High Ceiling Conversions
Loft Additions in Folsom, California
Sacramento County
What Could Your Folsom Home Do With the Space Above You?
If your Folsom home has a tall living room, open entryway, vaulted ceiling, or another area with significant unused space above it, you may have more room to work with than you realize. A high ceiling conversion takes that existing vertical space and explores whether it can be transformed into usable living area. Instead of expanding the footprint of your home, an inside addition works within the structure you already have to create something new above an existing room. Depending on the home, that could mean an open loft for a home office, playroom, reading area, or additional living space. In other cases, the space may be better suited for an enclosed bedroom, bathroom, closet, laundry room, or another functional area. Some homeowners may even choose to combine an enclosed room with an open loft while preserving part of the original ceiling height below.The right solution depends on the home itself. Ceiling height, roof and floor framing, windows, stairs, electrical and mechanical systems, and the layout of the existing rooms all need to be considered before determining what can realistically be designed. That is where TruLoft by TruPlans comes in. We specialize in high ceiling conversions and inside additions, bringing together architectural planning, structural engineering, 3D design, and permitting to help homeowners understand what may be possible in their existing space. Our process starts with a free home evaluation where you can discuss your goals and have the space evaluated for its potential. From there, we can develop a design around the way you actually want to use your home.
You don't have to already know exactly what you want to build. Sometimes seeing what has been done in other homes is enough to start imagining what could work in yours.
If your Folsom home has a tall living room, open entryway, vaulted ceiling, or another area with significant unused space above it, you may have more room to work with than you realize. A high ceiling conversion takes that existing vertical space and explores whether it can be transformed into usable living area. Instead of expanding the footprint of your home, an inside addition works within the structure you already have to create something new above an existing room. Depending on the home, that could mean an open loft for a home office, playroom, reading area, or additional living space. In other cases, the space may be better suited for an enclosed bedroom, bathroom, closet, laundry room, or another functional area. Some homeowners may even choose to combine an enclosed room with an open loft while preserving part of the original ceiling height below.The right solution depends on the home itself. Ceiling height, roof and floor framing, windows, stairs, electrical and mechanical systems, and the layout of the existing rooms all need to be considered before determining what can realistically be designed. That is where TruLoft by TruPlans comes in. We specialize in high ceiling conversions and inside additions, bringing together architectural planning, structural engineering, 3D design, and permitting to help homeowners understand what may be possible in their existing space. Our process starts with a free home evaluation where you can discuss your goals and have the space evaluated for its potential. From there, we can develop a design around the way you actually want to use your home.
You don't have to already know exactly what you want to build. Sometimes seeing what has been done in other homes is enough to start imagining what could work in yours.
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Converting a high ceiling into a new second floor room addition is a remodeling / home expansion project for experienced specialists. First, you need an experienced "inside addition" expert that knows how to properly design and engineer your new room addition. Traditional engineers tend to overlook the unique challenges associated with retrofitting a new room addition within the existing structure of your interior walls. TRULOFT has mastered the art of architectural blending and structural retrofitting these unique room additions.
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A licensed general contractor alone is a real gamble. High ceiling conversions, loft additions, dormer additions, and mezzanine additions require very special retrofitting and architectural blending techniques. In Folsom, California there are a good number of two-story homes that have the open-to-below feature that can be converted and remodeled. These high volume and vaulted ceiling spaces can be converted into new living space quite efficiently.
Get a free room addition quote for converting your high ceiling into a new bedroom, bathroom, new home office, laundry room, or virtually any type of new room you need.
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General Contractor Room Addition Estimate for Folsom, California
Sacramento County
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Samples of Our High Ceiling Conversions in Surrounding Areas
Before & After Timelapse
Rocklin, California
Our Rocklin project is a great example of how even a relatively small area can become valuable when it is designed intentionally. In this home, the open space above the entryway was transformed into a compact open loft, creating additional usable space while maintaining the character of the entry below.
Rocklin, California
Our Rocklin project is a great example of how even a relatively small area can become valuable when it is designed intentionally. In this home, the open space above the entryway was transformed into a compact open loft, creating additional usable space while maintaining the character of the entry below.
See it before it's built: start to 3D rendering.
Rancho Cordova, California
In this Rancho Cordova project, we are transforming two separate open-to-below areas into not one, but two custom open loft additions. One new loft is positioned above the dining area, while another is created above the entryway. Rather than treating the two spaces as one large addition, each area is designed to work with the existing layout of the home and create additional usable square footage where it makes sense.
Rancho Cordova, California
In this Rancho Cordova project, we are transforming two separate open-to-below areas into not one, but two custom open loft additions. One new loft is positioned above the dining area, while another is created above the entryway. Rather than treating the two spaces as one large addition, each area is designed to work with the existing layout of the home and create additional usable square footage where it makes sense.
Hear From Us Directly
A high ceiling isn't necessarily just an architectural feature. In many California homes, there is substantial unused volume above rooms that were originally designed to remain open. On the TruLoft Podcast, our team discusses what a high ceiling conversion actually involves and the different ways these spaces can be used. The conversation covers everything from open lofts and bedrooms to home offices, bathrooms, laundry rooms, closets, storage areas, and specialty spaces. One of the key points is that these projects are essentially inside additions new rooms or usable areas being retrofitted into an existing home rather than being built as a traditional exterior addition. The podcast also discusses some of the basic considerations for determining whether a home may be a candidate, including available height and whether the homeowner is willing to repurpose part of the existing open space. If you've ever wondered what could actually go into that empty space above your living room, entryway, or dining area, this episode is a great place to start.
Don't Just Take Our Word For It, See What Homeowners Have to Say
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Sometimes the hardest part of a high ceiling conversion isn't deciding what you want. It's realizing that the space could actually become something useful in the first place.
That's what makes this homeowner's experience so relatable. Before contacting TruPlans, she wasn't sure that the high ceiling in her home could really be converted into usable living space. She started searching online for high ceiling conversions and loft additions, eventually finding TruPlans and watching project videos to see what other homeowners had accomplished. After seeing those transformations, she was able to picture the possibility in her own home. She shared the projects with her husband, and together they decided to reach out and explore what could be done. If you've ever looked at the high ceiling in your Folsom home and thought, "I wish we could do something with that," you're certainly not the only one. Sometimes seeing a real transformation is what makes the possibility click. "I don't have a good imagination. It's way better than I could have imagined, so I love it." - TruPlans Homeowner |
"We've had a lot of people say it actually looks better downstairs because it looks more homey and it looks more comfortable, and just having that lower ceiling and the way everything was done, it's not too low, and it just makes the room feel a lot better." - Truplans Homeowner
Permitting for Your Folsom Loft Addition
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Every loft and room addition must be permitted and approved by the proper authority of the City of Folsom.
The Folsom Building Division is located at: 50 Natoma Street Folsom, CA 95630 At TruPlans, we take care of the entire loft remodeling process from designing to permitting. We handle making your plans, have in-house engineering, submit to the county, respond to the city, and work through the whole approval process until your plans are ready to be built. |
Could Your Folsom Home Have More Space?
You don't have to know exactly what you want to build before you contact us. If your home has a high ceiling, open-to-below area, or vaulted space that you have wondered about, start with a free home evaluation. We'll look at the existing space, discuss your goals, and help you understand what may be possible.
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