renovating attic--anyone done it? advice? cost?
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We currently have a small 4 square with an attic, half of which is renovated into a small office and the other half (divided by the staircase) is not renovated and its where our a/c ducts are. We have 3 bedrooms and 2 baths on the 2nd floorbut I think a 4th bedroom or nicer open office space would be nice. However, I have no idea of the cost of movig the ducts into the walls, and possibly putting skylights in? Otherwise there would be only 2 windows at either end of the attic. also, there is A/C in the finished part, but no head (we have radiators in the resto f the house) so we use space heaters in winter.
Is it worth doing this? ballpark cost? things to think about? |
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| Sorry, NW DC 16th st heights. Most of the houses near us have 4plus bedrooms. We have 3--a large size one, and two smaller ones. |
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Hi neighbor-- I'm just gearing up to do my ~12'x16' attic now (completely unfinished now - just joists, with electrical lines and A/C ductwork that I can tap off). I project a cost of about $10K-$15K, including new subfloor, framing, electrical, ductwork, insulating the roof, drywall, replacing a window, and carpeting. I think I can keep costs at the low end of the range by doing some of the work myself and subcontracting what I can't / don't want to do. At about $50-$75 per square foot, that work for me. I think that homes are selling for $250+/sq-ft. |
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| I am in the same neighborhood and finished out attic. Cost was about $7 - $8k. It was an easy decision, because it had new windows and the A/C ducts for the bedrooms were already in the attic. Now that we have it, however, we don't use it very much. The stairs are very steep, but it's a nice bonus space to have. |
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