One of the great allures of remodeling your home is the sense that you can make it over exactly as you want it to be—create as much space as you need and use it in whatever way you choose; style, decorate and landscape the property however you like. But if you’ve ever been involved in a building project, you know that building codes, zoning restrictions and rules imposed by neighborhood associations or legal covenants with owners of contiguous properties greatly influence what you may build and how you must build it.