Attic Space Over Garage

Break the drywall or plastic ceiling with a hammer to gain a view of what the space looks like.

Attic space over garage.

This is where dreams of adding new living space in an attic are often abandoned. The new insulation rests about 12 above the ceiling joists so there wasn t a good way to lay down flooring for storage without sacrificing the efficiency gain from the new insulation. Make sure the structure is up to snuff before the house was expanded to include a garage addition. The attic space is 17 feet by 21 feet.

Building codes typically require that a finished space have a ceiling height of 7 feet 6 inches over at least half of the available floor space. The reveal of the garage attic makeover. For visual symmetry she centered double windows over the garage door and a gable end window over the window below. In 2014 this attic looked just like any other attic anywhere in the world.

You can see the old bits of just added insulation inside for example and the occ. Take the floorboards and place them over the floor joists in the attic. The opening for the floor window. Then one day while working in the garage it dawned on me that there was a huge unused space right above me.

Only cover the areas where you wish to store items. An engineer will need to verify that the garage s existing framing and foundation can bear the weight of an addition. The insulation will keep the naturally hot or cold air in the garage and the artificially warmed or cooled air in the room above it. Step 3 create a storage space.

Don t cut any rafters for an opening yet. Insulating the area in the attic over a garage might keep the temperature a little more stable in the garage but it does little to reduce the amount of energy needed to heat and cool your house so it s not a good investment of your energy dollars. Create an access opening or install a pull down stair unit if you don t have one. When you have finished installing the attic ladder and hatch you will be easily able to walk up and down the ladder to complete the storage space creation.

If you re using your garage enough to warrant installing a heater and or air conditioner by all means you should insulate the ceiling between the garage and an unfinished attic space above. You can see the garage window below. Let s start the tour of the finished space. The garage is 82 years old.

The highest point it 5 foot 8 inches so my youngest 2 and i can stand but the others in our family can t.