Loft conversions

Moving house can be an extremely expensive, not to mention stressful, experience. As a result, more and more people are deciding to stay put – and are spending the moving costs on updating their existing home instead. The need for more space is often cited as the biggest reason for people wanting to up sticks, and so it goes without saying that extensions tend to offer the best of both worlds.

However, in urban areas where land is scarce, building up tends to offer a better solution than building out. The majority of family homes in Britain today have a loft that is ripe for conversion – and the fact that it is the home improvement that will add the most value to your property is a (rather attractive) added bonus. Read on to discover whether a loft conversion is suitable for your home – and your lifestyle.

Is my loft suitable for conversion?

Generally speaking, the steeper the pitch of your roof, the more suitable your loft will be for conversion. As a rule of thumb however, if you have 2.3 metres from the ridge to the apex (or, in layman’s terms, if you can stand up in the middle of the loft) then you should be able to convert.

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