Rough cost for attic conversion south Belfast

mickmustardly

Hi,
Just wondered if anyone would have a rough idea of cost of having my loft converted into an extra room. Its a 3 bed end terrace ormeau road area have 2 bedrooms about 10x10 and a box room, small enough but attic space looks to be decent size..
Thanks

leftieM

Anything from 13k to 20k. En-suites move it towards the 20k end.

A.L.D.A

Judging by the size of your bedrooms there is not going to be much room in that roof? How high is it from the top of the ceiling joists to the underside of the rafters at the ridge? I am assuming you will need to add on a dormer. You may well need planning approval for that and you will need Building Control approval.

With loft conversions the problem often lies with fitting a stair up into the roof. The stair needs to run parallel to the roof slope and you need 2 metres headroom. Sometimes you lose the box room. Also your existing ceiling joists are not floor joists and need strengthened. The house becomes 3 storey and that has significance for Building Control and fire safety.

About £18,000 at a guess.

mickmustardly

Took the measuring tape out there, main floor area would be approx 5mx3m, height in centre about 2.4m.

Wouldn't mind loosing the box room, main plan was to an extra room to get a bed in and for some extra storage etc, wouldn't be too bothered about a dormer.

But thanks for that, was hoping would be under 10k, but i'm way of the mark by looks of it.

Mistral001

Head height could be a problem as the 2.4m will probably be reduced to 2.15m or less when the floor joists are put in and the insulation at the rafters is installed (insulation between rafters is not enough and it has to go under rafters as well). Also the thickness of the plasterboard and floorboards. This will mean that you will have a surprisingly narrow walking area in the middle (less than a metre wide). It also means that the staircase has to come up in the cente to get the 2m height at the staircase as ALDI has mentioned. You will need an architect and a structural engineer to advise you. As ALDI as said there are are various fire regulations which are special to three storey buildings and these need to be considered in the design.

diesel57

I recently got my loft converted, it has made a world of difference to the while Bungalow, If you are considering getting it done i recommend getting a decent builder in to do the job as i have heard many stories of work gone wrong etc, i used David Andrew who is the business owner of belfast-builders.co.uk he done an exceptional job and any one serious about getting it done can take a look at the job he done on our Bungalow. Cost can vary depending on what you want done, mine has to large bedrooms and an ensuite, we have a full dormer window which is the whole length of the house, there is actually some pictures of the job on David's Website, Good luck with the conversion and once its all done you will be glad you Took the initiative to do it Good Luck