Loft Conversion

[Moley RUFC]

Our house is currently up for sale. We are however thinking about a loft conversion within the roofspace. I have no idea what sort of cost it is an wondered if anyone has an idea.

I know without seeing it's hard but just trying to gauge a cost of roughly £20k to £40k etc. For info the room space would only enable an office (what we require) and it's currently a 3 bed link detached property. Others on the street behind us have them done so I was going to have a walk round in the next few weeks to ask.

[Si 330]

I have dropped you an email.

[Moley RUFC]

Just to give an idea of the roof design

Edited by Moley RUFC on Saturday 27th March 19:14

[Stevenj214]

-sucks air through teeth-

It's gonna cost ya.

Edited by Stevenj214 on Saturday 27th March 19:24

[Moley RUFC]

Thanks

[Busamav]

Moley RUFC said:

Thanks

That hipped roof construction is probably the worst roof you can have for a loft coversion ,

second only to a flat roof


I can't see there being a lot of useable room there without introducing some very large dormers , which will , I supect end up having a flat roof

[Moley RUFC]

Fair point it is really for an office space rather than anything grand, so fully expecting a small space.



house behind us has this. I was hoping for a dormer style as the views out are fantastic to the Malverns and Black Mountains but would this be a planning issue?

Edited by Moley RUFC on Sunday 28th March 14:00

[herbialfa]

I'm in the process of converting my loft!

No dormers, but 2 Velux windows!

Budget is £10K and I'll do that easily!

All you need is a good chippy on a decent rate!

[Busamav]

Moley RUFC said:

I was hoping for a dormer style as the views out are fantastic to the Malverns and Black Mountains but would this be a planning issue?

No , Unless you are in a conservation area etc , you can have 50 m3 of roof extension , which is more than you could use under Permitted development rights .

You could even turn the rear hip into a gable which would make a superb addition.

With the present roof configuration you are not going to have too many places to locate the staircase , and this is what makes or breaks a good loft conversion.

Good luck with your venture

[Zad]

Is it possible to retro-fit the roof with a more steeply raked one, and then install a dormer or Velux windows? It will cost more than converting the existing one (although quite how you would cope with 3ft high rooms I don't know) but would give you a lot more space. It might not cost vastly more than a standard conversion as you are doing it all at the same time.

[Si 330]

A dormer would be a cheaper option and would look better. The house would really look odd with a higher ridge compared to the surrounding houses.

[Busamav]

Zad said:

Is it possible to retro-fit the roof with a more steeply raked one, and then install a dormer or Velux windows? It will cost more than converting the existing one (although quite how you would cope with 3ft high rooms I don't know) but would give you a lot more space. It might not cost vastly more than a standard conversion as you are doing it all at the same time.

Apart from the vast cost increase , most importantly you would be unlikely to obtain planning approval for such a change

[Si 330]

I have only ever done 3 jobs with a raised ridge but never had a problem with the planning. On loft conversion the only times I had planning issues are dormers at the rear in conservation areas.

[Moley RUFC]

Certainly no conservation issues so maybe a dormer to the rear would be nicer.

Regards getting into the loft I was hopeful of an extension to the current stairs up another level.

[Busamav]

Moley RUFC said:

Regards getting into the loft I was hopeful of an extension to the current stairs up another level.

I cant remember where the stairs are in your house now , but just be aware that you need to aim to maintain a 2m headroom above the pitch of the stair.