Loft Conversion UK - What You Need to Know
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- čas přidán 3. 08. 2024
- I love my job, but if there is one kind of alteration that I don't enjoy its the loft conversion. I can see the appeal of a loft conversion for UK homeowners, the loft is sitting there doing nothing except storing the Christmas decorations and holiday luggage, why not convert it to a habitable room, maybe even two rooms. I have lost count of the number of clients who call me up, excited at the possibility of getting loads of extra space for not much money. The roof has already been built, how hard can it be? It turns out loft conversion in the UK is a lot harder than you think.
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0:00 - intro
0:41 - Height Required to Convert a Loft in UK
1:29 - Why Insulation Reduces Head Height in a UK Loft Conversion
2:14 - Why Acoustic Separation Reduces Head Height in a UK Loft Conversion
2:54 - How the Fire Regulations Affect the Cost of a UK Loft Conversion
3:57 - Why the Stair Regulations Limit the Design of a UK Loft Conversion
5:29 - Summary
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Thank you for the advice. We literally just bought an end of terrace house and thought of making more space by converting the loft
We were actually looking to do a loft extension but won't bother as to do a dorme, with a bathroom will cost over £60k. And it doesn't mean you would get that money back if you were to sell the house. I think we stick with doing a conservatory as it will cost less than £20k.
Fascinating stuff 👍
Glad you liked it
A loft conversion makes sense if the value added to your house is ~2x the cost of the loft, which only happens if your house is in premium neighbourhoods. If the difference in price between a 3 bed and a 4 bed victorian mid terrace is around £80K-£90K, and the loft costs around £45K - then it's worth it IMHO.
thanks for this, was considering but youre right, cost is probably too high to justify it.. especially since i was considering it for my top floor flat with all the leaseholder/freeholder BS involved.
I’ve been asked to look at numerous top floor tenement flats over the years. Never once went ahead with an attic conversion
What's the minimum dimension to go ahead in your opinion please? also people say the new loft roof will start to leak eventually just a matter of time, what's your experience on that?
It’s more complex than one minimum dimension. The pitch / angle of the roof will determine width of the habitable area.
I’ve never had a new roof leak. Ever.
This is a good video but quite incomplete. The infirmary on the stairs is incorrect as the building regulation allows for 1.9m in the middle and 1.8m on the edge in certain circonstamcies.
Thank you for your comment. The measurements you note are only relevant in England and only for attic conversions, the Scottish regs don't have provision for lower headroom on an attic stairs.
Is this based on UK building regs? Correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t believe theres is a minimum requirement for stair width? You mentioned stair width must be 900mm
Section 4.3.3 of the Scottish Building Regulations, (Domestic) Technical Handbook.
Effective Width of Flights and Landings.
“900mm such as from one storey to another
or connecting levels within a storey or
600mm where it serves only sanitary
accommodation and/or one room other than
accessible sanitary accommodation, a kitchen
or an enhanced apartment.”
What this means in practice is the stairs must measure 900mm from wall to handrail. There only needs to be one handrail, not two.
If the the attic has only one room, the stairs can be just 600mm wide, if necessary.
@@RealLifeArchitecture Thanks for clarification
Take a look www.gov.scot/publications/building-standards-technical-handbook-2020-domestic/4-safety/4-3-stairs-ramps/
@@RealLifeArchitecture thanks. Just subscribed to your channel. Do you have a website?