I had my loft converted a few years ago when we discovered number three son was on the way
Huge bedroom with a sink, and my Soho.
We only required building regs approval.
5 Velux, 2 front 3 rear no dormers or changes to the roof line
If you can get upvc velux go for them, we get a fair bit of condensation and the pine ones need a lot of maintenance of the laquer
don't bother with velux blinds though the aren't cheap and destroy themselves very quickly!
One of our windows had to be a full (top) opener to provide a means of escape we also needed an internal step to meet egress requirements.
We have a shallow pitch roof so head height is limited.
This led to some creative designing by our architect to maintain the mandatory minimum head height over the stairwell - without meeting that the conversion would not have been signed off as a habitable room which is bad it impacts resale value and will put buyers off.
We delayed starting our build for 18 month after gaining building regs approval, that was a bad move as the building regs changed.
We had to fit an additional 50 mm of insulation behind the ceiling plasterboard and that required a redesign of the stairs again - result two drop landings and a velux above the stairs gave the extra height required.
The carpenter who did my stairs charged £1200, measured once, built them in one piece and they fitted like a glove.
We also had to retrofit a lot of roof ventilation at ridge tile level after an out of the blue site visit from local buildings inspector, yep they can dictate things out of the blue so don't wind them up!
My conversion took my builders who specialised in loft conversions 7 weeks with me doing 1st and 2nd fix for electrics and plumbing.
Best value for money building project I have done to date.
Huge bedroom with a sink, and my Soho.
We only required building regs approval.
5 Velux, 2 front 3 rear no dormers or changes to the roof line
If you can get upvc velux go for them, we get a fair bit of condensation and the pine ones need a lot of maintenance of the laquer
don't bother with velux blinds though the aren't cheap and destroy themselves very quickly!
One of our windows had to be a full (top) opener to provide a means of escape we also needed an internal step to meet egress requirements.
We have a shallow pitch roof so head height is limited.
This led to some creative designing by our architect to maintain the mandatory minimum head height over the stairwell - without meeting that the conversion would not have been signed off as a habitable room which is bad it impacts resale value and will put buyers off.
We delayed starting our build for 18 month after gaining building regs approval, that was a bad move as the building regs changed.
We had to fit an additional 50 mm of insulation behind the ceiling plasterboard and that required a redesign of the stairs again - result two drop landings and a velux above the stairs gave the extra height required.
The carpenter who did my stairs charged £1200, measured once, built them in one piece and they fitted like a glove.
We also had to retrofit a lot of roof ventilation at ridge tile level after an out of the blue site visit from local buildings inspector, yep they can dictate things out of the blue so don't wind them up!
My conversion took my builders who specialised in loft conversions 7 weeks with me doing 1st and 2nd fix for electrics and plumbing.
Best value for money building project I have done to date.
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