Home Additions in Alexandria
Need more space but don’t want to lose what
makes your home “yours”?
MHD Builds specializes in home additions for the older, character-rich homes of Del Ray, Old Town, Rosemont, Beverly Hills and the surrounding Alexandria neighborhoods. Many of these homes are on the smaller side, with cramped rooms, tight kitchens and not nearly enough storage for the way families live today. The good news is that these are very solvable problems.
Well-Designed Additions that Fit Your Alexandria Home’s Character
A well-designed addition gives you the space you need without sacrificing the charm that drew you to your home in the first place. Whether it’s a rear kitchen and family room expansion, a second-story addition, a primary suite or a mudroom with real storage, we design every addition to match your home’s existing architecture, rooflines and materials, so it looks like it was always meant to be there.
Types of Additions We Build
From single-room expansions to large four story additions, we handle:
- Second-story additions or pop tops, for homes that need to grow up instead of out
- Bump-outs and room extensions, for kitchens, bathrooms primary suites, and living areas
- In-law suites and accessory dwelling units
- Sunrooms and screened porch additions
- Whole-home reconfigurations that combine an addition with a renovation
Built for Alexandria’s Older Homes
Additions on historic and older homes come with real challenges such as matching rooflines, siding, and trim, tying new framing into existing structure, and navigating Alexandria’s zoning, setback, and permitting requirements. Our team manages the zoning and permitting research up front, so surprises don’t derail your timeline. The result is an addition that blends into your home’s original character.
Our Design-Build Process
Every addition starts with upfront planning and thoughtful design development, so the finished space fits both your home and how you actually live. Our in-house architectural designer works closely with you to shape a layout that fits your lifestyle, supports your daily routines, and reflects your priorities. She takes the time to understand how your family actually uses your space, what’s working, what isn’t, and what you need most from your addition.
As the design takes shape, our estimator runs pricing exercises alongside the design process to keep your budget aligned with what you want to invest. This gives you real numbers to weigh decisions against early on, so you can make informed choices about scope and finishes instead of guessing until a final bid.
Simultaneously our selections coordinator brings her interior design background to guide you through choosing finishes, from flooring and tile to lighting and fixtures. She helps ensure every material and detail supports your personal style and the overall vision for your space, while keeping the technical side of selections manageable.
From there, clear communication and hands-on project management keep the build on schedule and on budget, from permitting through the final walkthrough.
Once construction begins, our project manager and lead carpenters keep the work organized, communication clear, and your project on track through the final walkthrough.
Licensed & Locally Trusted
MHD Builds is a woman-owned, Class A licensed Residential Building Contractor and Commercial Improvement Contractor headquartered in Del Ray. We start by listening. Rather than steering you toward a design that doesn’t fit, we take the time to understand how you live and what matters most to you, then shape a plan around it. A well-designed renovation can change how you live in your home every day, and we take great pride in being part of that.
Inviting a contractor into your home requires trust. We earn it through honest communication, transparent pricing, and doing what we say we’ll do. Our team lives and works in the same neighborhoods we build in, and for more than a decade, hundreds of Alexandria homeowners have trusted us with their homes.
Renovate, Restore, Add-on…Don’t Tear Down
While it has become common to see older Alexandria homes torn down and replaced, we believe many of them simply need room to grow. Most original homes can be expanded, and as a design-build contractor with over a decade of local experience, we know how to add square footage that looks like it was always part of the house, not an afterthought. Along the way, most of our additions also open up layouts, increase the storage space, modernize systems and improve comfort and efficiency throughout the home.