Most attics hold boxes and a pull-down ladder nobody likes climbing. With a stronger floor, a real stair and proper insulation, it becomes the bedroom, office or playroom the house has been missing. We frame, insulate and finish it ourselves.
The Work
Maybe the kids have outgrown sharing a bedroom. Maybe you need an office with a door that closes, and the only space left is the one you reach by a ladder in the hallway ceiling.
We start with how you want to use the room, then check what the attic can carry: how the joists are sized, how much headroom the roofline gives you, where a stair can land. The carpenter who measures it frames it.
What We Build
Some attics need a floor, a stair and drywall. Others need dormers framed into the roof to make the headroom work. Here is the attic work we take on, from the joists up.
Bare rafters and blown-in insulation to a finished room: floor reinforced, walls and ceiling framed, wiring, heat and insulation run, then drywall, trim, flooring and paint by one crew.
A real bedroom under the roofline, with closet space framed into the eaves and an egress window sized so the room is legal and safe to sleep in.
A quiet room at the top of the house, wired with enough outlets and a dedicated circuit for real work, with light from a skylight or gable window.
Open space for kids or hobbies, with a floor stiff enough for running around, carpet or wood that holds up, and storage built into the knee walls.
When the roof is too low to stand under, a dormer adds headroom and light, framed into the roofline and flashed so it looks like it was always there.
The pull-down ladder comes out and a real stair goes in, with a proper rise and run and a handrail, framed so it fits the floor plan below.
Attics run hottest in summer and coldest in winter. We insulate the roofline, keep air moving under the deck, and seal it so the room is comfortable all year.
Heat and air that actually reach the top floor, often a ductless mini-split, plus new circuits, lighting and smoke detectors run before the walls are closed up.
The low space behind the knee walls turned into drawers, cabinets and shelving, framed and trimmed so the storage reads as part of the room, not an add-on.
The Honest Version
Attics hide more than old boxes. Knowing what we usually find up there is how the number holds, and how problems get planned for instead of discovered.
What we usually findJoists that were only ever sized to hold up the ceiling below, not people, beds and furniture.
What we do about itWe sister or add joists to carry a real floor, then lay a stiff subfloor across them.
What we usually findA roofline that looks roomy until you measure it, with too little space to stand in most of the room.
What we do about itWe measure before we design, and add a dormer or rework the layout where the headroom falls short.
What we usually findOld blown-in insulation on the attic floor, gaps around the chimney, and roof vents with nothing behind them.
What we do about itWe move the insulation up to the roofline, seal the gaps, and keep air moving under the roof deck.
What we usually findSplices left loose in the insulation and old circuits that were never meant to power a room up here.
What we do about itWe tie them into proper boxes, run new circuits for the room, and get it inspected before the drywall.
Who Does the Work
A lot of attic conversions are framed by one crew, insulated by another and drywalled by a third, with gaps between all three. Ours are built by one crew from the joists up.
The usual way
The AllTrades way
How an Attic Job Runs
Most attic conversions take 6–10 weeks, longer when a dormer goes in. Here is how the work moves from bare rafters to a finished room, step by step.
Start a ProjectYou talk to a carpenter, not a call center. Tell us how you want to use the attic, and we’ll come climb up and take a look.
We measure headroom, check how the joists are sized and where a stair can go, then price the actual work in writing before you sign.
Layout, stair, windows and any dormer drawn up and permitted. Finishes chosen with our design partners or your own designer, and ordered once they’re final.
Joists reinforced, subfloor down, walls, dormer and stair framed. Wiring, heat and air run and inspected before anything gets closed in.
Roofline insulated and sealed, drywall hung and finished, then trim, flooring, lighting and paint, and the crew keeps you posted each week.
Outlets live, stair rail tight, every door and window working. We walk the new room with you and stay until the punch list is done.
The Investment
Attics are priced after a walkthrough, once we know what the floor needs and whether a dormer is involved. Most of our attic jobs land somewhere in these ranges.
Tier 01
$30K – $50K
Floor, walls and ceiling
Typically includes
Tier 02
$50K – $85K
A full living space
Everything in Finish, plus
Tier 03
$85K+
More headroom
Everything in Convert, plus
Every price is written after we measure the attic in person. These ranges show where attic rooms begin, not where they end.
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Attic Questions
What people ask before an attic becomes a room. Something else on your mind? Ask when we come out to measure.
Ask a QuestionMost can, if there’s enough headroom and the floor can be strengthened. We check both at the walkthrough and tell you plainly whether it needs a dormer.
Usually they need help, not replacing. Most attic joists were sized for a ceiling, so we sister or add joists to carry a real room before the subfloor goes down.
Yes. We find where a stair can land below, frame the opening, and build it with a proper rise, run and handrail. Sometimes that means giving up part of a closet.
Insulation at the roofline, sealed gaps and air moving under the roof deck, plus heat and cooling that reach the top floor, often a ductless mini-split.
Yes, with the right window. A bedroom needs an egress window big enough to climb out of, plus smoke alarms, and we plan both in from the start.
Most take 6–10 weeks once work starts, longer with a dormer. The schedule comes with the quote, and most of the work happens above you, not in your kitchen.
The Rest of the Work
Finishing the attic often frees up room for the next project downstairs. Our crew also builds kitchens, baths, basements and additions throughout the county.
Where We Build
We work in the towns pinned below, from Plum and Monroeville out to Greensburg, and the Westmoreland and Allegheny County addresses in between. Not sure if we cover yours? Give us a call and we’ll tell you.
Service area may include adjacent municipalities on a case-by-case basis — call to confirm your address.
Get in Touch
Tell us about the project in the form or give us a call. Either way, estimates are free and the number is the number — priced to the actual work, written down before anyone swings a hammer.
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Trafford, PA 15085
