The attic was an unfinished plank floor under bare rafters when I started. I framed knee walls, rewired and ran a baseboard heat loop up there, insulated the rafters with vapor barrier, then hung green-board on the slopes and ceilings. Drywall poles held the sloped panels while I screwed them off solo. New skylight and recessed lights to make it actually useable.
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During Radiant barrier going in under the rafters. Tools on the plank floor, no finished surfaces yet.
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During Knee wall opened up showing the crawl space behind. I rebuilt the wall further out for more usable floor.
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During New stud framing for the knee wall with vapor barrier exposed under the skylight.
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During Knee wall opened up so I could insulate the back side and rerun the heat line.
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During Selfie up in the attic with the headlamp on, sorting out where the duct and insulation lined up.
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During Mid-demo with framing, ductwork, copper, and fresh wiring all exposed at once. Best time to fix anything.
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During Plastic-draped ceiling and painted knee walls. Plywood floor sealed before I started hanging rock.
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During Crawlspace access behind the knee wall — insulated and barrier'd before I closed it in.
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During Vapor barrier over the rafters, knee walls framed, original plank floor still showing.
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During Green-board going up on the knee wall and the new closet.
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During Sloped walls and a knee-wall built-in nook hung in green-board.
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During Looking down the stairs from the attic mid-job. Catching the seam at the floor was the tricky part.
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During Adjacent room still gutted, insulation bags stacked. I worked the attic and main floor in parallel.
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During Sloped walls and knee wall sheeted in. The attic finally feels like a room and not a crawl.
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During Sawhorses, a level, and scrap pieces — middle-of-the-job mess.
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During Drywall up, copper baseboard heat lines exposed at the floor waiting on covers.
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During Old trim torn off, new green-board going on. One side at a time.
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During Drywall poles holding the ceiling panel while I screwed it off. Solo install trick that saves your back.
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During Same setup, different ceiling section. Ryobi tools all over the floor.
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During Small dormer room around a window with a clean lake view.
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During Sloped attic walls and ceiling drywalled with new recessed lights cut in.
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During Pole holding the slope while the recessed light trim went in. Good light up there now.
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During Last ceiling panel held up on poles. After this it was tape, mud, and a coat of primer.
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During Attic bedroom mostly closed in. Tools still scattered but the rooms reads as a bedroom now.
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After Skylight in, slopes drywalled. Daylight from above changes the whole feel of the space.
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