Project · Second-story additions

Second-story addition on a ranch

A single-story ranch getting a full second story, photographed before, through the tear-off and framing, to the new second floor sheathed in ZIP System panels.

The new second story, sheathed in ZIP System panels

What we did

  • Single-story ranch to two stories
  • Old roof torn off
  • New second-floor framing
  • ZIP System sheathing

Built by Eric Murray, owner. Photos are from this job; nothing is staged or stock.

Before

Where it started

A single-story ranch
A single-story ranch
The ranch and its attached garage
The ranch and its attached garage
The back of the house
The back of the house
During the build

How the work went

A telehandler arrives to lift materials
A telehandler arrives to lift materials
Tear-off under way, telehandler and dumpster staged
Tear-off under way, telehandler and dumpster staged
New floor framing under weather tarps
New floor framing under weather tarps
Framing the new second floor
Framing the new second floor
Framing on top of the existing house
Framing on top of the existing house
The new second story, sheathed in ZIP System panels
The new second story, sheathed in ZIP System panels
Free estimates

Planning a second story project?

Tell Eric what you have in mind and he’ll come by, listen, and send a free itemized estimate.