Step 4 measure your joists.
Build secret room in attic.
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Using natural features to hide a room or doorway creates a sense of wonder and whimsy turning your yard into a fairyland garden.
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A large walk in closet is an excellent secret room.
In addition to the common remodel that turns an attic into a master suite or a guest room here are some more interesting ways to use your attic space.
A hidden room doesn t have to be indoors.
If the joists are 2x4s or 2x6s they will need to be reinforced to carry the load of flooring and furniture.
An outdoor area or breezeway can be combined with a large water feature to create a room hidden behind a waterfall or vine growth.
An attic room must measure 10 5 foot at the ridge line and at least 50 percent of the finished space must be 7 5 foot tall or more.
An unused room or large closet next to the bedroom can work by sealing off the original doorway and creating a new passageway through the wall.
Then determine whether or not you can put the bookcase far enough away from the soon to be hidden door that it can swing outwards without hitting any neighboring walls or furniture.
Make sure that the hidden door won t swing into the bookshelf either.
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Attic space looks awkward at first but there are many things you can do to transform the space into a hidden getaway.
First measure how wide the bookshelf will need to be to cover the door.
Here i make a secret room out of a small walk in closet by using a full length mirror and some ingenuity.