Expanding Closet Into Attic

On the other hand attic remodeling is on average about a 53 000 project.

Expanding closet into attic.

Place the drywall where the old closet wall used to be. In l a traditional additions can easily run 90 000 and often cost more. Adjust figures according to the measurements of your attic. Use 1 1 4 drywall screws.

Turning it into a closet is just one of them. It helps hold up the drywall while screwing it in place. Stand the first bookcase at a right angle out from the edge of the closet. If there is space left you can turn it into something else.

In 2009 joel darby and molly parrish purchased their first home an 1 800 square foot atlanta bungalow built in 1925. For instance a master bedroom. This works especially well if you have little closet needs a large attic or both. There are just so many things you can try on your attic.

Use the straight end of the bar to pry up the inner edges of the closet shelf where it attaches. 14 sheets of beadboard. A master bedroom with a closet gives you extra space to relax. Pry off the baseboard at the wall or walls that will move to enlarge the closet with the nail bar.

Four sheets of inch osb oriented strand board 16 linear feet of berber carpet. 48 liner feet of closet shelf. While molly envisioned its 450 square foot attic as a walk in closet joel thought it fit for seasonal storage and college memorabilia. Drywall is heavy and you may want to use a board jack image 1.

400 square feet of 3 by 16 inch insulation. 50 linear feet of baseboard. Set the second shelving system at a right angle from the first. These systems are small and powerful enough that you can cool off your whole house and still free up your attic space for other uses.

80 square feet of 6 by 16 inch insulation. If you have different lumber for both areas you woulx need to reinforce the joists. If the joists are the same for the closet and the attic space all you would have to do is put in a subfloor and move the condensate drain. Place the metal corner bead on the edge of the closet.