Look at this great attic remodel!

[AmeriSpecguy]

So the thread title might be a mite misleading and farcical.

I cruising Facebook during a break from report writing this evening and this article was brought up as a "You might like this" suggestion. I looked at the main picture and the caption and my first reaction was "Oh no this is really going to by f'ed up". After looking at all the pics (I apologize for the several pages of photos now) and reading the comments I realized I'm glad I haven't run into something like this yet. I don't know if I could condemn this to the level required in a report.

And now for your enjoyment (or aggravation)

Attic renovation

[Brandon Whitmore]

Thanks for the entertainment.

My favorite sentence from the article:

He actually changed the angle inside the attic without compromising the structural integrity of the beams.

Hmmm.

Then, to make things more interesting, he added a weight bench.

[Garry Sorrells]

Good picture of the builder and his helper on page # 5.

[Rob Amaral]

... the hits keep on comin..

[Marc]

I believe I'd reserve judgement on account that some engineering of the framing may have been involved. Talented people were obviously involved and the engineering may have never made it into the article.

Marc

[Erby]

Filter engaged.

[Steven Hockstein]

Illegal sleeping room without adequate egress. Probably does not meet the IRC definition of habitable space. Heating? Electric?

This reminds me of many HGTV shows that make improper basement bedrooms.

[mlparham]

I believe I'd reserve judgement on account that some engineering of the framing may have been involved. Talented people were obviously involved and the engineering may have never made it into the article.

Marc

No engineer was part of this project. OK, maybe a software engineer.

[Nolan Kienitz]

Clay tile roof and one is messing with web chords??

And the he adds the weight bench ...

Lord help him.

[Bill Kibbel]

I'm happy to see an access hatch to the unfinished part. I'd like to be the inspector when he tries to sell it.

There have been a number of completely finished attics that I was still quite sure there were major improper structural alterations - and several other issues. "Why there are no plumbing vents through the roof?"

[mjr6550]

From the photos it looks like he is now hanging the floor of his new room (which was not designed for floor loads) from the top chords of the trusses, which increases the bending stresses in the chords. It does not look like engineering was involved.