Restoring A $7,000 Mansion: Building The Attic Loft Walls
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@ColeTheCornstar with all that left over bird poo, you could have just built some cute nesting boxes for Roman's chickens!!😂😂😂😂
I’m just wondering what Roman was looking at on his cell phone when you surprised him and he suddenly hid the phone behind his back😂🤣😂😂
You have so much space and a full basement for holiday decor so the larger nook in your attic can be a cute fort or reading nook for your kids. That is if it can be climate controlled. The second one can have pull out shelves/ drawers to hold toys and books.
@@PromasterHOFDo you think Roman was checking out another Cornstar? Oh the scandal… LOL
Put a safe in hidden attic space
Use those spaces for storing Christmas stuff (artificial trees, wreaths, collapsible boxes, bags, wrapping paper, ornaments, etc...} Make your doors large enough that you can put those items in totes to keep our dust and bugs.
Great idea.
Likely will be filled with hvac ducts
I was going to say the same thing, utilize any area for storage
I like this idea. You need some space for Holiday storage.
all of those knee(you call them little) walls provide an opportunity for storage space. and you have acres of space. it takes a little thought, but unused space is an insult to every craftsman in the world.
A suggestion for your sewer, check out This Old House Season 45, episode 19. A new pipe is pulled through the old! No digging, trenching, or concrete removed.
For the larger cubby space, build bookcases on the sides, flush mount lights above, paint it to look like the inside of a tent or tree house and have a cozy, secret reading nook filled with kids books. We had a space like that under some stairs when I was little and it was my favorite space! Beanbag chairs and some blankets--easy to pull out and use in the main space too. Later, you could make it permanent storage for decor, but let the boys have a special little space while they are young!
I agree, a little fixed window looking over the void, a mini door, window, and mail slot. You could go hobbit hole theme, jungle hut, Mexican theme or cutsie cottage.
There will always be kids/ nephews/ grandkids etc. to delight in such a space.
Maybe give Roman and Juston permission to be creative and surprise y’all.
When you get this house done, make a placque listing everyone who helped build and when the work started and ended. Validation, thanks and honor.
With your wife wanting multiple trees, I think it should definitely be Christmas Tree and Decor storage. We never realize how much space those things up. Good luck, love the videos!
If you have extra space in the addition make a closet that you can roll a Christmas tree into, if you want you can leave the decorations on, just put a Christmas tree bag over it to keep the dust down. Others have suggested holiday decoration storage in the attic, that would be great, but one of the best things would be secret play rooms for the kids. My sister in-laws folks dedicated a crawlspace to be a big sandbox for grandkids to play with Tonka toys . I think you might have a spot in your basement that could be a similar thing. If not sand maybe a ball pit, or a sand table for " farming "
I agree
A sand table for indoor corn farming as honorary acknowledgment of the root of all the construction funding!!!
Speaking of trees other than Xmas ones... may I offer unsolicited advise? Why do you not approach ANY arable land you have to plant any zone-habitable fruit or nut-bearing trees as a food forest in the style of perma-culture? "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." - Chinese Proverb
Hey Gents, 22 minutes in, that'd be a great place for a hidden room for valuables or firearms. ALSO, I think it'd be cool to see some drawers in those short walls. You're doing a great job, love the house and the craftsmanship!
Cole, while you have the walls open, run ethernet cable through the walls too. At least one to every room!
I’m 53 and watched since day one and I’ve learned a lot from this project. I’ve remodeled and built but there’s always education when you have a job like this. Give your wife as much holiday storage you can…. You will be glad you did.
Secret rooms for storage. Also fun for kids to play in.
Make the secret rooms secret by hiding them behind moveable bookcase doors. Build bookshelves inside the rooms, too. The kids will love them. And it foster a love of books and reading.
Having secret places for kids to hide will result in a kid crawling in there, going to sleep and then you spend hours searching in a panic looking for him. Ask me how I know…
@@waterboy181 lol i get it but we had one as a kid. Did the same things. It was one of the first places they looked.
Every farm needs a safe. Put a good safe in of of those spaces. My 2 cents
Every farm needs a safe. Put a good safe in of of those spaces. My 2 cents
People please.......give these guys a thumbs up. Almost 70K views and only 10K thumbs up? Cmon. These guys are as honest as they come and all you gotta do is press a button. Sheesh!
Agreed! It’s two weeks later than your comment and the views are at 225k and only 21k thumbs up! Shocking.
The attic nooks look like a perfect spot for xmas/easter/halloween decorations
Christmas decorations, camping gear, reading nook for the kids, storage, storage, storage you can never have enough!
The composition and editing on this are phenomenal! I can't remember the editor's name, but I just wanted to say thank you. The videos are so much fun to watch.
I believe his name is Cedric. Shout out to Cedric if you’re reading this.
Make every single one of those 16-in by 20-in spots a drawer for storage. You have so much potential storage there in that attic with that little half wall
That is a fantastic idea!
Nooks..playhouse hideout for boys, seasonal clothes, dog bed, extra pillows abnd blankets, toys, bins of pictures (I have several), historical things ,CHRISTMAS DECOR AND LIGHTS, games and puzzles, childhood memories..the list is endless!
The problem you have with your roof is that the rafter is putting all of its downward force onto your pony wall, causing the point where the rafter meets the wall to want to spread out and collapse the highest point of the roof downward. Normally, this is counteracted with the ceiling joists between the second floor and the attic serving as collar ties, preventing the outer walls from being able to spread outward. But because you have a pony wall, the point at which the roof meets the wall is several feet from the nearest joist, creating a lever. Adding the diagonal bracing was a good idea, but now the outward pressure on the wall is only being restricted by some structural screws and the new pony wall over a non-load bearing section of the structure. You need to add another diagonal going in the opposite direction to keep the load over the outside wall and ensure that the little diagonal you have isn't trying to support the roof from splaying out by transferring the load onto a ceiling joist that is several feet from the outside, load-bearing wall. You then need to add perlins to the underside of your rafters to deal with the snow and wind loads, and then you need to add collar ties near the peak off the roof to also help avoid the roof splaying and to help distribute the load evenly across the whole roof.
Agree. I was thinking the same thing
I agree with everything you said. Also, I'm very concerned about Cole, and the guys adding weight to the roof structure in order to "make the drywall straight." I would not scab lumber on the roof trusses as Cole showed, an alternate "lighter" solution must be designed.
I hope cole reads you comment. All this was exactly wat I was thinking, but I'm not a tradesman. So, i thought I was probably wrong.
what he said 😆
My female brain was thinking this but had no idea how to write it down in construction terms 😂
Cole get some fluorescent spray paint and mark the areas that need to be filled in so they’re easily visible for the foam guys
Smart idea!
Yikes! Sounds like a $7,000 home turning into a $7M dollar home. It’s going to be awesome! Looking forward to see the completed mansion. ⭐️👍
Cole, if you do a board&batten finish on all your newly built knee walls you can hide doors seams. That would let you add a hidden cabinet doors, so you could use all the space behind the wall for hidden storage bins. Those bins would keep holiday decor easily accessible but out of sight.
ALSO, one of the larger cubbies is beside the loft. You could make that a kids hidden cubbie with a bookshelf secret door, and make them a peep hole to look down from the loft. OR if youre really adventurous make a platform to a fire pole. Your kids could crawl into their secret hideout behind a bookshelf, then turn right to the platform over the second floor landing to take the fire pole down a floor.
My vote is for the bookshelf secret door and the fire pole. ❤❤❤❤
Use furring boards to level your joists cheaper than 2x4. Make the big space a kid fort. The smaller spaces storage.
Perfect area for hvac ducting
24:40 cole you could use hat channel or furring strips horizontally to level out the ceiling and wouldn't have to remove any of insulation foam.
What I hear you saying is this series will have so many seasons, we will be watching for a few years. Thank you. Loving it.
Unfortunately! My! You were going through everything that has to be done with the foundation and then drainage I felt so sorry for you but you might as well do it now. You're doing such a remarkable job and you are very thorough on everything that you do.
I know 2 people that will be happy - Momma & Daddy Cornsrar!!
When it should have been done is before floors above were leveled. This ‘make it up as they go’ approach is going to cost time & $ over the long haul.
Equalizing trusses? OMGoodness! SMH - if it isn’t one thing, it’s another!
WHAT??? ( 14:00) we have a designer- oh my goodness! 😳😳 first I’ve heard THAT- hooray! Good to know .what a relief- always seemed Cole was working rogue. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Well don't get too excited, look at what he's designed so far. Bathroom in the pantry, skinny living room, hidden stairway, moving windows so the exterior won't look symetrical, etc...
@@benhur520 I was thinking the whole time, who puts a bathroom in the pantry... nasty.
@@benhur520the bathroom is just on the other side of the pantry. It's door is to a hallway in the addition they are building.
@@discretecinema8451Nasty comment when you don’t have all the facts. You won’t access it through the pantry. You must not have watched the video where he explained there will be a door from the hallway, right at the entrance of the house where you come in, to access that bathroom. There won’t be access to the bathroom from the actual pantry.
Hmm, he’s mentioned this many, many, times during this remodel.
My hats off to you, young guys. I see you are trying to address every construction deficiency in that old house. I'm almost sixty and one thing I have learned, which was a hard lesson, is that sentimentality can be very expensive.
You are so smart. Love watching you. Your grandpa is smiling down on you.
Juston: "Yeah, I love you. I'm not saying it again!". We LOVE you too, Juston!
Man,this house,nothing comes easy,or cheap.
You got guts...
Nice work.
One of these days you will be as smart and knowledgeable as Justin. He is a good teacher.
To save messing around with the roofing of the house when you build the garage you could build it as a separate structure and connect them via a hallway. Which means you wouldn’t necessarily need to move the electrical panel.
Roman’s chickens 🐓 🐥🐣🐤🐓🐔 could be stored in these attic spaces . The city will never know!
lol lol
Um Cole just got all the pigeons and birds out of the attic and all the boards replaced. No more stinky attic.
These chickens will have a robot cleaning crew, you know little “chicken tenders”! LOL
😂
😂 grand idea!
Where I am in Virginia , those extra areas in a wall have to have a trap door, as a fire rule to be able to hose in. I use them for luggage storage. Christmas and games to be brought out at times. It’s bette4 to also vent them so air can get in and not be too hot. Everything is looking so good!
I get the impression that they don’t have building code inspections where he is.
Cole, you can use those spaces for storing games, winter/summer clothes, shoes, toys, Christmas and other holiday decorations, or you can even use it for a hiding place for the children, we loved hiding in the little closet in the attic when I was little. Yes I would definitely put a door in each of those spaces and I would put carpet in each spaces as well to make it easier to put stuff.
I love how you, Cole, is a quite hands on kinda guy. I've been watching your channel since the beginning, and I've seen you plan your steps years ahead. The whole cleaning and organizing of the farm, the learnings about future crops and their needs, your trucks, trips and everything.
Why does the home reno feels so much like impromptu tasks with little to no planning?
One side of the attic would make a great hide out for your boys.
The other side you could make sliding storage drawers. Look up storage under stairs. There are lots of ideas.
Use the hidden attic space as storage for Christmas decorations, between size kid's clothes/toys/school moments. Love the remodel!
Definitely make those spots storage. Xmas decorations or seasonal clothing. Definitely fun fort for the boys and you too!
Cole
In the attic at the ceiling ridge, install 2-3 52" fans to circulate the air in winter or summer. Oh, if the fans have light kits , make sure there are w light switches, one for fan one for light. Easy to-do now almost impossible to do later. Lol 😮 l should know as my contractor didn't put 14/3 in when the house was wired.😢
Good fun ahead.😊
My grandma had a little space like that, and my cousins and I had a blast hanging out in there growing up. She had fun lighting, a basket of dress up toys, a GIANT stuffed bear, and an old futon mattress with fun sheets on it. So many good memories. We loved having a small kid sized door.
Frame up and finish the larger/taller area as a secret play area/ reading nook for the kids. Some coll lights a couple bean bags. Small shelves. Boom perfect hideaway
in the attic, as a suggestion for future use, you could build some recessed boxes/shelves in between the some of the short wall studs for extra storage.
Those little cubby areas we called the kid’s offices. They were carpeted and painted. We put in small bookshelves and bean bags. The boys took their office very seriously, doing homework, reading books and coloring.
I would make the bigger cubby area your boy’s ‘office’ and like you suggested, make the small one a cupboard for blankets, etc.,.
So fun!
And, with the little spaces holding up the house, you can make into storage, as well!
I would make it a secret place for $, gold, diamonds 💎. Just don’t tell anybody 😉
I remember clay pipes. Tree roots love them. I had a 1920 Craftsman style home in SW, IA. After several clogs and sewer backed up in the basement, I had to bite the bullet and replace the original clay pipes in 2004. The worst part was that the very functional retaining wall had to be breached and that part of the land was never level again.
I am sure, although adding zeros to your remodel budget, all the fixes and addition of new sewer and footers, will give you so much peace of mind, especially in the future.
As for all wonderful storage in the attic, I am confident that with 2 boys and Nave loving to decorate, especially for Christmas, you will have no problem finding creative and functional uses for those spaces.
I bet your ancestors are looking upon you with great admiration.
Clay pipes can last a very,very long time until they get just a tiny crack somewhere, then root hairs from trees will get into them and make the cracks bigger.
storage for seasonal things like wrapping paper and decorations is a huge bonus in a house.
you can always use extra storage use those spaces in the attic for hidden storage and the kids are going to love using those areas for hiding places or forts so yes use those places you won't regret it.
Great for Lego, puzzles, games. Christmas decorations
Put in pull out drawers which will allow you to use almost all your space behind the knee walls for amazing storage!
I grew up in my grandparents old house, and we had a storage closet in each bedroom under the attic space. They had mini doors on each storage closet which was very handy for stirring seasonal clothing, holiday decor, toys etc. We loved to play in them as little kids. They were magical for us.
We had very similar, only the access was actually from the stairs about halfway up. Guess who got boosted in there to get the decorations in and out every year.
Store holiday decor in the larger space and in the smaller space can be a fun hangout for the kids!
22:03 board game storage!
and lots of storage in the half wall for decorations for holidays, make sliding doors cut hose sharp corners and stick some foam on it for bump safety
Mr. Roman is so capable! And a good friend.
Storage is GOLDEN. Do a little door. It can be 'external' into the room with some floor sheet on hinges, painted. You and the children will be SO happy, later.
Build a Bookcase on wheels. It replaces the door and is not as noticeable. Tie it into the bottom moulding. Mine work well. We store seasonal decorations behind them. If you need a picture let me know.
The 4x4 area would be a perfect spot for a mini office for the boys 😉😉 It would make a great space for storage. The house is looking amazing.
Those mini-walls would be great for storage and shelving. Maybe a place to reuse the old oak stairs. I hope you can save those beveled glass windows, maybe reframe them and hang them inside new windows. It's really coming together!
For the support, use a glulam beam with a sandwich of metal plate. Just find a spot to transfer the load down to and you are good to go. Hide things in wall cavities and faux beams. think of glulam beams wrapped in cedar across the ceiling to span. You can get rid of a lot of braces this way.
Storage is always needed and better than wasting space! I have a feeling that nava will fill those with Christmas stuff and makes a good place to hide presents with a lock of course
Attic storage.......wall in the area so you don't leave it open to mice and critters. Frame and drywall .....then it's great for storage.....then lots of mothballs. Christmas decorations,bedding, saved furniture, clothes, kitchen items, kids memories, toys, etc. The sky is the limit!!
Mothballs. Is that really something you can still purchase? Nothing like having paradichlorobenzene in your home. Benzene is a powerful carcinogen if I recall.
Line it with cedar and you won’t need mothballs and it will smell fabulous
@@chrisallen2005 Yes, absolutely no where near the children. Mothballs are like lead paint.
I'd use them as storage areas, so stuff un storage boxes u only use at certain periods of the year like birthdays, Christmas, Easter, or things u wana keep for when the kids are adults etc. You have a great idea and add a little door and great use of the space.
Drawers, drawers, drawers. Deep drawers, shallow drawers, all kinds!
great idea!
Darling, can we please move that furniture over there, because I need something that I have put in one of those drawers behind it. Oh, it isn't in there, maybe it is in the drawer behind those very heavy piece of furniture over there?
The cubby holes would be a great place to store Christmas decorations, seasonal decor etc. Or a fun place for the kids to have secret room.
The reason your view out the windows is so great is because of all your hard work cleaning all the crap up on the property! Good job, Cole! Under the half moon windows you could still do those triangular supports, enclose them making a window seat. That also could maybe turned into storage if the supports didn't interfere. You would have to take into consideration whether it may put the windows too close to little kids and thus be a hazard to them.
In those knee wall spaces, I would build big rolling cabinets that fit in and look like cabinetry but you can pull them out, turn them around and they could have padded tops so you get extra seating and storage you can reach instead of a cramped room with limited access. Think like cabs under stairs.
Love your unique style, never change!
Use bonus areas for out-of-season clothes and shoes, stored in bins with lids.
Christmas storage (already mentioned) is also a good idea.
Cool 😎 Back of the closet stairs up into the attic.👍🏼👍🏼
The small areas can become cupboards for storing things like suitcases, Christmas and other seasonal decor, and other items you need to keep, but don't need out in main storage. Only a couple areas would need to be linen storage.
Give each boy their own secret hideaway, someplace for their treasures! 😊
Holy Moly!!! The foundation work sounds insanely hard. Geeze. Good luck Cole.
I saw on another vlog called "A drill and a Dream" where she had the same space. And she put in a Batten wall it looks like a completed wall but she can open it and use the space for storage. She made drawers also so they were made into the space a couple really good ideas, well I thought so😅Maybe storage for anything you won't want to go downstairs for in the middle of the night 😊
Oh yes, A Drill and a Dream is a great series. I love the way she designed the hiding closets. And her father's channel is great too!
@@HensOnly agreed the closets and those storage areas very nice, and her Dad "Working horses with Jim" such a lovely family
@@cindya.esquivel6876 I love the horses!
@@HensOnly I know I do too, sold all mine so I can live vicariously through Jim and Brenda. They are good people
@@cindya.esquivel6876 Had horses too and it was so nice to have them relive my horse love and the ownership. What I don't miss are the expensive vet and feed bills, it would have me broke and in the red every month lol.
The bigger space could be use for holiday decorations and the smaller one pillow and blankets emergency supplies like candles batteries flash lights 🎉🎉
Yay! I was just thinking, "What are Cole & the boys up to?"
I love hidden storage/ out of sight out of mind. Maybe a bookshelve that could have a reading nook. Or just storage is worth it. You could even use behind the walls too. Or build shelving that goes into the wall to maximize space.
The Sheetrock guy makes the framer look good, the painter makes the sheet rocker look good, the fixtures and trim make the painter look good 🤣dominos
I say a couple little hidden play areas for your littles, they would love it. Maybe a reading nook, for your littles. Or even a quiet hideaway when you or your wife just need a few minutes of uninterrupted thinking. 😅 I've enjoyed watching this transformation for sure! You guys are funny!! I'm also a fellow Iowan, but I'm down in Des Moines. Thanks for sharing this journey with us!
Your tenacity is heroic. Especially about the foundation changes.
And I'm so glad you're working with designers!
As far the attic voids, you may consider building some large wood pull out drawers and store whatever you need in them. I would also ponder using 1x6 lap boards for the pony walls. Those add to structural strength and will not be fighting constant cracks in drywall. Plus they look much better in my opinion, not to mention it is not that much area to cover being they’re only 3’ to 4’ tall. Doing that would also make the wooden drawers or doors in various storage areas more seamless.
May also consider having garage “detached” and connected by enclosed breezeway. Would minimize the tie in issues to the house I would think, plus having a wide enough breezeway could serve as a mud room area being you will have muddy boys coming and going real soon.
The smaller space for a safe and the bigger one for the kids play room with NO lock on the door. In the safe room make sure you add a light weight ladder that can go out the window in an emergency. Thanks for sharing with us!!
Cubbies for the boys, pirate cave, pillows, ship steering wheel etc etc brilliant spot for it. Book shelves inserted
Omg about the concrete footer! That totally gives me massive anxiety! Our home is 68 years old and we bought i in June and first week of January we both got the flu and found out all the sewer lines had collapsed in the kitchen and laundry room. This was before the tunneling and replacing pipe under a concrete foundation started being a thing. We had to move back out and live in the back of the house with plastic floor to ceiling everwhere. We were so sick as they were jackhammering up the concrete. It took a clean up company a week to clean up that concrete dust in the front of the house. Had the heating and all ducts professional wrapped but then cleaned anyway after it was over. Then had the patio dug up as the line ran right under it. Repoured it in spring. Massive disaster. High fever, chills, cough and blazing headaches and jackhammer noise! A total nightmare. Add to that we had 2 Rottweilers to walk and potty through it all. That was 25 years ago now. Thank God it’s over!
What will you use the attic room for? How often do you expect to use it? There are lots of plans for pull out drawers in which you can store things like kids toys, or blankets and pillows. You could also put in built in book shelves, that actually pull out and you can store items behind like bins like Christmas decor. We have a small (much smaller than yours!) cabin and storage space is at a premium. We have book shelves that pull out and we can pull them out and keep bins of seasonal decor, sleeping bags and infrequently used items in there.
Attic storage could be used to store luggage, also could be finished for reading nook/hideout for kids! Also seasonal decorations, ski/camping equipment...your wife can give you a list of things she could store in those areas. They are there so utilize them!
Use the space between the triangle braces on the knee wall for storage by putting in full extension drawers.
Absolutely use the small space as a custom fort for the kids. It could be a reading nook, a general store, a schoolhouse, a kitchen, all kinds of playroom themes to choose from. A miniature farm workshop! As the kids grow, it could be a video gaming room, or just close it off when they outgrow it and wait for grandbabies.
We have a Cape Cod style home with the same type of "knee" walls throughout the length of of our upstairs. We have a bunch of little doors that we use to gain access to the space and, just like you said, we use it as storage.
The larger of the two attic spaces, should be a "Murphy Bed" that pulls' out like a drawer
Also you will need Equipment Rooms for HVAC
Storage spaces are always good, the smaller one if property ventilated could be used for your home router/electronics center that could be used with a range extender to allow wifi in the shop and bim control shed depending on location, also good place for in attic tv antenna for normal tv channels.
It’s a great time to put little doors and everyone of those triangles and make some storage
For the extra small attic spaces you could consider setting up wifi arrays, server towers to control your home network and other electronics that could benefit from being up high.
Would you consider a once a week or month Q and A. Answer questions from your viewers questions?
Attic storage behind the 2' wall for things like Christmas ornaments and stuff. Just remember to put access when drywalling.
Use one of the spaces as a garage for your Roomba/Shark vacuum cleaner. Leave a gap large enough for it to go under, like a toe kick, and doors on top. Then you have access to clean out the bin but it is hidden when not in use.
You can never have enough storage space...when I was kid our house had similar cubby holes like that..they were fun to play in too! 🌽🌽⭐️⭐️
You truly need a landry on the main floor. Nave has her hands full without having to run up and down the stairs to the basement. She's going to be chasing your two little ones pretty soon. Be nice to that beautiful wife and put laundry on the main floor. 😊❤
I'd throw a washer dryer on the floor with the bedrooms! it's where most of it comes from 😋
@@MarnieN11-11 After I pressed send, I thought about that as well. Why haul things everywhere. 🙂
Build book cases. Have one on a hidden hinge to swing out. Use extra carpet and give the kids a hideout to play or video games. Later just use it as storage.
For those small areas, maybe you can put the electronic equipment and wires. Cable box stereo, etc. Look great. Keep up the good work.👍
Have you ever seen the old houses where they built drawers in all those spaces? Or book shelves. Small cabinets work too. It just depends on what you're using the room for. Seasonal decorations and linens are good to store there.
I would suggest building large box drawer’s on wheels for the cubby space that can be rolled out full of toys etc. They can then be rolled around to room for use and pickups then rolled back into place.
I would use all of the empty spaces, even those behind the drywall support walls. You would be surprised how much you can put in those small spaces, like folding chairs, games, decorations, etc…. You may even have extra tile, wire, paint, wallpaper you could put in the smaller spaces. ❤😊❤