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Are you fed up with insufficient living space and inadequate, storage?
Are you looking for a way to make your Gildersome home more spacious?
Do you want extra storage or living space in your house but unable to move or extend outwards?
It would be amazing to see your property increase in value by 25%.
- What’s A Loft Conversion?
- Why Should I Convert My Attic Into An Additional Room?
- What Are The Main Types Of Loft Conversions Available?
- Dormer Style Loft Conversion
- Hip-To-Gable Loft Conversion
- Mansard Loft Conversion
- Velux Or Roof Window Loft Conversion
- Which Type Of Loft Conversion Is More Suitable For My Home?
- Loft Conversion FAQs
A Loft conversion could be the answer that you are looking for. Loft conversions have become a popular choice for those who need more space, particularly for growing families and people who can’t afford to move to larger houses. It is generally less expensive than moving homes and allows you to improve your living space without taking up any of the surrounding property, and it can also significantly increase your home’s value. A Loft Conversion can add up to 25% to your property’s overall value, so you are likely to make money with your loft conversion over time.
Whether you are looking to add a home gym, an extra guest bedroom, a teenage den, a stunning master suite or a home office, there are many ways that a loft conversion can be utilised.
What’s A Loft Conversion?
A roof extension or loft conversion in Gildersome is a great way to create extra space in your home cost effectively. This space is already inside your home and just waiting to be used. Your loft can be transformed into a useful space that you use every day. It can be converted into a master room with an ensuite, a guest room, an office, a kids’ bedroom or playroom, hobby room, a gym, or even a home theater!
Why Should I Convert My Attic Into An Additional Room?
Loft conversions are a great addition for any home. One of the biggest benefits is that it will allow you to have more living space. A new room could be helpful if your family is growing. You may also want to be able welcome your family members on weekends or holidays. You could also convert this area to make a beautiful private gym, or a fun playroom for the children. Converting your attic will both increase its value on the market when you come to sell it as well as giving you more living space. A loft conversion has other benefits, including:
- Increase the Value of Your Property: A loft conversion is a great investment that will make your property more valuable.
- Your loft conversion may be customised to meet your particular needs and requirements. You can create the space that best suits your lifestyle.
- Loft conversions have been designed to be more environmentally friendly and comfortable.
- No need to relocate. If you love the area and your home, but you want more space, a loft conversion is a great solution.
- You can make more of what you have, and not need to add or remodel.
- Loft conversions often feature skylights and Velux Windows, which provide more natural light and allow for brighter living spaces.
- Your loft conversion may be tailored to fit a range of needs from bedrooms and bathrooms to home offices or playrooms.
- A loft conversion is more cost-effective than a traditional extension as it requires less maintenance.
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What Are The Main Types Of Loft Conversions Available?
The type of loft conversion that you can create depends on the type of house that you live in. The area you live in will also determine what sort of planning permission is required. You can include, bathrooms, wet rooms or stunning natural light designs and much more.
There are 4 main types of loft conversions that can be done: Dormer Loft Conversion, Hip to Gable Loft Conversion, Mansard Loft Conversion and Velux Loft Conversion. Each has advantages and disadvantages depending on which type will work best with your existing house structure.
Dormer Style Loft Conversion
Dormer loft conversions are another popular type of loft conversion. These are the best method to increase the size of your home for a reasonable price.
The roof’s sloped side can be altered to create vertical walls and a flat roof to increase the area’s underhead height. Your new loft will make it easier to walk in, especially for tall people. Most of these loft conversions will be eligible under your permissible development rights.
Hip-To-Gable Loft Conversion
This may sound complicated, but it is really not. A hip to gable loft conversion consists of raising one portion of the roof’s hip so that the room has more space underneath.
From the existing gable, a vertical wall is constructed. This allows for substantial room height improvements.
Mansard Loft Conversion
The mansard loft conversion completely replaces one half of a property’s roof, to give it an additional floor. However, the roof structure on the opposite side is preserved.
This method is more pleasing to the eye than a dormer addition because it fits in the existing house structure.
Mansard loft conversions will add the most value and space to your home due to the nature of the work and the extra space. You will need to submit a full application for planning permission to your Local Planning Authority due the significant restructuring they entail.
Velux Or Roof Window Loft Conversion
This is the simplest method of converting your loft. Because there is no need to modify the roof, adding roof windows is very common. The framework is left intact. You simply need to fit a skylight inside the roof’s membrane. The Velux window acts like a skylight, allowing natural light into your attic.
Which Type Of Loft Conversion Is More Suitable For My Home?
Not all loft conversions will work for every home. Mansard Loft conversions are more suitable for semi-detached and detached homes, whereas velux and dormer lofts work for all types of properties.
For the same reasons, hip-to–gable loft conversions can be used for semi-detached detached and end-terraced homes.
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Loft Conversion FAQs
Where do you put stairs for a loft conversion?
Usually, the stairs to your loft conversion are best placed over the existing staircase in terms of convenience and efficient use of space. If this is not possible, a small room or part of a large room may be sacrificed to accommodate the stairs.
What lofts Cannot be converted?
As a general rule, 2.2m from floor to ceiling at its highest point is the threshold for undertaking a loft conversion. If your loft does not meet this requirement, it's highly unlikely you'll be able to raise your pitch roof, since councils very rarely grant permission to do that.
How long does a loft conversion take?
On average, loft conversions can be done in as little as 4 weeks or may take up to 8 weeks, with certain styles less complex than others. Here are the different loft conversion types, broken down by a rough time estimation: Roof light conversions – 4 weeks on average. Dormer conversions – 5 weeks on average.
Can I stay in house during loft conversion?
If you want to stay in your home during a loft conversion, we say it's perfectly possible. You just need to be realistic about the work that will be undertaken.
Can I use my loft as a bedroom?
But when it comes to being a bedroom, a converted loft room cannot be called a bedroom merely because it offers enough space to fit a bed in, or because one has been put in there: a loft needs to be converted for the purposes of being a sleeping area, and in accordance with building regulations, in order to be called a bedroom
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