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WHAT TO EXPECT OF A FLASH BACK

ROOM ADDITION PROJECT TRIVIA

By Mick Harper
a garage addition or family game
room. Questions:

Hire an engineer and contractor: 1. Where did Depeche Mode get its
An addition changes the footprint name?
of a home. Homeowners will 2. Name the group that released
require professional contractors and “Candy Girl” in 1963.
structural engineers/architects to 3. Which female artist released
properly design the addition and “Saving All My Love for You”?
There are many reasons ensure that it will not compromise 4. Who wrote and released “Just
homeowners consider adding the existing structure. Detailed Like a Woman”?
a room to their current homes. architectural plans will be drawn 5. Name the song that contains this
Some outgrow an existing space, up considering the layout, size lyric: “I’m the friendly stranger in
while others take up new hobbies and integration with the existing the black sedan, Oh won’t you
or have different needs that were structure. The home may require a hop inside my car? I got pictures,
not apparent when purchasing the new property survey as well. got candy, I am a lovable man.”
home. Indeed, a room addition can
remedy a host of issues. Comply with building codes: The Answers:
project will have to meet with local
Those considering adding a room zoning regulations, building codes 1. From a French fashion magazine.
may wonder what is involved in and homeowners association rules. The translation meant “fashion
this type of project. According to update” or “hurried fashion.”
The Spruce, no home improvement Timing involved: Adding a room is 2. The Four Seasons. Several
project is more complicated or a major overhaul of a space. It may songs with girl names as
expensive than building an addition. require months of a home being titles were released in 1963:
The National Association of Realtors in upheaval. If the renovations are “Denise,” “Ruby Baby,” “Alice in
says building an addition can cost particularly extensive, homeowners Wonderland” and “Donna, the
between $90,000 and $270,000, may need to temporarily move out Prima Donna,” as well as many
depending on the size and intended of the space. Electrical, plumbing more.
purpose of the room. An addition and HVAC must be considered, and 3. Whitney Houston, in 1985. The
structurally changes a home, which drywall and finishing the interior are song was Houston’s first to top
requires the work of professionals some of the last steps to make the the Hot 100 chart, and she won
whether homeowners plan to build room habitable. a Grammy for Best Female Pop
upwards or outwards. Vocal for her performance.
Demolition: Adding a room 4. Bob Dylan, in 1966. The album
With so much to ponder when may involve taking down walls version was twice as long as the
considering a home addition, here’s or modifying existing spaces, single, at 4 minutes 53 seconds.
a look at what homeowners can necessitating hiring a dumpster to 5. “Vehicle,” by Ides of March, in
expect of the process. remove debris. This is an added 1970. Despite the big success
consideration and expense. of the song, the group never
Design and planning: Homeowners reached that level again.
must determine the purpose behind Putting an addition on a home is a The song itself, however,
the addition and how it will integrate complex process that will take time found success in television
with the existing home. A bedroom and money. Such a project requires commercials.
design likely will be different from careful planning and consultation.