The end result is that I only use about 4 ft of my closet. You can see the mess in the area I can't reach. That's where clothes, etc go to die.
Due to a reduction in closet space, I now have two dressers in my room instead of one. The room is big enough for them, but it feels like too much wood on that wall with both of them and I’d love to be able to go back to a single dresser.
Did anyone notice this lovely panel in the closet pics? That’s right, behind my closet is ATTIC space!
Now the roof line does start to
slant down right where my closet ends, but I don’t need the whole closet to
have 8 ft ceilings. Since my Mom is
planning to hire a contractor to redo one of the bathrooms and the kitchen anyway,
I figure it can’t hurt to ask how much it would cost to expand my closet into
currently unfinished space.
This is a picture from the hall (loft?) towards my bedroom. Straight into my room is the closet and you can see how the roofline starts sloping down right where the closet ends. From my rough measurements I believe I can go back at least 4 more feet and have the back wall still be at least 5 ft high.Quick key to the following floor plan ideas: I have a million minor iterations for layout within the closet once the exterior structure is done, but what is shown in these is just a rough idea. Clothing racks in gray scale are single hung at 5 ft. Clothing racks in color are double hung at 6 ft.
Current Closet floor plan (2 ft by 9 ft - 18 sq ft)
Option 1 – The bare minimum (36 sq ft)
Move the back wall back 2 ft and leave the existing bifold
doors. I would make about two more feet
of hanging space usable and I could add a section of drawers/shelves. There would be no disruption to the wall of
my room and I’d leave the pull light alone. Technically, this doubles the size
of the closet, but in terms of added storage space it doesn’t add that much. It just means it would all be useable.
Option 2 – True Walk in with Pocket Door (72 sq ft)
Move the back wall back 4 ft. Take out bifold doors, rebuild
wall with pocket door to save space. In
this scenario, the back wall would be 5 ft high. Allowing for 2 ft for hanging clothes at that
height. This puts that ceiling height
right in front of the clothes at least six and a half feet which is plenty for me and
should work for most of the population. In this scenario I would also add the electrical switch and
change out the light fixture. I’d also
try to add an outlet to either the East or South wall (luckily the room is oriented so top is North - happy coincidence).
Option 3 – Fully maximize available space (84 sq ft)
So I'd been looking at the unused space to the left of the closet thinking, "Man, I want to use that!". I just didn't see myself storing much in a dark corner. Last night I had an epiphany, "Move the door!". Epiphany might not be the right word because I'm not 100% sure that this door position would work with the sloping ceiling. As you can see in the picture below, that section of wall doesn't allow for a pocket door so the door would need to swing into the closet. I *think* a 80 in high by 30 wide door would clear, but it would be super close.
I definitely want to run it by someone who knows things.
If I did this option I could store all my clothes/shoes in the closet and still have empty space. I mean 84 sq ft is overkill (it's like half a tiny house), but I feel like if I'm going to do it, I should go all out:)
I'm sure that it will cost more than I'd like and I wish I was brave/skilled enough to DIY it. But, alas, I haven't even looked behind the panel into the attic to see what's going on back there so I think I'll have to leave this one to the professionals. Has anyone ever finished an attic space with slanted roof lines? Anything I should be prepared for?
Option 3 – Fully maximize available space (84 sq ft)
So I'd been looking at the unused space to the left of the closet thinking, "Man, I want to use that!". I just didn't see myself storing much in a dark corner. Last night I had an epiphany, "Move the door!". Epiphany might not be the right word because I'm not 100% sure that this door position would work with the sloping ceiling. As you can see in the picture below, that section of wall doesn't allow for a pocket door so the door would need to swing into the closet. I *think* a 80 in high by 30 wide door would clear, but it would be super close.
I definitely want to run it by someone who knows things.
If I did this option I could store all my clothes/shoes in the closet and still have empty space. I mean 84 sq ft is overkill (it's like half a tiny house), but I feel like if I'm going to do it, I should go all out:)
I'm sure that it will cost more than I'd like and I wish I was brave/skilled enough to DIY it. But, alas, I haven't even looked behind the panel into the attic to see what's going on back there so I think I'll have to leave this one to the professionals. Has anyone ever finished an attic space with slanted roof lines? Anything I should be prepared for?
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