 900 sq ft addition | Alberene Soapstone kitchen countertops, gloss white subway tile shower walls, slate black herringbone master bath floor, glass shower enclosure, white shaker J&K cabinetry, tankless water heater | $443,000 |
What pushes a quote up or down:
- Footprint and square footage: A 200 sq ft screen porch isn't a 900 sq ft second-story addition. Size scales materials, labor, foundation work, and roofing.
- Foundation type: Slab-on-grade sits at the budget end. Crawlspace foundations carry mid-range pricing. Full basement additions and second-story builds run highest because of structural engineering required for the existing home below.
- System integration: Tying new spaces into existing HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems is one tier. Adding new capacity (additional HVAC zones, electrical panel upgrades, new water heater) bumps the budget further.
- Finish materials: ThermaTru entry doors, Pella windows, Trex decking, and Alberene Soapstone counters all sit at the higher end of their respective material categories.
- Specialty features: In-wall fireplaces, heated floors, mini-split HVAC systems, kitchenettes, and full bathroom builds inside additions all add scope.
- Site conditions: Sloped lots, limited access, drainage requirements, and existing landscape work that needs protection or removal all add costs that flat-lot easy-access projects skip.
Addition Projects That Stay on Schedule and Within Budget
Budget: Think of a home addition as a permanent home upgrade rather than a one-time expense. The new space gets used daily for the next 20+ years and adds meaningful resale value when the time comes to sell. Spread across that timeline, the investment becomes one of the smarter home improvement decisions a family makes.
Timeline: The team respects your space and your routine. Crews arrive when they say they will, keep the work area clean, and finish on the schedule mapped out during the consultation. Active construction runs 3 to 5 months, with pre-construction phases (permits 3 to 5 weeks, selections 4 to 8 weeks, material ordering 6 to 10 weeks) adding to the total timeline.
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Things Homeowners Ask Before Booking
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Add the Suite, Keep the Address
The consultation costs nothing and produces a clear scope, a real number, and a project timeline you can plan around. Most Charlottesville homeowners walk out of the conversation ready to schedule a project that solves the space problem they’ve been navigating for years.
Call us at (434) 220-1056 or message us here to schedule the consultation. Our home additions service page covers more on what we build.
Charlottesville sits along the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, with Albemarle County wrapping the city and a residential mix that supports significant investment in home improvement. The City of Charlottesville area has consistently shown strong long-term home value appreciation, which makes building onto an existing home (rather than relocating) the smarter financial move for many families. Integrity’s office sits on Berkmar Circle, with the city and surrounding county forming the core service area.