High Ceiling Conversion
Loft & Room Additions in Beaumont, California
Riverside County
Turn Your Beaumont Home's High Ceiling Into Usable Living Space
A high ceiling can make a Beaumont home feel open, bright, and spacious, but what happens when you start looking at all that space above the rooms you actually use? In many two-story homes, there can be a surprising amount of vertical space sitting above living rooms, dining rooms, entries, and other areas with vaulted or open-to-below ceilings. Instead of building outward and changing the exterior footprint of your home, a high ceiling conversion can allow you to create new usable space within the volume that already exists. This type of remodel is often called a loft addition or high ceiling conversion. Depending on the home's existing layout, that space can potentially become an open loft, bedroom, office, bonus room, playroom, home theater, storage area, laundry room, or even a combination of spaces. But every Beaumont home is different. The amount of space that can actually be converted depends on the existing structure, ceiling height, roof configuration, windows, stair access, floor framing, and the way the upper and lower levels of the home are arranged. Some homes have a large, flat open-to-below area that can accommodate a substantial new room. Others have vaulted ceilings where the new floor needs to be carefully designed around the existing roofline. That's where specialized planning becomes important. We specialize in designing and planning high-ceiling conversions throughout California. Our team works with the existing architecture rather than treating the project like a conventional exterior room addition. We evaluate the space, develop architectural concepts, coordinate structural engineering, create detailed 3D designs, handle the permitting process, and coordinate the project through construction with our specialized partners.
You don't have to imagine what the finished addition might look like from a set of flat floor plans. Our 3D design process allows homeowners to see how the proposed loft or room addition will fit into the existing home before the plans are finalized. Walls, openings, windows, closets, stairs, railings, and other design elements can be explored before construction begins.
What could your Beaumont home do with the space overhead?
Maybe that open ceiling could become a new bedroom, or the area above your living room could become an open loft, or even part of the space could become a bedroom while another portion remains open. You won't know exactly what your home can accommodate until the existing conditions are evaluated. But if you have a tall ceiling or open-to-below space, it may be worth looking up.
A high ceiling can make a Beaumont home feel open, bright, and spacious, but what happens when you start looking at all that space above the rooms you actually use? In many two-story homes, there can be a surprising amount of vertical space sitting above living rooms, dining rooms, entries, and other areas with vaulted or open-to-below ceilings. Instead of building outward and changing the exterior footprint of your home, a high ceiling conversion can allow you to create new usable space within the volume that already exists. This type of remodel is often called a loft addition or high ceiling conversion. Depending on the home's existing layout, that space can potentially become an open loft, bedroom, office, bonus room, playroom, home theater, storage area, laundry room, or even a combination of spaces. But every Beaumont home is different. The amount of space that can actually be converted depends on the existing structure, ceiling height, roof configuration, windows, stair access, floor framing, and the way the upper and lower levels of the home are arranged. Some homes have a large, flat open-to-below area that can accommodate a substantial new room. Others have vaulted ceilings where the new floor needs to be carefully designed around the existing roofline. That's where specialized planning becomes important. We specialize in designing and planning high-ceiling conversions throughout California. Our team works with the existing architecture rather than treating the project like a conventional exterior room addition. We evaluate the space, develop architectural concepts, coordinate structural engineering, create detailed 3D designs, handle the permitting process, and coordinate the project through construction with our specialized partners.
You don't have to imagine what the finished addition might look like from a set of flat floor plans. Our 3D design process allows homeowners to see how the proposed loft or room addition will fit into the existing home before the plans are finalized. Walls, openings, windows, closets, stairs, railings, and other design elements can be explored before construction begins.
What could your Beaumont home do with the space overhead?
Maybe that open ceiling could become a new bedroom, or the area above your living room could become an open loft, or even part of the space could become a bedroom while another portion remains open. You won't know exactly what your home can accommodate until the existing conditions are evaluated. But if you have a tall ceiling or open-to-below space, it may be worth looking up.
Wonder What's Possible For Your Beaumont Home?
Completed Open Loft Addition in Beaumont
For this home in Beaumont, California an existing open loft is being converted into a new, much needed, bedroom space with a reach-in closet and by-pass sliding doors. We will also be designing a new open loft addition within the high 17 foot ceiling over the living room. In addition to this we will also be presenting an option to convert the high ceiling over the entryway into a new second floor laundry room and converting the old laundry room next to the kitchen into a new walk-in pantry.
Since the original first floor ceiling in the home is 8 feet high, the homeowner is opting to add two structural coffer (tray) ceilings over the living room and entry to make the ceiling height 4-6 inches higher in the center of each space. This will really help make up for the traded high ceiling for new functional living space. Often times homeowners don't like the idea of losing their high ceilings, but when space is needed it is one of the most cost-efficient ways to add space quickly and affordably.
All-in-all this should prove to be both beautiful and super functional. Many homeowners ask us to make space for moving the laundry room from the first floor to the second floor. With an existing bathroom just on the other side of the wall where the new laundry room is being proposed should make this a highly cost effective new room addition design.
Since the original first floor ceiling in the home is 8 feet high, the homeowner is opting to add two structural coffer (tray) ceilings over the living room and entry to make the ceiling height 4-6 inches higher in the center of each space. This will really help make up for the traded high ceiling for new functional living space. Often times homeowners don't like the idea of losing their high ceilings, but when space is needed it is one of the most cost-efficient ways to add space quickly and affordably.
All-in-all this should prove to be both beautiful and super functional. Many homeowners ask us to make space for moving the laundry room from the first floor to the second floor. With an existing bathroom just on the other side of the wall where the new laundry room is being proposed should make this a highly cost effective new room addition design.
Beaumont Project Video
Before → 3D Design → After
Before → 3D Design → After
How a Beaumont Loft Addition Comes Together
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A high ceiling conversion involves much more than deciding where a new floor should go. The process starts with understanding the existing home and determining what is realistically possible.
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Chris Doering - Master Evaluator
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See More High Ceiling Conversions Near Beaumont
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Riverside: Turning a High-Ceiling Living Room Into an Open Loft
In this Riverside project, the high ceiling above the living room was converted into a new open loft designed as a kids' playroom. Rather than enclosing the entire space, the design keeps the connection between the loft and the living room below, creating a dedicated upper-level area while preserving the open feel of the home. It's a great example of how an open loft addition can add usable space without turning the new area into another enclosed bedroom. |
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Corona: Creating a New Bedroom Above the Living Room
This Corona project takes a different approach to the space above a high-ceiling living room. The design explores converting that upper volume into a new enclosed bedroom, showing how a previously open area can potentially become private living space. The video includes the home's existing condition and 3D design concepts, giving you a look at how the proposed bedroom fits into the original architecture before construction begins. |
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Permitting for a Loft Addition in Beaumont, CA
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Every loft addition must be permitted and approved through the proper jurisdiction by the City of Beaumont.
The Beaumont Civic Center is Located at: 550 E. 6th Street Beaumont, CA 92223 TruPlans handles the planning and permitting side of the project, including preparation of the architectural and structural plan package and coordination through the applicable plan-check process. |
