Barn Conversion - Home insurance

janz70

Hi all, just wondering if anybody has a barn conversion and which companies you use, are they a specialist or do the normal firms cover these as well?

Simulacraton

Assuming it is secure and not of some kind of weird construction type like wattle and daub of thatched roof, you should be fine with most Insurers.

InsideInsurance

Assuming the conversion is finished then it is just a home, if it is mid conversion then that is a different matter.

As Simulacraton says, if its brick and tile/slate then its standard home, if it is non-standard construction materials then you'll need a specialist home insurance policy which your local broker should be able to assist you with and even a couple appear on the Aggregators (eg Confused.com)

apples1

I have grade II listed barn conversion. It was almost impossible to use "standard" policies or get quotes using comparison sites... I use T.L risk solutions & I understand NFU also do comprehensive cover too. I wanted to make sure we has a good policy with correct cover should we ever need to claim. We had minor flooding in July 2007 & my decision was proved right. They were first class.

janz70

Hi, thanks for the quick replies,

yes it is a finished conversion (2006) and it is a pretty standard construction type, basically it has 6 large wooden uprights from ground floor to roof and cross beams, and rest is brick and block with cedar cladding on the outside.

Its a conversion of a former barn into 5 residences constructed round a central courtyard

Looking at the definition of a terraced house it would seem that this would be a correct description of it , so I presume it would be ok to insure as this