Raise The Attic

Flooring ceiling and wall materials and other elements will reduce headroom and floor space and it s the finished area that matters.

Raise the attic.

Today ceilings from 9 to 12 are preferred. Some older homes have 7 ceilings. For years 8 ceilings were standard. If you have room in your attic you can raise the ceiling height in rooms with an 8 foot ceiling however you will most likely need to angle the sheetrock starting at the top of the exterior wall towards the center of the room to follow the roof line.

This photo was uploaded by thexsleeper. That s a 107 7 return on investment home improvements projects such as siding can cost a homeowner nearly 14 518 to install but adding siding only increases the homes resale value by 11 093. Raised roof cost and roi. Raise the roof to create more cubic feet of space beneath it.

Having enough head room in the attic is the first step to making the space into a living area. A truss framed roof on the other hand doesn t have any attic space to expand you re probably going to have to raise a truss framed roof to get more space. Opening up the attic to increase ceiling height and sense of openness. The family room before the remodel.

Once you get to the height desired make the ceiling parallel to the floor. Making more of existing attic space and changing the pitch of the roof. If you don t have an attic check the plans to your home to find out about your roof specifically your roof structure. If you have an attic then there is a high probability you can raise the ceiling in the room beneath it.

After peering into their attic they wondered if it was possible to raise the height of their standard 8 foot ceilings to turn the family and living room into one lofty great room. Homeowners are also seeing their homes average resale value increase by 1 446 after adding insulation to the attic area of the home. Dormers used to raise the roof in an attic come in different shapes and sizes but adding any functional dormer comes at a high cost because of the complexity of the job. The basic space requirements for a finished attic boil down to the sizes of the finished rooms.

Finished is important to remember when you re measuring an empty attic space. Open ceiling slanted ceiling ceiling height ceiling panels ceiling tiles attic rooms attic spaces attic bathroom attic house.