Let's look at the space.....the attic is approximately 30x40 at the 5' knee wall.
A stairwell cuts off a 6' cedar closet on the right end.
This leaves approximately a 30x30' space, plus the stairwell area. 10x20' is reserved for storage and the HVAC unit.
What have I been doing? We moved here 17 years ago......besides the train boxes, we have ben putting "stuff" up there ever since......plus, the stuff we brought over from the other house. My job this month is to move it out.
I rented a 10x20' storage unit to put everything in during construction. I have been moving train boxes down to the basement and am slowly packing trains...
The rest of the stuff: Legos, Rokenbok, American Girl Dolls, blocks, Beanie Babies, etc is being carted to storage along with multiple GoodWill trips.
I found some old friends
The storage area is 2 adjacent 10x10 units.....this is the kids stuff. The trains will be just next door.
This project has also showed me how "healthy" model railroading is as a hobby......since I retired, I am doing over 20K steps a day.......90% of them in the house, going up and down the stairs, carrying loads......
Once I clear it out, the contractor and I will go over the plans.....
Peter
