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      "name": "Step 1: Define the footprint layout and design scope",
      "text": "Work with your contractor to draft architectural concepts, establish the square footage expansion, and confirm utility locations. This phase typically takes 10 to 16 weeks to refine drawings and finalize cabinetry or appliance space requirements.",
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      "name": "Step 2: Submit plans and secure local building permits",
      "text": "Your general contractor submits detailed engineering, structural, and trade plans to your local municipal building department. Approval reviews generally take 10 to 18 weeks depending on local agency workload, zoning reviews, and plan check revisions.",
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      "name": "Step 3: Excavate, pour foundation, and frame exterior walls",
      "text": "Crews complete grading, pour footings and concrete foundation walls, and construct structural framing tied into your existing house. This rough framing stage establishes the envelope, roofline integration, and exterior sheathing across roughly 4 to 8 weeks.",
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      "name": "Step 4: Rough in plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems",
      "text": "Trade specialists install rough drain lines, water supply pipes, dedicated appliance circuits, lighting wiring, and HVAC duct extensions. Municipal building inspectors must review and approve these concealed systems before any insulation or wallboard goes up.",
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      "name": "Step 5: Insulate, hang drywall, and complete interior finishes",
      "text": "Finish carpenters, drywallers, and tile installers hang wallboards, tape joints, lay flooring, set cabinets, and finish trim. This interior buildout, paint, countertop setting, and final inspection phase typically spans 12 to 20 weeks of steady on-site work. What to Expect During the Process: Total construction for an addition generally spans 16 to 28 weeks once permits are granted. For an experienced, hands-on partner across the Denver metro area, call Abraham Becerra at HH Remodeling LLC at 303-505-0866 to review your kitchen addition plans.",
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