We Just Love Loft Conversions
Loft conversions
When your family members has filled up and squeezed into and made use of each room in the house, you have to make a choice. Do you build an extension move up into the loft or move house? Moving into the loft or loft conversions as they call it is not only cheaper than moving house but when all the costs are brought into the equation you can make money on the deal.
Your loft can improve the usable floor area by up to 30 %, if you haven't checked out the nearby neighbours however, see who has converted the loft into an extra room and take a note of what they have carried out with roof region. Next take a look into your loft and see the head room and measure the region so you can use the information to ask experts their opinion.
On costs per metre loft conversions are generally cheaper than developing an extension if you maintain your costs down and you do not usually need planning permission. If you are unsure about loft conversions as against building an extension and even moving house, then sit down and work out the numbers involved with every option. This may nicely take you a big amount of time and you will have to ask an estate agent, a couple of builders and an architect, but at least you will have a much better idea of which option to take and then move on.
Planning permission
Loft conversion for your house is accepted as allowed development, and does not require planning permission, but is subject to limits and conditions. You should ask the council for an information leaflet.
Building regulations
Building regulations are such that developing regulations apply to the structural alterations of the loft region and also if the loft is turned into a usable room then you must have a permanent staircase.
Insulation and heating
The loft region require to be insulated to a high degree In the summer when it is extremely hot and in the winter when it's very cold, so it's only the best will do and if you reduce corners now you will definitely regret it in the winter. You will also need to plan for hot and cold water and also central heating in the loft region, extending the house system may be too much to bear and you may require a separate system altogether.
Decorating all surfaces
Most building businesses do not allow for the painting and decorating of the loft region, and so when the builders have cleaned up and cleared off you will be just beginning. First job is to paint the ceiling, first a watered down emulsion to seal the new plaster and then two more coats of a good high quality white emulsion. Prime the woodwork, undercoat and a gloss topcoat.
