Expand Garage Ceiling Into Attic

Cut beadboard ceiling panels to fit and attach to the ceiling joists.

Expand garage ceiling into attic.

The original insulation was near 40 years old and sitting below the ceiling joists in many spots. If your goal is to keep your garage in an excellent overall temperature i highly recommend insulating the garage ceiling. Transforming an attic into a closet. 10 ways to expand into your garage.

Insulate the garage ceiling. To give the bathroom a spa like feel luxe features were added like a soaker tub a frameless shower enclosure a new toilet complete with heated seat and led lights marble and glass mosaic tiles and a crystal chandelier. Apply construction adhesive to the joists and then nail the panels into place. Screw s hooks into the center of a tall a frame style ceiling then attach a heavy duty chain to the hooks so you can hang items within reach and still utilize the storage space.

Here is what the gf 14 garage fan looks like. This is essential if you are converting your garage into a living space. A bedroom dressing area and master bathroom. The gable end of this truss framed garage roof doesn t support much weight so we were able to add the double 2 10 header and remove the wall section without adding temporary supports.

The one in the picture is nothing more than a gable fan in the ceiling and would act as a chimminey. It has a fire damper that closes in case of fire keeping the fire our of the attic. Insulating your garage ceiling is an excellent way to keep the heat trapped in the attic from transferring into the garage. This attic was divided into three zones.

Attics they re dark and dingy but great for storage if you can gain the right access especially in a garage attic. I have inspected alot of them in homes here in az and the company that makes them is in tempe az. Expand your storage by building a movable ladder to reach tall shelves and high places. Exposed ceiling beams are great for hanging equipment and because the garage is separate from the rest of the house noise isn t the issue it.