really professional video man, going to watch the rest of them while I'm working tomorrow. I have to replace the haphazard knee walls in my own attic and am going to steal that technique for angle ripping the top plates. I like your idea of actually supporting some of the roof with the knee walls (belt and suspenders). My house was built in 1906, and the rafters sit on top of a double-3/4" board, which then sits on the attic floor joists. And then I guess the knee wall (unintentionally) might transfer *some* of the roof load, but the top plat for the current knee wall is literally just a floorboard and the knee wall studs are not directly underneath the rafters. Crazy how things were built "back then", so I'm doing everything I can to make it last another 125 years
Thank you! Yeah, they just built with what they had back then and there weren’t exactly any codes aha. There were some very “interesting” framing techniques throughout this 1900 build. Good luck on yours!
This is a great project i hope you are planning to live in part of it. I am in MA as well but purchased multis up in NH where its more affordable and there is a better price to rent ratio.
great video, gives me some ideas for my cabin. When it comes to the chimney, here in Norway, regulations say at least two sides of it has to be free/open for inspection purposes. So we can't frame them in like you are doing here.
That is actually very interesting and a pretty good idea, only downside would be how this chimney runs through 3 levels to get to here that would be a nightmare to keep exposed ahah. It is exposed on 2 sides from furnace / utility side in the attic and full access in basement. Top and bottom would be my biggest concerns for inspection anyways.
Just as I was starting to type -- What is the reason for the double top plate? -- you literally answered at 5:07 :)) Really nice clean job. Looks great! LMAO at the slo-mo flying karate kicks :)
really good points of view for showing your perfect work and a lot of skills for this. About the chimney, on my area your are completely illegal for dont have a gap of 10cm all around the exterior of the bricks where you can't add any type of flammable material like wood or others. the void on the floor and roof is filled with concrete and use rockwool-like insulation too.
Great work!!! Im a Massachusetts realtor and licensed contractor. Not sure if someone answered but to consider a bedroom you need a closet. If not its an office space.
In Arizona it’s been my experience that a room without a closet is considered an office not a bedroom. I’ve looked at a few houses that I would consider a four bedroom but because one room did not have a closet. It’s considered a three bedroom, and that’s how the appraisers look at it but that’s in Arizona.
Just found out in Texas if you dont have a window and a closet, it is not considered a bedroom. It is an extra room and can effect the resale of the home since you can not count it as such by a margin of 10 to 20k, depending on your area.
Good to know, I tried to get away with a smaller window to avoid a bunch of work and he caught it now I have to figure out how to install a larger window in order for it to be a bedroom… 👎🏻
Seriously though I would check with local real estate agents and your city building dept. If there is a code on it, I bet it's local specific unlike other matters such as plumbing and electrical which are more likely to be national.
Building inspector was only concerned with windows which meet egress code. Good call with the agents, although they don’t have any codes so it could still be up for debate…
I should've been more clear about my reference to real estate agents. I just thought they might know what the code is. Re: egress requirements. About six years ago a city inspector required a new window in an attic that I was finishing because the original windows missed the fire code by a very small amount--arghhh!
Yeah but the insulation is out board of the knee wall in this case and you must have not thoroughly watched the video as I explained why there is double top plates.
People usually change clothes in a bedroom, and so they want a place to put their clothes, and a closet is a popular option for that, therefore bedrooms do need closets. Normally you'd want to hang the clothes, but those closets are too short for that, so you might want an armoire up there if it fits. Alternatively, a chest of drawers and just fold your clothes. Thinking about the chest of drawers, it occurred to me that you could fill some of that closet space with custom built in drawers instead. That might be cool. The whole room is cool though, and I think it's going to turn out really nice.
I’m not sure if that was supposed to be funny but thank you for the chuckle.. I meant from a legality standpoint for when it’s a rental unit and if I ever sell this place. I do plan on having a clothing rod in that closet for short items to hang and maybe some other shelving.
@@GreatScottHomes43 Just a little humor was intended. 🙂 I don't know about New Hampshire laws, but I don't think closets are legally required in most places, if anywhere. Studio apartments don't always have them. Your local housing authority should be able to tell you. 🤔
Awesome videos! So your attic to bedroom is unvented, right? how does that work for the shingles? Don't they need venting on the unnderside of the sheathing? Thanks! I am doing a similar reno in a new to us home starting in January in eastern Washington
Question - is it possible to cut some of the angled beams and put in headers to support the weight of the missing beams ? I have an attic space that has a nice little A frame in front of my house and was thinking of putting in a small octagon or circle window. Im getting told not to do it because its structural. Was curious on your take.
I would really advise a structural engineer or someone who knows enough to come up with a solid solution, in person, and on-site. It’s very hard for me to give you an answer that is worth anything to you in the YT comments.
Make sure that at least one of the windows when opened allow 5.2 Square feet of opening space, also the window sill cannot be higher than 42 inches from the floor. Finally for the room to be considered an actual bedroom on a real estate listing it must have a closet. Otherwise it is just a bonus room or office space.
Recently stood inspection and was trying to get away with existing window sizes up there, to keep it short I’ll be installing a larger window ahah. 2nd story and up need to be 5.7 sqft. appreciate your input on everything bro 🤙🏻
My buddy blew his eye out with an air nailer. The nail popped back and took the eye. Not wearing safety glasses. I know they suck to wear, but the eye you save may be your own. He lived with one eye for 25 years before he passed. All because he was too lazy to wear safety glasses.
Sure will! I have some sweet plans for flush mounted access panels to furnace and the smaller knee wall access, along with some cabinet style shaker doors for the closet!
I used solid core flush birch doors set up in exterior jambs ( custom ordered) for crawl space access. Works awesome. ( my crawl spaces are an unconditioned space. )
Re: closets The code everywhere in the U.S. is if a woman will be occupying the space 95% of livable space must have closets. If a man is occupying it one or two is sufficient. If a married couple, of course, the 95% rule applies!😅
Re: closets The code everywhere in the U.S. is if a woman will be occupying the space 95% of livable space must have closets. If a man is occupying it one or two is sufficient. If a married couple, of course, the 95% rule applies!😅
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Awesome job as a noob appreciate learning.
Noobs can make it happen too! That’s the first knee wall I have ever framed
@@GreatScottHomes43 You give me inspiration.
really professional video man, going to watch the rest of them while I'm working tomorrow. I have to replace the haphazard knee walls in my own attic and am going to steal that technique for angle ripping the top plates. I like your idea of actually supporting some of the roof with the knee walls (belt and suspenders). My house was built in 1906, and the rafters sit on top of a double-3/4" board, which then sits on the attic floor joists. And then I guess the knee wall (unintentionally) might transfer *some* of the roof load, but the top plat for the current knee wall is literally just a floorboard and the knee wall studs are not directly underneath the rafters. Crazy how things were built "back then", so I'm doing everything I can to make it last another 125 years
Thank you! Yeah, they just built with what they had back then and there weren’t exactly any codes aha. There were some very “interesting” framing techniques throughout this 1900 build. Good luck on yours!
This is a great project i hope you are planning to live in part of it. I am in MA as well but purchased multis up in NH where its more affordable and there is a better price to rent ratio.
I sure am, that’s why I’m kinda going overboard on this reno… that’s not a bad move I plan to stay local just cuz I’m too hands on
Nice work!
Thank you!
great video, gives me some ideas for my cabin. When it comes to the chimney, here in Norway, regulations say at least two sides of it has to be free/open for inspection purposes. So we can't frame them in like you are doing here.
That is actually very interesting and a pretty good idea, only downside would be how this chimney runs through 3 levels to get to here that would be a nightmare to keep exposed ahah. It is exposed on 2 sides from furnace / utility side in the attic and full access in basement. Top and bottom would be my biggest concerns for inspection anyways.
Just as I was starting to type -- What is the reason for the double top plate? -- you literally answered at 5:07 :)) Really nice clean job. Looks great! LMAO at the slo-mo flying karate kicks :)
Thank you!
really good points of view for showing your perfect work and a lot of skills for this. About the chimney, on my area your are completely illegal for dont have a gap of 10cm all around the exterior of the bricks where you can't add any type of flammable material like wood or others. the void on the floor and roof is filled with concrete and use rockwool-like insulation too.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video! It’s so interesting to hear about code from other places around the world. Where are you from?
@@GreatScottHomes43 My old live with this code requirement was on France. Now on canada dont have check the code about chimney yet
Great work!!! Im a Massachusetts realtor and licensed contractor. Not sure if someone answered but to consider a bedroom you need a closet. If not its an office space.
Awesome thank you!
In Arizona it’s been my experience that a room without a closet is considered an office not a bedroom. I’ve looked at a few houses that I would consider a four bedroom but because one room did not have a closet. It’s considered a three bedroom, and that’s how the appraisers look at it but that’s in Arizona.
Yeah I think you’re right and a lot of people said the same hopefully that short closet will be sufficient
Just found out in Texas if you dont have a window and a closet, it is not considered a bedroom. It is an extra room and can effect the resale of the home since you can not count it as such by a margin of 10 to 20k, depending on your area.
Good to know, I tried to get away with a smaller window to avoid a bunch of work and he caught it now I have to figure out how to install a larger window in order for it to be a bedroom… 👎🏻
Seriously though I would check with local real estate agents and your city building dept. If there is a code on it, I bet it's local specific unlike other matters such as plumbing and electrical which are more likely to be national.
Building inspector was only concerned with windows which meet egress code. Good call with the agents, although they don’t have any codes so it could still be up for debate…
I should've been more clear about my reference to real estate agents. I just thought they might know what the code is.
Re: egress requirements. About six years ago a city inspector required a new window in an attic that I was finishing because the original windows missed the fire code by a very small amount--arghhh!
Good job. Double top plate for non-bearing wall not necessary. More insulation less lumber would benefit you in MA.
Yeah but the insulation is out board of the knee wall in this case and you must have not thoroughly watched the video as I explained why there is double top plates.
People usually change clothes in a bedroom, and so they want a place to put their clothes, and a closet is a popular option for that, therefore bedrooms do need closets. Normally you'd want to hang the clothes, but those closets are too short for that, so you might want an armoire up there if it fits. Alternatively, a chest of drawers and just fold your clothes. Thinking about the chest of drawers, it occurred to me that you could fill some of that closet space with custom built in drawers instead. That might be cool. The whole room is cool though, and I think it's going to turn out really nice.
I’m not sure if that was supposed to be funny but thank you for the chuckle.. I meant from a legality standpoint for when it’s a rental unit and if I ever sell this place. I do plan on having a clothing rod in that closet for short items to hang and maybe some other shelving.
@@GreatScottHomes43
Just a little humor was intended. 🙂
I don't know about New Hampshire laws, but I don't think closets are legally required in most places, if anywhere. Studio apartments don't always have them. Your local housing authority should be able to tell you. 🤔
Awesome videos! So your attic to bedroom is unvented, right? how does that work for the shingles? Don't they need venting on the unnderside of the sheathing? Thanks! I am doing a similar reno in a new to us home starting in January in eastern Washington
Yes unvented assembly, but I would always prefer vented if possible. I have a video on the installation of insulation as well! Thank you!
Cool video
Thank you!
What level is that, with the angle indicator.
Swanson svv150 t-bevel
Nice videos...Where did you get that insulation board from? What part of the country are you in?
Hey! I have a full video on the insulation if you haven’t checked that out, but I got it from Home Depot. I’m in New England.
Nice work
Thank you!
Question - is it possible to cut some of the angled beams and put in headers to support the weight of the missing beams ? I have an attic space that has a nice little A frame in front of my house and was thinking of putting in a small octagon or circle window. Im getting told not to do it because its structural. Was curious on your take.
I would really advise a structural engineer or someone who knows enough to come up with a solid solution, in person, and on-site. It’s very hard for me to give you an answer that is worth anything to you in the YT comments.
Thank you for watching and goodluck!
the rolling chair is genius
Harbor freight baby!
No rafter ties? Did you rip the floor up and resheet with the advantech or did you sheet lver exsisting?
Entire floor was removed and reframed. We engineered rafter ties to be structural coil strap hidden between subfloor and new framing.
Closet not needed but a biult-in dresser and a side set where you can hang nice cloths is nice.
sweet thanks
Make sure that at least one of the windows when opened allow 5.2 Square feet of opening space, also the window sill cannot be higher than 42 inches from the floor. Finally for the room to be considered an actual bedroom on a real estate listing it must have a closet. Otherwise it is just a bonus room or office space.
Recently stood inspection and was trying to get away with existing window sizes up there, to keep it short I’ll be installing a larger window ahah. 2nd story and up need to be 5.7 sqft. appreciate your input on everything bro 🤙🏻
My buddy blew his eye out with an air nailer. The nail popped back and took the eye. Not wearing safety glasses. I know they suck to wear, but the eye you save may be your own. He lived with one eye for 25 years before he passed. All because he was too lazy to wear safety glasses.
yeah I’ll admit I’m not as safe as I should be
Put doors in knee walls for storage.
Sure will! I have some sweet plans for flush mounted access panels to furnace and the smaller knee wall access, along with some cabinet style shaker doors for the closet!
I used solid core flush birch doors set up in exterior jambs ( custom ordered) for crawl space access. Works awesome. ( my crawl spaces are an unconditioned space. )
Re: closets
The code everywhere in the U.S. is if a woman will be occupying the space 95% of livable space must have closets. If a man is occupying it one or two is sufficient. If a married couple, of course, the 95% rule applies!😅
😂
This is definitely something, but it ain’t it.. 😢
Second thoughts this is it!
lol glad you changed your mind!
@@GreatScottHomes43 honestly incredible video production, and even better workmanship!
Re: closets
The code everywhere in the U.S. is if a woman will be occupying the space 95% of livable space must have closets. If a man is occupying it one or two is sufficient. If a married couple, of course, the 95% rule applies!😅
😂