Abode Attic remodeling 101: What to know before you transform your storage space A home renovation pro explains costs, timelines and other considerations — plus, ideas for a fabulous finish-out.

The first is maintaining ventilation. Most homes with unfinished attics are built to allow outdoor air to move through the attic space above the insulation.

Filled with a lifetime’s worth of dusty relics, an attic is an oft-forgotten space. Yet, it has the possibility to be so much more with its vaulted ceilings, exposed beams and all-around great ...

The attic is a space you already own, you don’t have to encroach on the garden to get it and unless you’re raising the roof or building out a dormer, it shouldn’t require planning permission.

Steve Maxwell Q&A: Removing sap from a deck, finishing an attic space, wireless heater controls Attics need head-height, obviously, but there's more to it than that ...

There's more living space on the lower level of the home, with a family room/home theatre space. There's also direct access to the built-in garage. The stairs to the attic.

Those will be the main living areas. If your attic is going to be used as a bedroom, you will need to be able to walk to the bed, but you don’t necessarily need head space at the foot of the bed.

The temperature in the attic at any time or season should be within 10 to 20 degrees of the outdoor air and relative humidity should be comparable. To accomplish this, we move air through the ...

Attic storage ideas are essential for when you need to store or retrieve your much-loved festive and holiday decorations. The attic is a space that is often forgotten, but I think it's about time ...