Second story additions in Roswell

Roswell's classic house is a 1970s or 80s ranch, split-level, or colonial in a swim-tennis neighborhood that families joined for the pools, the courts, and the schools — and then never wanted to leave. Horseshoe Bend, Martins Landing, Willow Springs, Brookfield: these neighborhoods were built out decades ago, their trees are now the tallest things on the street, and the low-slung one-level house under that canopy is exactly the raw material a second story addition is made for.

Building up is also the tree-friendly move, which in Roswell is not a small thing. The city requires a permit to remove or damage almost any tree of size, and taking out a specimen tree means approval plus a payment into the city's Tree Bank. An outward addition frequently lands in root zones and canopy math; a second story adds the bedrooms inside the footprint you already have, keeps the yard the kids actually use, and never has to ask an arborist for forgiveness. For homes in the Roswell Historic District, exterior changes need a Certificate of Appropriateness — minor ones are decided by staff within about ten working days, and The Paddocks Group designs additions to pass that review.

The structure is where a north Atlanta second story is won or lost: these houses sit on Piedmont clay that swells and shrinks with the weather, so the existing foundation and crawl space are verified by an engineer before design, and the new level is framed with a continuous load path into what is proven to carry it. The Paddocks Group runs design, engineering, the City of Roswell permit, and construction as one team — and builds with the new floor weatherproofed above your existing roof before the old roof comes off, so your family stays home for all of it.

Neighborhoods we serve in Roswell

ZIP codes served: 30075 · 30076