A straight run stair will chew up 10 to 14 feet of floor space.
Is it worth finishing your attic.
This cost is assuming that you have a completely unfinished space below your roof that you want to remodel into a functional room with a bathroom.
Here are some must do tips to follow when finishing your attic.
Enlarging an existing stairway or adding a new one will affect spaces below.
High above ground level your finished attic space will be more valuable in the eyes of the appraiser explains berg who was an appraiser for 14 years before he became a real estate agent.
Home advisor puts the national average cost of finishing an attic to us 49 438.
The cost to install wood flooring is 2 500 to 6 800 a popular choice for this project.
Finishing a walk up attic adds stairs and flooring for a total of 8 100 to 26 000.
The price to install a staircase ranges from 1 000 to 2 900 depending on the style and materials.
Figure out how you re going to get up and down from the finished attic space.
Ultimately from an investment standpoint finishing an attic generally doesn t make a lot of sense so if you re flipping a home or renovating one in preparation to sell you shouldn t bother.
Finishing your attic can add space and utility and increase the value of your home as long as it s done properly.