Extending upwards?

[mudskipper]

Have any of the houses you have seen like that had a loft extension?

Nope........

[MarillionFan]

Come on, you're the boss, tell him it's your way or the highway.

[northernladuk]

Here is a link showing a practical example... Says cost in 22K putting 35k on the house but the example is to add expand a bungalow so adds extra room and brings the property in to a more popular band of housing i.e. bungalow to family home. Just adding it for space I don't think will bring the same value to the house.

It is also from 2009 when housing prices were bouyant. I can't believe it will bring anything except make it more marketable now...

A Typical Loft Conversion Schedule | Homebuilding & Renovating

[ChimpMaster]

Have any of the houses you have seen like that had a loft extension?

My house is like that (well, a lot bigger and more expensive according to the Daily Fail). Our roof is so low we can't even stand up in the middle of the loft.

First check that you're allowed to have a 2nd storey. A good indication will be if anyone else in the street has one.

Then it's a matter of cost. The whole roof will pretty much have to come off, walls built all round to raise the height of the house (effectively creating the 2nd floor) and then a new roof built on. A normal loft room would cost between £15k to £30k I reckon, but in your case probably more like £50k - £60k.

[Old Hack]

Yep, but can you make the apex steeper? Is it practical?

House is pretty much like this - actually more like the one next door with the flat roof on the front porch and no bay window.

You'll not be allowed to create the roof above/over the general height of the neighbouring houses. And once you're starting about a new roof, you're adding another ~20k to the bottom line.

[mudskipper]

You'll not be allowed to create the roof above/over the general height of the neighbouring houses. And once you're starting about a new roof, you're adding another ~20k to the bottom line.

Sounds like a no-goer then. Cost not such an issue - way I see it it would cost 20k to move before you've actually spent anything on a house.

[Old Hack]

Here is a link showing a practical example... Says cost in 22K putting 35k on the house but the example is to add expand a bungalow so adds extra room and brings the property in to a more popular band of housing i.e. bungalow to family home. Just adding it for space I don't think will bring the same value to the house.

It is also from 2009 when housing prices were bouyant. I can't believe it will bring anything except make it more marketable now...

A Typical Loft Conversion Schedule | Homebuilding & Renovating

We have a bungalow we let out. We're looking at adding value and turning it from a 2 bed single storey to 3 bed double storey with an extra 30 sq m footprint adds 75k to the value, but costs around 45-50k. Does indeed comvert from fuddy duddy house, to family house though.

[BrilloPad]

Come on, you're the boss, tell him it's your way or the highway.

I wish Mrs BP was that direct. She usually finds a way of getting her own way using other means.

[MarillionFan]

I wish Mrs BP was that direct. She usually finds a way of getting her own way using other means.

Is she all passive-aggressive like Spod. Acting the upset weak woman one moment, aggressive banshee rip your head off the next. It's always your fault.

Eggshells.

[BrilloPad]

Acting the upset weak woman one moment, aggressive banshee rip your head off the next. It's always your fault.

Eggshells.

You know her?

After all, surely she is the only woman like that?