Attic Turned Into Walk In Closet

Decide on the orientation of the closet.

Attic turned into walk in closet.

In 2009 joel darby and molly parrish purchased their first home an 1 800 square foot atlanta bungalow built in 1925. The attic is the part of the house which is mainly used for storage or filed with the junk you don t need anymore. Depending on the span you ll need at least a 2 by 8. It can be used for many things just like the cabrera family remodeled the attic into a walk in closet.

Be sure to keep in mind headroom storage needs and standard closet. Rodolfo cabrera 41 spent just three weeks turning an unused attic space in his maryland home into a modern walk in closet that his entire family uses. It may have more potential than you think. The photos of the renovated attic were posted on twitter by their daughter joserin that showed before and after shots of the attic space.

When contractor rodolfo cabrera 41 sees empty spaces he sees potential. Initially joel made much more use of the attic than i did says molly. Rodolfo cabrera spent just three weeks. The process began with a clean up of the attic since it was dirty then cabrera and his employees did the framing electrical hanging up the drywall plastering and doing the ceiling design.

Utilize the entry wall. Lay out inch oriented strand board osb for the. While molly envisioned its 450 square foot attic as a walk in closet joel thought it fit for seasonal storage and college memorabilia. Like share comment sub.

When you walk into an attic closet turn around and check out the wall that contains the door. Make sure the joists in the attic are suitable to carry weight. This is a video of how i turned my attic closet into a secure gun and ammo storage space for a total cost of 31. It is pretty easy to make the entry wall look like a paneled wall with full height mirrors as the panels says clarke.

Other options include creating more open flex spaces if you have a large open attic.