Attic room locations and shed or dormer extensions. Typically, on the second floors of modest houses, the existing stair and the plan of the two or three bedrooms dictate the basics of the design.

"From a roofing materials perspective, one of the most common mistakes when converting an area to a loft is improper flashing installation around new dormers, skylights, and roof extensions, which can ...

Design blogger Jen Woodhouse ... so she opted to converting her attic over the basement into a family room. “The deciding factor was for sure the roof line in the attic space,” she said.

They built carpet into our design estimate ... Now, when we move our bedroom to the madeover attic, we’ll finally get a chance to refinish it. Wood was always my plan for the attic bedroom ...

An upstairs guest room, featured here, has that thorny-to-decorate attic shape, but an incredibly sensible layout and design to make the best use of the space. To maximize the utility of those ...

solar-powered fresh-air skylights like those from VELUX America utilized in the O’More College of Design Alumni House, add solar-powered blinds, and you can achieve a light-filled attic room ...

To attain the necessary strength with this less optimum design, more lumber is used and each one costs about 30% more. If you decide to go all-out and build an 8-foot-high room in the attic ...