Your child is already big enough to have their own room, but insufficient land to create new spaces? No need to worry, just take advantage of the attic (attic) are unused. For most people, the attic is often used as storage or warehouse. However, there is no harm if this area functioned as a bedroom.
Cultivate the attic into a bedroom requires careful planning. Because the area below the roof is where the rotation of the air where the hot air will be released back to the outside, while fresh air is channeled toward deep space. Thus the design needs to be planned are ripe in order to feel comfortable when placed. The following are some important points that you should know before starting to build the space in the attic.
1. change the ceiling to the floor
The problems will be encountered when changing the function of the attic was made as the House floor to ceiling spaces. After dismantling the ceiling, create a floor with concrete or in the "dak" attic floor so that later became strong enough to accommodate furniture and activity there is on it. We recommend using a lightweight floor covering materials to reduce weight, such as vinyl or wood floors. Don't forget to give a layer of anti termite wood in order to be durable.
2. Roof Construction
The second thing You should notice is the construction of the roof, because the slope of the roof as well as material related to comfort you when you are underneath.Make sure the distance between your head on standing position of having quite a distance with the height of the roof. The limit for safe roof slope is 50% or has a size of 84 inches. The size is the standard size for the position of standing in the attic. In addition, to the height of the ceiling should ideally not less than 2 m – 2, 4 m.
Next check the material of the roof construction. Light steel frame will be quite troublesome because of the mild steel horses is a meeting of around 1 m – 1, 5 m. It will be easier when you use a wood or concrete because horses both this material ranges from 3 m – 4 m.
3. Air circulation
The rooms are located in the attic, usually have Eve who hotter than the room underneath. To solve it, you can install insulators under layers of tiles, such as aluminum foil, glass wool, or polyurethane to reduce heat absorption. If you want to increasingly cool, add a window as a natural air circulation on the area of the attic. In doing so, the air circulation will also be better. If the window is not enough, it can also install artificial cooling, such as air conditioner (AC).
Meanwhile, in order that the attic is not too dark time of day, you can create skylights on the roof. Big nothingness skylight itself is determined by the needs of light in the attic. Only, so that the light from outside is not too dazzling, place the skylight in the darkest side of the room.
4. Access the attic
Because it's at the top of the attic, of course must think about how to achieve it. In addition, because the room in the attic for the children, the width of the side of the ladder should be noted so that they cannot make it difficult for children to move. Stair layout should also be considered so that they cannot make a House look suffocating and interfere with the flow of activity space below it.
5. Furniture
Generally, the size of the attic is not so widespread. Therefore, we recommend not placing too much furniture. You can looking for a solution using the built in furniture, because the design can simultaneously serve as a storage space.