Foothill Ranch, California
Orange County Loft Additions

High ceiling conversion over the living room in Foothill Ranch, California. We turned this space into a new open loft play room for the kids.

In many loft additions it is very practical to add an extra bathroom. Here we added a half bath for the kids. This was a very simple addition with open railing around the stairwell 

The new bathroom addition is located in the right rear area of this loft addition.

Foothill Ranch, California
Orange County Loft Additions

This tract home in Foothill Ranch has a high vaulted ceiling. It is slightly lower than a two story home, but we managed to get the permit for this unique media room addition. It is an open loft addition (not enclosed) with the media components positioned on the low end of the room.

The new windows and rear door exit to a new deck addition which was built at the same time as the high ceiling conversion.

Las Flores, California
Orange County Loft Additions

This is a simple before and after shot of a high ceiling conversion. We turned the volume ceiling over the entry and living room into two bedrooms. Average project time 3 weeks for construction. This loft addition was actually designed as two enclosed bedrooms.

Stair railing was ended and butted into a new low wall (aka pony wall).

Chino Hills, California
San Bernardino County Loft Additions

​To be a true loft master you need to have the skills to design and build new features into a high ceiling conversion. This loft addition in Chino Hills, California was designed to be a bedroom above. The new addition took place over the existing living room.

One special feature is a coffer ceiling, sometimes referred to as a tray ceiling. They come in different shapes and sizes. This particular high ceiling conversion received a beautiful octagon coffered ceiling with crown moulding within the inner perimeter.

Chino Hills, California
San Bernardino County

We converted this high ceiling space into a new bedroom addition. Sometimes that's all you need is just one more room. Why buy a whole new house when you can turn your old fashioned high ceiling into a new room. The construction only takes 3 weeks and the railing added another week.

New kids bedroom addition within the high ceiling over the living room.

Chino Hills, California
San Bernardino County

High ceiling converted to new bedroom with stair railing upgrade. Tract home style low walls have been upgraded to wrought iron and wood handrailing with curved balcony overlooking entry which remained as a high ceiling.

Let's avoid the boxed in look. This loft addition in Chino Hills has a new art wall arched niche feature with eyeball trim (awaiting artwork). This gave a nice recessed feature so that the bedroom wall was not towering over the entry. 

Dove Canyon
Orange County Loft Additions

We talk a lot about what kind new space you gain when we convert your high ceiling into a new room. We convert vaulted and high volume ceilings into all types of different rooms; bedrooms, home offices, game rooms, home theaters, bathrooms, laundry rooms, and so much more. What about the room below the new space? Is it going to seem low, cramped, or crowded? Well, these are not the words that homeowners use to describe the space below the new addition.

We hear things like; Warm, normal, no more echo, looks like it was always suppose to be there. What helps even more is if you add a custom structural coffer ceiling. This really is the extra step that customizes the look of the room below you loft addition.

This high ceiling conversion in Dove Canyon, California received a bonus room addition above and a nice coffer ceiling (aka tray ceiling) in the room below. This project shows that we added a rope lighting feature hidden behind the crown moulding to really make the new ceiling pop.

We also added eye ball trim recessed lighting fixtures outside the perimeter of the coffer for a beautiful "art light" on a dimmer switch. When you add a room above you also have the opportunity the remodel the look and feel of the room below.

Aliso Viejo, California
Orange County Loft Additions

Converting a high ceiling can end up being just about any type of room you desire. A popular use for a new loft addition is not actually a loft at all, but a big bonus room for a second floor family room, TV media and game room. Take a peak into this conversion in Aliso Viejo. Above is a new bonus room that wraps around the stairwell. Below is a new nine foot ceiling with a coffer ceiling over the dining room.

TRUPLANS INC is the design team for loft additions and high ceiling conversion for the whole state of California. Wherever you are in California we can design, plan and get your permits. We also can help you vet your contractor too.

Las Flores, California
Orange County Loft Additions

After converting a high ceiling to new living space above, the next question is; what will it look like below the new addition? Here's a few before and after pictures showing the remodeling effect on the first floor. This loft addition was built to create two new bedrooms above. Below, we added a coffer ceiling and followed the foot print of the stairwell with new railing.

Tustin, California
Orange County Loft Additions

Many times people have a hard time picturing what the stairwell would look like at the new loft addition location. This project in Tustin, California shows the first floor stairwell entrance before and after the high ceiling conversion.

Ladera Ranch, California
Orange County Loft Additions

High ceiling conversion in Ladera Ranch features a new home office space. This addition within the high volume ceiling was turned into a great open loft space that can be used for virtually anything. In this case it became the needed room for a spacious home office with matching open railing around the stairwell area.

Never under-estimate the amount of space that is wasted in your old fashioned high ceilings. 

Mission Viejo, California
Orange County Loft Additions

Never under-estimate the vast amount of wasted space lingering over your head within your high ceilings. When I first saw this space I thought this is going to be too small. What I have discovered over the past nearly two decades is that the empty space above your head can be so functional and made to look so normal. Don't discount the space however small. It might be just the space you need.

This mini loft addition became a very functional office / desk space. A mini loft home office. Simply awesome!

Las Flores, California
Orange County Loft Addition

This high ceiling tract home in the city of Las Flores was converted into a new enclosed bonus room. It also created a small loft addition over the front door area. It features a double door entry and curved low wall (aka pony wall) at the stairwell.

Turning your high ceiling into a new room is quick. Usually the construction takes about 3 weeks for this size project.

Tustin, California
Orange County Loft Addition

High ceiling conversion in Tustin was built out to be a new home theater. The ceiling space was located over the living room and dining room. This was a great new room addition to the house and was super efficient to build.

Lots of wasted space in this model. High ceilings also create a tremendous echo in the house. 

Laguna Niguel, California

Orange County has one of the highest concentrations of high ceiling homes in California and Laguna Niguel is where it all started for our experts. 

This model has so much high ceiling space that we could literally build a new room in the high ceiling space and still have plenty of high ceilings left over.

We turned this high ceiling into an open loft bonus room. Many of these rooms simply become a giant toy box/play area for the kids.

The household management strategy was to get all the kids toys into one central designated play room. Loft additions are one of the most cost effective home improvement projects. They add square footage fast. That is if you have the high ceiling space to convert.

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Aliso Viejo, California
Bonus Room Loft Addition with Bathroom

Coming soon. See the before pictures below.

This high ceiling is going to be converted into an open loft bonus room with a bathroom. Most of the windows will remain. The area around the top of the stairwell must be remodeled to provide access to the new space.

BELOW: Linen cabinets will be removed with a portion of the wall to create the access to the new area.

High Ceiling Conversion Access 

 for bedroomCorona, California
Loft addition

​This high ceiling over the living room was converted into a new second master suite with a large private bathroom and walk in closet. 

One of the four side elevation windows was enlarged egress window which is required for every bedroom. This is an amazing use of functional space that was designed and built within the high ceiling space of this home.

Coto De Caza, California
Loft Addition

This high ceiling was converted into a new pool table room over the dining room. Check out the before and after pictures.

High ceiling conversion in Tustin, California

With a new loft addition above in the high ceiling space, many people are concerned with what the new ceiling is going to do to the look and feel of the room below. After all, when you add a new room in your high volume ceiling, you're also remodeling the room below.

A large nine tray coffer ceiling was custom designed and built into the new floor system. A true coffer is not created by lowering the ceiling about the trays. It is a structural floor system that is actually thinner, yet strong enough to avoid deflection in the new floor (no bounce). This is a formal area so the nine trays looks good. Ins some cases the nine tray is way too busy for the space.

For this Tustin home, the coffer ceiling with nine trays was a perfect custom add on.