Attics are often the unloved and underused areas of our homes. Dark and bare, many only get visited once or twice a year when seasonal decorations get brought out and then put away. Many others are used for storing those items we can’t bring ourselves to throw away, but are often long forgotten. But, with attic finishing services, you can turn a cold dark attic space into a well-lit, vibrant and loved living area.
Whether it’s to add space for a growing family, create an extra room for an office, or just to maximize the value you get from your property, using our attic finishing services will transform your attic and your home.
What do our attic finishing services include?
If you take a look around your attic, you might quickly be overwhelmed by what would be required. Depending on your house’s construction, it’s possible you might have beams, exposed wires, and bare brick walls. In some homes, there might not even be flooring, while for others the flooring might be little more than boarding that’s suitable for storage, but not for a living space.
There’s no doubt that transforming your attic into a livable space is a major project. That’s why it’s important to use professionals who can manage every step of the process. Bravo Contractors has successfully completed several attic finishing projects in the Bergen County area of NJ.
Attic Renovation Preparation work
Before even thinking about attic finishing services, the attic needs to be prepared. This will include removing any debris, cleaning and preparing services, and ensuring that the necessary connections for things like power are adequate and in place.
Framing the attic
Framing provides both support and shape to your new attic. Framing is critical. Once framing is in place, your new room immediately becomes easier to visualize. But it’s not just about the aesthetics, the framing can form the start of new storage spaces, and adds to the structural integrity of your new attic.
Insulating your attic
Insulation helps keep you warm in winter, and cool in summer.
Insulation helps ensure that your home is energy efficient. Existing insulation is usually laid on the attic floor, but we will install insulation between the rafters which lines the roof and exterior walls. This means it has an effect both ways, helping keep you warm in winter, but also preventing the attic space absorbing too much heat on hot summer days.
Wiring your new room
Modern life is unimaginable without electricity, whether you need to charge devices or power a complete entertainment system. Attics, because they were not designed as living spaces, often have no power or an improvised and minimum supply branching from a living area. Our fully qualified electricians will ensure you have an attic that has power, sufficient outlets, and, most importantly, is safe.
Finishing the walls
Walls are finished, leaving you with smooth, seamless, surfaces. With all the underlying work done, what you might consider the real attic finishing services begin. We will install the drywall, including taping, spackling and sanding before priming and painting to leave you a smooth finish.
Laying the flooring
Most attics will require subfloor repair or brand new subfloor. We will also discuss options with you before installation. Whether it’s laminate, vinyl plank, hardwood, carpet, or preparing a new floor, you will be able to watch the progress knowing that you will soon be in your attic.
The finishing touches
The secret of a great attic project is to take advantage of the space as much as possible. Meaning that keeping all the corners as a finished area will make a great investment where you can enjoy for years to come. Depending on the available area.
And we’ll handle everything outside your attic too
Although you might think attic finishing services are just about your attic, what happens outside that space can be just as important to you and to your neighbors. We take care of everything to give you a seamless service. Unfortunately, although the transformation of your attic might seem magical, it’s actually the result of skilled hard work, and that work is often messy.
Throughout the process, we will ensure that other areas of your home are protected. We will use plastic sheeting to protect surfaces and other furniture, even sealing off areas of your home, ensuring that the necessary movements through your home do not cause damage, and reducing the dust. We will also ensure the prompt removal of any waste. This means you, and your neighbors, won’t have to worry about unsightly building materials being left outside. And, of course, we are considerate workers, and strive to minimize disruption to everyone, whether it’s from noise or traffic.
Finally, we always make sure our work is fully compliant with all relevant building codes, gaining any permits we need before we start. We also make sure our work is available for inspection, whether that’s by you, your representative, or local government, throughout the construction process.
We offer our attic finishing services in Englewood, Bergenfield, Dumont, Demarest, Closter, Harrington Park, Haworth, Norwood, Old Tappan and all Bergen County and surrounding towns in New Jersey. Bravo Contractors holds all the relevant registrations and insurance in each jurisdiction. With us, you can have peace of mind, knowing that our attic finishing services meet the highest construction standards, and that the work and the finished attic are safe and meet all legal requirements and will be completed on on time and on budget.
We will not just Remodel your attic, we will transform your home!
You can turn your attic from an unloved storage space into your favorite room. But it’s a choice you should be careful about, you are, after all, asking someone to work on the roof over your head. Using a trusted and reputable contractor like Bravo GC, means you are dealing with skilled and experienced professionals, with hundreds of satisfied customers who can attest to the quality of work done for them. Transforming your attic will instantly give you more living space without having to move. And while, for many, it increases the monetary value of their property, for many others, the difference it makes to their home and lives adds a value they can’t quantify.
If you dream of a perfect nursery, the ideal workspace or gym, or just a new space where you can relax at the end of the day, our attic finishing services can make those dreams a reality.
Call us 201-399-6819 for a free consultation about our attic renovation services!