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How to Turn a 1 Bedroom Apartment Into a 2 Bedroom Apartment - Do It Yourself
Note: See answers to FAQ below.
A one bedroom apartment is converted into a two bedroom apartment, using a temporary "Floating Room Divider" designed and constructed by Andy Thompson (www.andythompson.ca). Construction assisted by Kryshan Randel (www.kryshanrandel.com).
Construction Details
In order to adhere to residential tenancy laws (and reassure the management) this structure is "temporary". It is not screwed, nailed or bolted into the existing structure. Instead, it was "wedged in" using vertical pressure from strategic lengths of lumber. Foam and plastic were attached to the 2x4s that touched the walls, ceiling and floor.
There were some special factors that made turning this one-bedroom apartment into a two-bedroom apartment possible: (1) the carpeted floors with underlay allowed the 2x4s to be secured by "wedging" them in vertically, and (2) it's an 800 sq. foot apartment with a solarium (seen on the left of the screen), as well as a huge living / dining room that could afford to be a bit smaller to allow for the new additional bedroom to be built from the solarium area.
The wall is wired internally with HDMI ports and cabling for a video projector, as well as a "temporary" power outlet (courtesy of Adam Weidl of Weidl's Wiring).
Special Thanks
Dennis Arnett
Weidl's Wiring
Peter J. Nadler
Myrna & Robert Doig
Amarjit Uppal
Film Details
Shot and edited by Kryshan Randel and Andy Thompson. Time lapse film created from over 10,000 stills shot using a Canon 5D and an intervalometer. Shot on location in Yaletown, Vancouver, British Columbia.
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FAQ
(1) What's the layout of the apartment?
Answer: Good question! We had a schematic but the link is now dead! We will see if we can locate that and if we can we will add the link here. Keep checking back.
(2) How much did it cost?
Answer: Around $1,200 (Cdn), which included HDMI wiring within the wall and electrical (considered "temporary" by our electrician friend; basically the wall itself plugged in!)
(3) How long did it take?
Answer: About a week (part-time).
(4) Why didn't you show us the entire room?
Answer: Um... we realize that would have been useful. We were just making a fun movie as we did a home reno. Hindsight! Sorry about that!
A one bedroom apartment is converted into a two bedroom apartment, using a temporary "Floating Room Divider" designed and constructed by Andy Thompson (www.andythompson.ca). Construction assisted by Kryshan Randel (www.kryshanrandel.com).
Construction Details
In order to adhere to residential tenancy laws (and reassure the management) this structure is "temporary". It is not screwed, nailed or bolted into the existing structure. Instead, it was "wedged in" using vertical pressure from strategic lengths of lumber. Foam and plastic were attached to the 2x4s that touched the walls, ceiling and floor.
There were some special factors that made turning this one-bedroom apartment into a two-bedroom apartment possible: (1) the carpeted floors with underlay allowed the 2x4s to be secured by "wedging" them in vertically, and (2) it's an 800 sq. foot apartment with a solarium (seen on the left of the screen), as well as a huge living / dining room that could afford to be a bit smaller to allow for the new additional bedroom to be built from the solarium area.
The wall is wired internally with HDMI ports and cabling for a video projector, as well as a "temporary" power outlet (courtesy of Adam Weidl of Weidl's Wiring).
Special Thanks
Dennis Arnett
Weidl's Wiring
Peter J. Nadler
Myrna & Robert Doig
Amarjit Uppal
Film Details
Shot and edited by Kryshan Randel and Andy Thompson. Time lapse film created from over 10,000 stills shot using a Canon 5D and an intervalometer. Shot on location in Yaletown, Vancouver, British Columbia.
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FAQ
(1) What's the layout of the apartment?
Answer: Good question! We had a schematic but the link is now dead! We will see if we can locate that and if we can we will add the link here. Keep checking back.
(2) How much did it cost?
Answer: Around $1,200 (Cdn), which included HDMI wiring within the wall and electrical (considered "temporary" by our electrician friend; basically the wall itself plugged in!)
(3) How long did it take?
Answer: About a week (part-time).
(4) Why didn't you show us the entire room?
Answer: Um... we realize that would have been useful. We were just making a fun movie as we did a home reno. Hindsight! Sorry about that!
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So, what does it look like inside 😂
Made a walk in closet
5 days to do that wow
how much would these cost to be done by a contractor, ballpark?
Excellent
Lol I'm thinking like curtains not this you'd literally get evicted if maintenance reports you
Imagine your landlord coming in to see a new wall up loooooool
That apt has a strange floor plan
You don’t need to put insulation on a wall that’s inside the house it only goes on the outside of the house or on the wall that is basically outside if you tear down interior walls don’t use it
We added the insulation as a sound barrier.
Without further explanation, you made a foyer, not a bedroom. At least that's how I see it _ all you did was enclose the front door. Also, this method does not work for rental properties.
This was a rental. More information is in the video's description. Also, that was not a front door; it was a door to a small studio office. Weird, we know! But it worked!
How do you attach the wood frame to the floor?
It was pressure-fitted (no nails or other fasteners).
@@awesomeheadquarters is that safe?
To fast of a video lol
Disliked because i cant see the top. Wth
Good point! Thanks for the feedback!
Best music on CZcams, thanks for the Beethovan.
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Just make your living room a bedroom and stop having so many low key enemies at your crib. Start having cook outs and go outside to meet up with fam and friends, cause you don't need their toxins and germs in your crib any way. The house is for sleeping not having parties at. You want to have a party, go to a park. ,🤣
THIS‼️‼️‼️💯💯💯
All that, just put up a dam curtain. 🤣 Those walls thick enough to block out all sound anyway. 🤣
love the background music! Beethoven :)
You all should have let us see the room.
Yes, good point. We no longer are roommates and no longer live in that space. Hindsight is 20/20!
Bad presentation, no clarity of what was, and what the new idea turned it into, airflow, light wise...
Thank you for your feedback. We were just having fun! :)
Love it!!
Thanks!
play 2:30 at x0.25 speed. TOEIC question #1: What is the man doing? Describe in details.
2:29 Yay, now if my roommate won't open the door, I can climb out the window. wait.. what floor are we on?
Thanks for the video....What sort of foam and plastic did you add to buffer the studs to the ceiling walls and floor?
We used a high-density foam that comes in rolls. It's translucent... um... Sorry, I'm not a professional carpenter! I think it was polyethylene foam. It comes in the width of a 2x4 (3.5" wide).
Is this legally allowed? I thought most places don’t allow changing the floor plan.
It's technically "temporary" and floating; it's not attached by any nail or other type of fastener.
You’re joking..
Does anyone else think that the layout is awkward??? The front door automatically leads into the “second bedroom” and then you have to walk through another door after that just to be fully inside the common areas of the house. It just doesn’t seem practical or logical. What if someone is naked and you walk through your front door and then your automatically in someone else’s bedroom.... AWKWARD. This is the 3rd video I’ve watched of people making their living room into a bedroom space and they all are just trash.
That wasn't a front door. It was the door to a small office.
Now this is nice but it's a rental right? 🤔
Yes.
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How hard would it have been just say something, instead of the crazy music..
I live in a one bedroom apartment bc I my family can’t afford a 2 bedroom I’m embarrassed of my house so I never let anyone over
Taylor girl, go to hell.
Look at the guy do a victory dance at 0:42. Play at 0.25x speed
I love the ending!!! Lol
WHY TF PEOPLE DONT READ DESCRIPTION BEFORE THROW THEIR DISGUSTING COMMENTS ?
Ha ha ha! I know, right?
how was the door mounted with screwing/nailing to the preexisting structure?
The new "temporary" walls were pressure-fitted first. They were solid as a rock. Then the door was simply added to the one wall. Done!
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Ha ha ha ha ha!
Bedroom with 2 doors in it?
Weird, right?
Oh, this video gets the award for 'most fucking useless'. What a waste of time.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
heynous cwime
Oh shoot sorry I clicked on this video thought the title said how to get Evicted! My bad🤷🏼♂️
It's a temporary wall :D 02:41.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! You know what's really funny? The building was later sold, and the new owners came to inspect what we did. And then they did a very similar renovation and sold the units off! Ha ha ha ha!
unless you are the owner of the apartment, you can do that if not a heavy drapery will do as a divider.
THIS WAS SOOOOO STUPID AND DID NOT OFFER ANY INFORMATION
You're welcome.
Whats the white thing put in wood looks like a paint
How bout when you move out. Is it going to be easy to disassemble?
It was a total mess. We actually filmed that, as well, but we haven't posted it. Maybe we will one day.
Just get me two people to help do this...and we are totally good
Did you skim the wall?
Just primer and paint.
why a door in front of a door ? why not use some of the other space to the room and build there ? and not block out the light from the window light gives space ... hmmmm
G.E.N.I.U.S thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks!
To show it inside whis a little deco sure was more nice. Thanks from Canary islands _Spain. Merry Christmas.