High Ceiling Conversion

Loft Additions in Rolling Hills Estates, California

Los Angeles County

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​Make More of the Space Already Inside Your Home

A beautiful high ceiling can add character to a home, but it can also represent a surprising amount of unused space. When additional living area becomes more valuable than the open volume overhead, a thoughtfully designed loft addition can give that space an entirely new purpose. At TruPlans, we specialize in high ceiling conversions and inside room additions. For more than 20 years, our team has worked with homeowners to transform open-to-below and vaulted spaces into functional new rooms while considering how the addition will affect the look and feel of the existing home. For homeowners exploring a loft addition in Rolling Hills Estates, CA, the goal isn't simply to add a floor. It's to create a space that feels intentional from both levels of the home.

​​Have a high or vaulted ceiling you're considering converting? 

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​Rolling Hills Estates Loft Addition: ​
​From High Ceiling to Open Loft

This Rolling Hills Estates home had a high ceiling above the dining room. Rather than leaving the entire area open, the overhead space offered enough usable height to explore a new upper-level addition. The high ceiling was converted into an open loft living space, creating a functional new area upstairs while giving the dining room below an entirely new ceiling.

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​See Other Ways We've Transformed High Ceilings

High Ceiling to New Bedroom
In Santa Clarita, the space above a high-ceiling living room was transformed into a large new bedroom. This type of enclosed conversion shows how overhead space can become a private room rather than an open loft, depending on the home's layout and the homeowner's goals.

High Ceiling to Home Gym
In Long Beach, unused overhead space became a dedicated home gym. Instead of sacrificing an existing bedroom or garage space, the conversion created a room with an entirely new purpose.

See it Before it's Built.
In Valencia, we are turning the high ceiling near the entryway into a new open loft. Check out the before and 3D concepts for this home, all visualized before construction happens. 

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Designing Around the Home You Already Have

High ceiling conversions are different from traditional additions because we're working within an existing structure. The new floor needs structural support. Access needs to make sense from the existing second floor. Windows, HVAC, electrical systems, rooflines, and surrounding rooms can all influence the design. There is also an aesthetic question: Will the new addition look like it has always belonged there? That's an important part of our approach at TruPlans. Our design process considers how the new room will function upstairs as well as how the conversion changes the architecture downstairs. Using architectural planning and 3D visualization, homeowners can explore proposed layouts before the design moves forward into final plans.
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Hear From the TruLoft Podcast: Designing Your Addition

What makes one loft addition design work better than another? In this episode of the TruLoft podcast, we discuss four important considerations behind designing a high ceiling conversion: appearance, functionality, building requirements, and feasibility. Those considerations are particularly relevant to projects like our Rolling Hills Estates loft addition. The design isn't only about finding enough room for a new floor. It also needs to consider how the addition interacts with the existing roofline, how the new space will be used, and what the room below will look like once the high ceiling is converted. 3D visualization also gives homeowners an opportunity to explore potential layouts and better understand the proposed space before plans are finalized.

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What Could Your High Ceiling Become?

Every home presents different possibilities. Depending on the available ceiling height, structural conditions, roof configuration, access, and layout, homeowners may be able to explore options such as:

• An open loft or lounge
• A new bedroom
• A home office
• A game or media room
• A home gym
• A playroom
• Additional closet or storage space
• Another bonus room designed around the household's needs

You don't need to determine what's structurally possible on your own. That's part of what we evaluate. If you have a tall living room, dining room, entryway, or another open-to-below area, our team can take a closer look at the space and discuss potential options.

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​Planning & Permitting a Loft Addition in Rolling Hills Estates
(No Exceptions)

Building permits will be acquired through the proper jurisdiction. We will be submitting architectural construction documents and structural drawings to the City of Rolling Hills Estates Community Development and Building Department.
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Rolling Hills Estates, CA Building Department is located at;

4045 Palos Verdes Drive North
Rolling Hills Estates, California, 90274

This is the physical address location; however, in most cases, we will be submitting the plan check process online. Truplans Inc. will manage the correction process per your written general contracting or architectural contract terms and  conditions

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​Could Your Rolling Hills Estates Home Have Another Room Hiding in Plain Sight?

Our Rolling Hills Estates project started with a tall ceiling above a dining room. That same area ultimately provided the opportunity for an entirely new open loft upstairs and an updated finished ceiling below. Your home's possibilities will be unique to its structure and layout.
If you're looking up at a tall or vaulted ceiling and wondering whether that space could become something more, TruPlans can help you find out.

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