Stairs from one bedroom into another

emsie85

Hi
I've seen a house I quite like but it has stairs going from one of the bedrooms into another bedroom in the loft.
Has anyone had this before? I'm wondering how the kids will cope when they become teenagers.
Is it likely that this was the only way to extend and the stairs cannot be moved?
Thanks for your advice

xylophone

Can the staircase be boxed off from the room?

Browntoa

Doesn't sound like a proper attic conversion.

Check it was done with planning permission , it's normally possible to search all local planning permission on the local council web site

Sibz

I don't think they all necessarily require planning permission (depending on the build type)...

It's difficult at best to suggest solutions without knowing the layout etc.And any boxing off etc will still mean one person potentially disturbing another on entrance/exit to/from the loft or losing floor space.

If you don't see any real issues until the children become teenagers, then you could look at the plus point - the restricted privacy may become an incentive to do well and get their own place sooner

xylophone

losing floor space.

If privacy is required this may be the only option.

middleclassbutpoor

The estate agents locally asked me about our attic room as the surveyors wouldn't value as an additional bedroom if it was accessed through a bedroom - sounded a bit daft to me but as it didn't effect me, I didn't think too much further about it.

May be something to be mindful of in case that crops up when it comes to valuation.. Not saying its valued wrongly but may get compared to 2 beds rather than 3 or 3 rather than 4 by a surveyor if the EA's I spoke to were to be believed.

davidmcn

middleclassbutpoor wrote: »

The estate agents locally asked me about our attic room as the surveyors wouldn't value as an additional bedroom if it was accessed through a bedroom - sounded a bit daft to me but as it didn't effect me, I didn't think too much further about it.

A room you can only access via a bedroom is more properly a "dressing room" or "en suite" or the like - most people wouldn't regard it as practical to use them both as bedrooms.

elsien

I used to have a bedroom accessed through my brother's. Didn't bother me but he hated it.

Owain_Moneysaver

A loft conversion accessed through another room is highly unlikely to have been compliant with Building Regulations means of escape in a fire, which is a completely separate matter from planning permission.

Ozzuk

middleclassbutpoor wrote: »

The estate agents locally asked me about our attic room as the surveyors wouldn't value as an additional bedroom if it was accessed through a bedroom - sounded a bit daft to me but as it didn't effect me, I didn't think too much further about it.

May be something to be mindful of in case that crops up when it comes to valuation.. Not saying its valued wrongly but may get compared to 2 beds rather than 3 or 3 rather than 4 by a surveyor if the EA's I spoke to were to be believed.

I had a house with 5 beds, but as one was accessed from another for valuation it was classed as 4.

jonnygee2

Is there a skylight in the attic? If not I would be worried that in the event of a fire the room would be difficult to escape from, even if it somehow conforms with building regs. If there is a skylight / other means of escape I'd be making sure that it was kept usable.

Has anyone had this before? I'm wondering how the kids will cope when they become teenagers.

Same sex or different sex? I shared a room with my brother until the age of 18, it was fine. The set up you have described provides more privacy than that. But it's still more like sharing a room than having different rooms.