Framing An Attic Addition

To give the bathroom a spa like feel luxe features were added like a soaker tub a frameless shower enclosure a new toilet complete with heated seat and led lights marble and glass mosaic tiles and a crystal chandelier.

Framing an attic addition.

A bedroom dressing area and master bathroom. This attic was divided into three zones. Create a layout that incorporates the details of the project such as slope headroom and exterior appearance. A knee wall is a.

A gable roof is framed with rafters that slope downward from the peak of the roof to the tops of the. How to frame an attic space basic framing. Purchase your materials including wood windows and any other specialty. The average wooden stud wall frame construction for an addition runs between 9 and 18 a square foot or 1 800 and 3 600 for a 200 square foot addition with most homeowners spending around 2 500 on basic rough construction framing.

Schedule your project considering that the roof will be wide open and the work may last an entire day. If you want your attic space to have a flat ceiling you ll need to add collar ties to the framing. If you have trusses it will be next to impossible to reconfigure them to allow for clear space. Trusses are considered a superior method of framing a roof because of the additional support.

Ironically though it s the rafters that provide a better environment for an attic conversion because of the clear space.