Attic Conversions: Hidden Space, Hidden Code Violations

Description

Your “attic bedroom” isn’t a bedroom. It’s not even square footage. The appraiser is about to break that news at the worst possible moment. Miss the 7-foot ceiling rule, the joist load, the egress, or the R-value, and your beautiful conversion legally doesn’t exist. The lender won’t finance it. The sale dies over paperwork. Code review before design. Permits or pass.