Loft conversion ideas

Mummy_robins

Hi,
After a few suggestions really. Am viewing a house next week and have just noticed they have finally posted a floor plan. Can't post a link because I'm a newbie but if you google "birches barn avenue wv3 semi three bed" it's the first one! The house is cheap enough for me to afford to extend out the back by 3m to create a single storey kitchen/diner/family room. Also wanted to extend into loft to create a fourth bedroom but looking at the floor plan I don't see how I could do that without losing a bedroom? Guess I could extend to side instead but really like the idea of a room away from noisy kids! any suggestions?

Mojisola

This one?

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-49502444.html

Doozergirl

You have to be careful if you plan to sell as the extension and loft conversion are unlikely to pay for themselves.

It's a pretty house, but quote a bit to be done. I'll put my money on a full
replaster and the radiators are really quite old and inefficient. I wonder how the bliler and electrics compare.

The roof doesn't look a particularly generous pitch for a potential conversion. I can see the neighbours have a window, but Even if you weren't losing a room, the conversion is pricey when compared to the house value.

The house is a very typical 1930s layout. You can save some
space getting stairs up by cutting into one of the larger bedrooms for the stairs and introducing a turn back on themselves into the loft room.

Owain_Moneysaver

Like this, you do lose some space in one of the bedrooms, but could use it for under-stair fitted wardrobes, so in practice not so much space lost.

If you can put a full width/height dormer on the back that will help - you do need a minimum headroom over the stairs.

onlyroz

Yes the above would work or a similar thing could be done by sacrificing some of bedroom 2. Note that you will only be allowed a rear dorner. Our loft conversion involved sacrificing some of the main bedroom for the stair case.

Mummy_robins

Yes it's that link thanks!

Mummy_robins

The attached house does have a dormer at the back so I know that's possible. WeRe looking for somewhere with a large garden (we live in a beautiful yet teeny victorian terrace at the mo). This house is only five mins walk from a lovely park so could be a great house if we could afford the work needed!

Mummy_robins

onlyroz wrote: »

Yes the above would work or a similar thing could be done by sacrificing some of bedroom 2. Note that you will only be allowed a rear dorner. Our loft conversion involved sacrificing some of the main bedroom for the stair case.

Onlyroz- how much did yours cost?

onlyroz

Mummy_robins wrote: »

Onlyroz- how much did yours cost?

It was £35k for a full width rear dormer and a hip-to-gable conversion. We also spent £4k on a bathroom suite and £2k on fitted wardrobes. Then there is carpets, painting, tiling etc.

Whatever you do Don't use Econoloft.

This is mine:



Here's the floor plan for the first and second floor:

Running_Horse

I know some people just love the challenge of knocking about a house to their purposes. But if you have tens of thousands to spend on extending a basic house, why not just spend that on a bigger detached house not requiring all the hassle and work?

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/Wolverhampton.html?minPrice=170000&maxPrice=200000&minBedrooms=3&maxBedrooms=4&displayPropertyType=houses&oldDisplayPropertyType=houses&secondaryDisplayPropertyType=detachedshouses

buglawton

Stamp duty and locked into a bargain mortgage are typical reasons for not moving to upsize.