The process of finishing your attic by an attic conversion might be the ideal solution if your home is feeling tight. Lofts that must get renovated often provide the chance to create unique design strategies that are attractive, bold, exhilarating, or above.
Small Space, Limited Budget and Attic Conversion Could Be an Ideal Solution
If your home isn’t extended outwards with a conventional home addition, rising to the attic might be an ideal method to increase the living space. In addition, it could increase its value. Based on the home, it could cost less per square foot than traditional construction.
Just Consider the Possibilities for Your Attic
A well-designed and renovated attic conversion can transform into an array of spaces for living. For instance:
- Additional bedrooms that have an extra bathroom
- Playroom for the kids
- Suite or guest room
- A private main suite that has a fireplace, huge windows, and skylights, a lavish master bath, lots of storage and closet space, or perhaps an enclosed porch or balcony
- A quiet study or home office
- Yoga studio, home gym, or even a yoga studio
- Sewing, craft, or hobby rooms
- Game room or music studio
Attics Conversions Provide Unique Opportunities and Sometimes Challenges
The remodeling of your attic can provide you with an opportunity that other house rooms don’t have. However, it could make the renovation more expensive than other methods to create more living space. However, some attics may present issues that can address.
When planning an attic remodeling design, the architect will need to accommodate and occasionally replace the beams and floor joists that are already in place. They may also benefit from the sloping ceilings that provide unique and attractive opportunities to store things. If your attic doesn’t have enough headroom, a portion of the roof might require raising.
Most attics without finishing include the option of an entry hatch or the pulldown staircase. A staircase that complies with the building code for living spaces must be incorporated into the design when the attic gets turned into a living area.
The key to optimizing your space is paying close attention to every detail and ensuring your project prepares for the precise function you want. Finding a balance between the design of your attic and functional features like lighting, storage, and plumbing will be easier the more accurate your goal-setting may be.
An Attic Remodel That Performs All Year Round
People you know have transformed their attics into living spaces, only to find that their new home is cold in winter and hot in summer. Don’t worry! It doesn’t need to be. Because:
The Comfort and Energy Efficiency Are the Benefits of Completing Your Attic
How can converting your attic into a living space help make your attic more pleasant and efficient? Thanks for asking.
It is that in the majority of homes, how efficient energy efficiency of your home is influenced by how efficient the upper part of your house gets built. The top portion of your house is the top of the envelope on which your home gets built.
Any space you can cool or heat within is known as the home’s “conditioned area.” The components of your home that form the conditioned area of your house get described as your envelope. The envelope covers windows, walls, doors, and the space directly over the topmost zone of your conditioned home, as well as foundation walls and beneath the basement wall or slap on your home.
All homes come with an envelope. Unfortunately, many homes, particularly older ones, do not have energy-efficient envelopes.
There are two key elements to how efficient your home’s envelope is. These are:
1: how airtight the envelope is, as well as
2: How well the envelope is the best insulation
When converting an unfinished attic into a living space, move the upper portion of your home’s envelope from above the ceiling of your existing top floor to between the roof and the newly renovated attic.
All you need is for the new portion of your home’s exterior to be airtight and more insulation. Thus, turning your attic into a living space is an excellent opportunity to make that area of the home’s exterior efficient. It will help keep your Attic cozy all year round.
Instead of only adding insulation to your unfinished attic, making your attic remodel energy-efficient can also make your home more energy-efficient.
Another thing is to ensure your attic stays warm all year round and is heated and cooled efficiently.
Suppose you plan to add living space by an attic conversion or a conventional extension. In that case, the chances are that your current heating or cooling equipment isn’t set correctly to cool and heat the new area effectively or efficiently. Even though your furnace and air conditioner can heat or cool additional room. The ventilation system and air ducts get not intended to transport air to a broader scope than planned.
The best option is to set up the kind of heat pump called “mini-split. These are highly energy-efficient, high-performance mini-splits that can warm and cool your new area and save you money on energy bills. Also, mini-splits don’t require ductwork. They come with a wall or ceiling-mounted units in every room or group of rooms. You can regulate the temperature of each unit separately.
We Make Attic Remodeling Easier
Ottawa Home Pros team gets dedicated to making your conversion to an attic accessible from beginning to end. The first step is to have someone look at your attic and determine whether it has a good or inappropriate chance of being converted into the living space you desire. We will assess the plan options for your attic, the compliance with building and zoning codes, and engineering concerns. And whether your loft is appropriate for the use, you have in mind for your new area.
If your attic is not a good choice, we’ll recommend alternatives to add extra living space to your house. A possible example is an addition to the side or back of your house could be a better option. Pop-tops or a higher level to your home are choices for those who aren’t able to construct an addition on the rear or side of your house.
If you think your attic could be excellent or a good candidate, we’ll guide you through the attic’s potential. If you don’t have any ideas beyond what you’d like to utilize in your Attic, No problem. We’ll come up with concepts and ideas. If you have already got ideas, we’ll create plans for them. If you’d like, or we spot something you’ve never considered, provide other possibilities you might want to consider.
Suppose you’re considering converting your attic that’s not finished into a beautiful new living space. In that case, we’d love to help you with all the details to ensure you enjoy your gorgeous newly created living area for the years to come.
Some kinds of attic conversions, such as dormers, alter the angle of the existing structure. At the same time, an entirely new wall gets created. The wall is also integral to your home’s unique and upgraded envelope.
Ottawa Home Pros provides home expansion services in the Ottawa region. Call us today at (613) 288-9145 or mail us at info@ottawahomepros.com for your attic renovation.
