thanx but that is impossibly outside my budget. Budget is one reason for a Micro Home design aim in this project. Home is tiny...... only like 650sq feet now.Did you measure the ceiling height in the attic. You said you wanted to create a loft but i only see about 5' of ceiling height at the peak. After you build down the rafters to insulation need min of 9.5 inches it might be even more where you live. Then you will have to add floor joists that can span the width of the house. If your lucky a 2x12 may work . Its going to be alot of work for something an 8 year old will not be able to stand up in.
If it was me I would take the whole roof off and create a single roof plane making your deck a covered deck. This will give you the ceiling height for a real bedroom.
Yeah that is one idea. Guess reality says I have to go with putting ceiling right on the rafter's.. maybe with a fir strip added to get correct depth for insulation?? Have exposed collar ties. Also this has a sharp peak....... I'd say 7 foot peak above rafter right now. Hipe Im not wrong on the height. I'll get further up there and measure and do pics. Attic area is totally open with nothing between joist and rafter.You can use a mix of trusses that will frame out the bedroom for half of it and a cathedral for the other half.
Standing is not a MUST have either if it is thought of as a sleeping loft or office loft......... climb up and sit or lay. Arrange it to where your top of climb puts you right onto bed or chair. Not much different than the way a home is designed for wheelchair bound folk when it comes to everything being designed to work from a sitting situation. Yeah....... Im not afraid to think and do outside the box.
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