Attic Finish

Pinehurst Attic Finish: From Rafters to a Real Room

Above this Pinehurst home sat an attic that had never been more than storage: open rafters, a plywood walkway, and a hallway door in the wrong place. The owners wanted a real room up there, without adding on.

We framed knee walls so the ceiling meets a wall instead of the floor, moved the door to where the room wanted it and reused the original so the hall still matches, insulated the roofline, and extended a supply duct so the new closet is conditioned like every other room. New drywall and electrical followed, then flooring matched to the house below so the stairs don't give the new room away, baseboard to match, and paint.

The roof's odd corners became the best storage in the house: four deep shelves in the two-foot alcove and a hanging rod with shelving along the long wall. Downstairs life carried on the whole time, with floors protected and dust controlled from demolition through drywall.

Town Pinehurst Completed 2025 Category Attic finish Details Knee walls · roofline insulation · HVAC supply to the closet · built-in shelving · floors matched to the house

Before, During, After

Before

Unfinished attic before work: open rafters, foil-faced insulation board on the walls, plywood floor, supplies stacked in the corner
From our 3D scan of the space before we started: rafters, foil board, plywood floor.
Overhead view of the unfinished attic from the 3D scan, showing the plywood floor and the stair opening
The same scan from above. The stair opening is at the top.

During

Attic framed and insulated: pink batts in the roofline and white batts in the new knee walls, drywall not yet hung
Roofline and knee walls insulated, ready for drywall.
New plank flooring being laid over red underlayment in the finished attic, with a tape measure and vacuum on the floor
Flooring going down, chosen to match the house below.
Built-in closet shelving framed from plywood before paint: deep shelves in the nook and a hanging rod with shelves above along the long wall
The built-ins before paint: four deep shelves in the nook, a hanging rod with shelving above.

After

Finished attic closet: painted built-in shelves and hanging rod, matching plank floor, recessed light, and the relocated door
The finished closet: painted built-ins, matching floor, its own light and conditioned air.

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