The Blackwood Family Blog

When we bought our house, it was only 1200 square feet. A bit small for 4 people. It does have a decent size walk up attic we’ve been talking about finishing for years and turning into a master bedroom. It’s about 600 square feet, so it’d add 50% to our square footage right there.

Well, we had a good tax return this year, so we decided to dig in and get it done. Here are a few pictures of the progress.

 

You can see where  there’s nothing between the joists, and you can see the tar paper of the roof deck between the slats. Because of that, it gets to about 125 up there during the summer, and about 40 in the winter. Insulation was next.

They went really heavy with the foam in the places that were behind the plaster (upcoming), and that’s a good thing.

Then there was plaster.

I have to say, Evergreen Insulation did a good job, and Roger Thomas Plasterdid an amazing job. There wasn’t a single straight joist or bean in that attic. 47 years of 125 degree summers up there took it’s toll, but they managed to get the walls, and especially the ceiling, way straighter than I could have ever hoped for. I can’t recommend them enough based on the job they did.

It’s amazing how different the room is. Tomorrow, I’ll get the lights up, a few other things straightened up, then start looking for primer/paint. It’ll be interesting to see how this turns out once it’s completely done.

We’ll keep you posted.