Basic loft conversion - office

Doozergirl

sevenhills wrote: »

If no one mentioned chimneys or boilers, the OP might not think about it, posts and discussion give the OP more information for him to think about.

But the OP might also think it costs £450 to remove an integral part of the house. Best to leave it to architects and structural engineers, not dubious "loft conversion specialists"

Pa_Ja

If it were me, I'd go with the pimped up loft space and forget building regs. Whether it be a narrow staircase to the attic or a pull down ladder...
A reputable joiner would be able to give you a quote. I follow several on social media and its amazing seeing the transformation.
If you sell I'd anticipate you to see a return on this space whereas if you go down building regulations path, it'll cost you an arm and a leg.
It would obviously still be considered a 1 bed apartment but potential buyers will definitely love there is attic space that can be utilzed.

Doozergirl

No one reputable does anything that isn't to Building Regulations standards.

Furts

Pa_Ja wrote: »

If it were me, I'd go with the pimped up loft space and forget building regs. Whether it be a narrow staircase to the attic or a pull down ladder...
A reputable joiner would be able to give you a quote. I follow several on social media and its amazing seeing the transformation.
If you sell I'd anticipate you to see a return on this space whereas if you go down building regulations path, it'll cost you an arm and a leg.
It would obviously still be considered a 1 bed apartment but potential buyers will definitely love there is attic space that can be utilzed.

We have consumer protection, we have controls like Planning and Buildings Regulations yet still there is no answer to outright ignorance like this.

Who cares about safety, who cares about insulation, who cares about burning to death, who cares if the loft caves in? When there are folks like Pa Ja around then one gets a jolt and realises society has dumbed down in the pursuit of greed and to hell with everybody else.

Davesnave

Pa_Ja wrote: »

It would obviously still be considered a 1 bed apartment but potential buyers will definitely love there is attic space that can be utilzed.

..... Which means they and their lender won't pay for it and it'll be lost money in the end.

But I have doubts that if the whole property has a smaller footprint than my conservatory, there is much chance of anything other than a bodge-up, given that a compliant staircase takes up space and could adversely affect another area of the house.

Furts

Davesnave wrote: »

..... Which means they and their lender won't pay for it and it'll be lost money in the end.

But I have doubts that if the whole property has a smaller footprint than my conservatory, there is much chance of anything other than a bodge-up, given that a compliant staircase takes up space and could adversely affect another area of the house.

Plus something that will gradually dawn on folks. Grenfell Towers was a disaster, and those in the construction industry with some experience know a little of all this. Suffice to say fire safety is going to get more stringent. Drip feeding news today and it is brought to the public attention problems with "Fire doors".


There will be an all round tightening up, which will include loft conversions. These may comply now, or people may turn a blind eye now to non compliance, but spool forward a few years and attitudes are likely to be different.