Option 2
Option 2 assumes that the entire roof will be replaced with pre-manufactured trusses. As a structural system, trusses are very economical because they are made in a shop out of 2x4s and 2x6s, and then quickly erected on site. Stick framing (in contrast) is more labor intensive, and the material costs may be more, as 2x10s are generally used for roof framing, and large beams are generally used to pick up loads at the ridge. With the trusses, all loads are dispersed to the outside walls – north and south. Overall, this option will probably cost more, as the entire roof will be replaced, and more floor area is there to be finished out (flooring, sheetrock, windows, etc).
Upper Level
Total area: 863 sf
1 Bedroom 1 (13x16) has a 2’-6” x 9’-0” window seat (or doggy bed) space at the new west windows. ‘His’and ‘Her’ closets are each 6x7. A queen size bed is shown under 3 high windows – this mirrors the 3 windows in the living room below. See south elevation.
2 Bedroom 2 (8x15) also contains a 5x7 closet. The windows align with the 2 dining room windows below. See south elevation.
3 The bathroom is 8x9, with a 3x5 toilet nook on the north side. A soaking tub is shown on the east side, but alternatively, a shower could be located on the south side of the bathroom, if some space is borrowed from the closet in bedroom 2.
4 Lisa’s writing nook is shown at the top of the stairs, on the north side, with a 4x5 closet. A thick wall at the stair can be used as a bookshelf, as you already have in your stairwell. This space could be partitioned off with a curtain on a ceiling mounted track, or a full wall could be built for more privacy.
Option 2 assumes that the entire roof will be replaced with pre-manufactured trusses. As a structural system, trusses are very economical because they are made in a shop out of 2x4s and 2x6s, and then quickly erected on site. Stick framing (in contrast) is more labor intensive, and the material costs may be more, as 2x10s are generally used for roof framing, and large beams are generally used to pick up loads at the ridge. With the trusses, all loads are dispersed to the outside walls – north and south. Overall, this option will probably cost more, as the entire roof will be replaced, and more floor area is there to be finished out (flooring, sheetrock, windows, etc).
Upper Level
Total area: 863 sf
1 Bedroom 1 (13x16) has a 2’-6” x 9’-0” window seat (or doggy bed) space at the new west windows. ‘His’and ‘Her’ closets are each 6x7. A queen size bed is shown under 3 high windows – this mirrors the 3 windows in the living room below. See south elevation.
2 Bedroom 2 (8x15) also contains a 5x7 closet. The windows align with the 2 dining room windows below. See south elevation.
3 The bathroom is 8x9, with a 3x5 toilet nook on the north side. A soaking tub is shown on the east side, but alternatively, a shower could be located on the south side of the bathroom, if some space is borrowed from the closet in bedroom 2.
4 Lisa’s writing nook is shown at the top of the stairs, on the north side, with a 4x5 closet. A thick wall at the stair can be used as a bookshelf, as you already have in your stairwell. This space could be partitioned off with a curtain on a ceiling mounted track, or a full wall could be built for more privacy.
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