How to use Home Addition Visualizer on AI Two

What Home Addition Visualizer does

You upload a house photo that shows the wall or roof line where the addition might attach, pick an addition type or direction, and generate. The preview returns a still image you can download and share.

When I tested a cape with a narrow side yard, the second story preview kept chimney placement believable while it proposed new dormer volume. That is what I check before I send a keeper to a client.

Home Design Studio lists this page with house design, paint, architecture, landscaping, roof, door, and window tools in the exterior cluster. You can run an addition concept first, then open House Design AI if the whole facade still needs a broader restyle.

Credits meter each generation. Free signup credits covered three addition direction tests for me before we picked a scope for the design consult. Paid plans raise monthly limits when you batch many property previews.

This is a visual draft only. It is not a stamped drawing, structural plan, setback proof, or permit submission.

I open this page after I have one clear photo that shows both the existing house and the yard edge where new volume would sit. Guessing from a tight entry crop wastes credits.

In my experience, showing the full side elevation where the addition attaches sells the idea to a partner faster than a floor plan sketch alone.

For agents I note which concept is staging imagination versus which the seller might pursue if a buyer asks about expansion potential.

I save before and after pairs in a folder named by street address so revision calls do not mix uploads from different properties.

How to run it step by step

Step one: sign in or create a free account. Step two: upload a daylight photo that shows the attach wall or roof line and some yard context. Step three: pick an addition direction, leave extras on default for the first run. Step four: generate and wait about 30 seconds. Step five: download or change one setting and compare beside the original.

My first run with defaults was already useful for a scope talk. The second run only changed addition size so I could judge proportion against the existing footprint.

I never overwrite the original phone photo. Addition options stack fast during consult week.

If new walls warp or the roof plane bends, reshoot straighter instead of stacking edits on a skewed file.

I write the addition type that won in a note beside the address so the architect intake stays focused.

Credits apply per generation, so I lock one camera angle on the attach elevation before I batch three concept sizes.

When I tested a corner lot, stepping back to include the side and rear fence line helped the tool read where new volume could sit without eating the whole yard.

If the first run feels too large, I change only the scale preset on run two. That keeps window rhythm on the original house from shifting at the same time.

Which photo works best

Bright, straight photos beat wide angle phone snaps from the porch edge. Show the wall where the addition would attach and a slice of yard or driveway when possible.

Soft files under about 800 pixels look muddy after redesign. Start sharp.

The studio before and after card for this tool uses a real house photo. Match that kind of framing.

Clear patio furniture and trash bins from the attach zone when you can. They copy into the concept and distract from the new volume.

Shoot level across the yard. Angled phone tilts make roof lines look crooked in the output.

Include the full existing roof line when a second story is on the table. Cropping it out leaves the height conversation incomplete.

Open sky above the roof helps the tool read ridge direction. Heavy tree cover can flatten depth in the preview.

For rear additions, walk to the back fence line and shoot so the attach wall fills most of the frame without losing roof context.

Mistakes I avoid

Changing addition type, roof style, and siding together hides which choice helped. Change one variable per run.

Expecting setback compliance or structural spans from a visual preview wastes time. I take the download to a licensed designer and confirm code on site.

Sending a builder only the AI still without the original photo. They need both to judge attach wall condition and existing foundation cues.

Treating the concept as a permit ready document. Zoning, engineering, and stamped plans still need professionals.

Running five dark filters on the phone before upload. The concept inherits that cast.

Cropping out the neighbor house when it defines the buildable envelope. Context matters for early scope talks even if the final design moves.

When to use another exterior tool

Need a full facade restyle beyond new volume? Open House Design AI or Architecture AI. Need paint on an otherwise fixed shell? Paint My House AI. Need yard planting around the new footprint? Landscaping AI. Need roof, door, or window details as the hero change? Roof Visualizer, Door Visualizer, and Window Replacement sit in the same exterior cluster.

The exterior cluster guide maps every facade tool. The Home Design Studio pillar covers rooms and outdoor structures when the addition concept is approved for conversation.

Hardscape features like pools, decks, and driveways live in the outdoor structures cluster when the brief moves from attached volume to yard built features.

After the download

I attach the original photo beside the AI still in the client email so everyone compares the real house and yard, not just the concept.

For architect intake I print one keeper at letter size and write the addition type on the margin. Phones zoom differently in sunlight.

When a homeowner asks for a smaller footprint, I rerun from the same source file instead of editing pixels by hand. That keeps existing geometry stable.

I store keepers in a folder named by address and date so the next scope call starts from the same before file.

Everyone on the thread gets a short note that the addition preview is a visual draft only. Permits, engineering, and bids still need licensed review.