Garrets were often internal elements of the mansard roof, with skylights or dormer windows. The attic had four garrets for venereal patients. Askew's house was crowded with books from the cellar up to the garrets. It had two main storeys, with the street frontage possessing a third storey and garrets. The home also contains a large attic and storage garrets. Successful retailers moved from garrets above their shops in town to the new inner suburbs. It includes two garrets in the north, and mirror-worked rooms in the east. Later, these garrets were built with separate access. Above this floor are extensive garrets, extending over the entire house. Garrets closed in 1972; Cuffs in 1983; the RACS stores in 1985.