How much does it cost ?
Is it worth it ?
What if you are already living in the house ? Do you need to move for them to do their work?

No idea in Malaysia, but here in UK, one of my sold property actually has a nicely furnished attic. During the repair and renovation, the contractor sorta remove the entire roof area to redo the attic so It has a proper 7-8ft space height. Of coz, the restriction in UK buildings also made the construction get delay and delayed. But at the end, we've settled it for around 260k GBP. Sold the house for around 1.15million pounds (bought in auction, 440k, renovate 260k, close to 50 furnitures? Sendiri stay for almost a year there before it was sold. So total expenses is like 800k for that year.)

It was a nice attic with the gimmick of an extendable window balcony (Which overatted, only good for smokers) Of coz, no complain, coz the 3+1 house is quite comfy after renovation. Straight Living Room to Back garden design too, so it look damn spacious. If I found my photos, I'll try to share.

Yes, the house I'm living in now has that attic space turned into room. Can't answer you since all done before we moved in.

My friend's father did

Cover up pipes, lay down flooring and walling, turned into 4th bedroom (big family) and play room for kids

Obviously did a lot of work in order to make it vermin free. However it is very hot and air conditioning is expensive. This is because the attic serves as an insulator for the rest of the house. It gets extremely hot up there, hotter than the rest of the house. The kids didn't mind but then they're young.

Malaysian houses tend to be badly insulated as we don't live in 4 season country where loss of heat means death...

will b like oven up there

Msia not many reno attic, 1 maybe very hot and 2nd the size of it not worth the trouble and 3rd expertise.

But Googled I found a company seems specialised in this

https://g.co/kgs/yZVzLr

To make a room, I think not worth it. Very hot. For storage for me ok la. Last 10 years 30-40K, extending your roof higher. But for storage, don't need to extend the roof.

This post has been edited by Noryume: Sep 23 2020, 10:00 PM

gila kah ???... malaysia so hot,.. u wanna live under ceramic tiles,..???

Not attic but the space below stair can make as room like in Harry Potter movie.

My neighbor had it. Didnt enquire about the price. His youngest son punya room la. Memang panas mcm celaka

one day the son wasnt asleep, late 2-3am? Heard noises ingat tikus. Tgk2 someone wanna pecah masuk walking on roof wanna enter the window

lol

This post has been edited by maluapeboskur: Sep 23 2020, 10:17 PM

make basement~ can have a private man hole

Cold countries attic can live in.

Here, it serves as heat shield for the house below.

in hot, hot, OMG too hot malaysia?

maybe can turn it into sauna room, besides that, not see much use in malaysia.

This post has been edited by brkli: Sep 23 2020, 10:34 PM

Went up to my attic to check on a leaking issue once. 3 minutes in I’m sweating like mad already. As in basah like after shower like that. And that’s like 7pm. Cannot imagine afternoon.

I am about to convert my very tall middle room into 2 floors of small rooms for full utilization

1F is the 1st room (attic) and GF is the 2nd room.

I am aware of the extreme hotness up there hence i will pasang AC up there and also ceiling fan.

Not suitable in Malaysia thou cause too hot definitely not worth it if u think to renovate it into a room.

I also toy with this idea of converting the whole attic for an additional 24x50ft space but using solar panels for a big portion of roof.
In PJ this size of landed space(1200 sqft) would cost 500k.
https://inhabitat.com/solar-panel-roof-tiles/

This post has been edited by MGM: Sep 24 2020, 08:32 AM

Malaysia weather you can turn attic into sauna room

Insulation


Else you just make a oven room

Can make it a place where u bring amois

What do ppl do when they feel hot?


That's right. Nikkapointingtohead.jpg

Rented a house with attic before.

Just used it for storage

Got companies do that but electric bill is going to be high. No need to move out.

Unless you are really out of space, I don;t thin it is worth it. If you convert to storage, then it will get full in no time with stuff that you don;t even look for

Why not just call the company. You can Goolgle. I remember found several quite some time ago.

ktards not malaysians

Convert attic to usage room difficult as there is no natural air intake. Become compartment as storeroom is fine.

But you can convert the airway to a room. This is the part at the middle of highest floor where the ceiling is usually a floor higher. Most Msia house is design with airway. Depend on finishing, you can build it around RM8k-RM15k.

Do you mean the attic where the water tank is situated?

Can use insulation like ISOWOOL ?

Perhaps if install the wind turbine can help cool down the attic space?

This will reduce the heat but not much. The cement roof tile accumulate heat and radiate heat.

You can put insulator. Fridge just use polystyrene but you don't do that for house insulation. Not fire safe

Have you used (or using) this wind turbine in your home?
If yes, does rainwater enter during heavy / strong winds kind of rain?

yes

No I did not. It is designed in such a way that will not leak water even during heavy rain. I believe it has been tested. It even has wind strength rating.

For a storage room, yes. For bedroom, i guess you can only sleep on the night since it will be very hot on the day.

But if the attic is open spaces, no door and renovated wall partition, then the heat is bearable.

Went up there, it was surprisingly hot. You gonna just waste lots of energy cooling it off with just aircond. Technically you are cooling your roof

Like other /k mentioned, if convert as storeroom, then it's OK.
But if you want to do like European style loft rooms, then perhaps not suitable.

No head no tail, no explain what’s the size of the attic and what kinda Reno you wanna do how to tell you the cost?

If you can tahan the noise, dust and smell from the works they are doing during the renovation then you can stay but most people would opt to move coz it’s uncomfortable.

Oh OK!

Yes. Live in parents basement. Eating tendies playing video games and pee in moutain dew bottles.

Can also. You can have double glass window with tint and good insulator. Just prepare for electricity bill only.

im currently staying in an attic converted the whole 3 floor. into a room, with bathroom and walk in closet. mostly only in the room during the night. even during day still ok with aircond and fan. 1.5HP should be sufficient. below is a rough visual i did for the renovators to visualize



Actual When Starting to move in

And money for the renovation too...

RM4k
yes
no need move, just clear the area below it
mine's not an attic, a loft

not suitable for malaysia laa.. malaysia so hot.. even not living in attic, home already so hot..

picture?

Unless you reinforced your ceiling, and not very practical because of roof height. Most houses roof pitch at 25°

Unless you want to keep your midget friends in the artic

my compound is 18 x 75 double storey. just want to turn my attic into one single room without any partitions.

appreciate if you let me know the contractor

All hot area structure must be like this.



This post has been edited by Phoenix_KL: Sep 24 2020, 10:38 PM

Hmm. I think if properly done can cost up to 30k. depends on what you put inside, covering of walls, laying of floor, insulation works, AC, socket, fan, lights, fresh coat of paint, and most importantly, a staircase. If staircase can source from china then your cost cheaper la. xD haha.. Most people make it as storage area, as its super hot as many /k mentioned here... Oh yeah, need ventilation if wanna convert to actual room, may need an approval also so the officers wont bother your work. If the approval is not approved, gg lo

Got money all can

i ask my neighbor do for me
the stairs up is all used gates, he cut and weld
the main cost is the 3 steel beam and the papan to alas the attic (actually its a loft)
wiring , my partner pull and do himself
wallpaper, i do myself



This post has been edited by hungheykwun: Sep 25 2020, 01:33 PM

Hi Bro,

What's the size of this?
Can you also share the cost and also the contractor?

Family house has converted the attic into a store room. Did a second ceiling to contain the heat, with extra insulation. And also added the spinning exhaust thing to release the trapped heat.

After that not bad. Not too hot even under afternoon sun.

End up that room is half store room, and half my dad listening room. He add 1 AC up there for when he is there. He also added rockwool insulation to the attic floor so that he can listen at higher volume without disturbing the ppl in the room downstair.

Hey there! I actually just finished up converting my attic into a bedroom and I absolutely love it! It was a lot of work but so worth it in the end. I started by insulating the entire space and then putting up drywall. I also had to install a new window to bring in more natural light.

You're not alone if you're considering converting your attic into a livable space. Many homeowners are drawn to ​​a cozy attic retreat or a spacious room for guests.

for malaysia weather ,.. hot like hell,..

sounds good

Is it viable to rebuild the roof to maximise the floor space of the attic, n then install rooftop solar panels to absorb the afternoon heat n to prevent rooftop break in?

This post has been edited by MGM: Oct 27 2022, 09:53 AM

air is a good thermal insulator, practically the "attic" we have now is the layer of thermal insulator that gives you comfort in the house during the blazing heat in the afternoon.

i am not expert but i think if the same concept applies to the roof tiles, the attic can make a living place.

'attic' here, are you guys referring to the center zone (high point) of the pitch roof?