The attic! What to do with it! Should we just leave it as “an attic”? Should we close the door and store miscellaneous items there?
To make an educated decision about the attic we need to understand the layout. Is it even possible to use the attic as daily living space? And, if we do, could it possibly be a media room? Or a game room?
There is no insulation in the attic. So, if we use the attic as livable space we need to make sure it is insulated, has wiring, and heating, especially the floors. Radiant flooring on at least three floors looks more necessary every day we plan.
If we put in radiant heating why not a uniquely lovely Master Suite? Do we want to climb two flights of stairs every evening just to go to bed? Ideally, if it is usable, it would make a wonderful master bedroom suite. We could climb the two flights of stairs for our cardio workout, then enter our personal sanctuary and retreat for the end of each busy day. We could put our bedroom, an ensuite bathroom, and two walk-in closets to make our sanctuary complete.
But, if we put a bedroom suite in the attic, we are talking about plumbing and another bathroom? Yikes, are we crazy? Ka-Ching!
As we think about our home we consider all four seasons. During the winter we plan to hibernate. If we make use of all four floors and actually live on them we will be accomplishing excellent cardio on a daily basis. So, a master bedroom it is! Now the attic needs to be fully functional. Three floors are definitely in our future… One to go…
