Types Of Loft Conversion
Rear Dormer
A rear dormer creates a square end to the back of your house and has a flat roof. This creates a substantial amount of extra floor space and height. It is possible on most terraced and semi detached properties, and allows a greater choice of rooms within the loft space. It is often possible to construct a dormer without gaining planning permission.
Front Dormer - Side Dormer
These are smaller dormers constructed to be in-keeping with your property. A side dormer is used to replace a hip to gable construction when planning is required.
Hip to Gable
This involves changing the sloping side of your property, the hip side, to a flat, gable end, creating a much bigger loft room and often creating space for the staircase.
Mansard
This is another construction to the rear of your property which has a flat roof, however, the back wall slopes inwards at an angle of 72 degrees and windows are housed in small dormers with brickwork brought up from parapet walls. Normally constructed where planning permission is required or your property falls into a conservation area.
Velux
With this type of construction the roof line is unaltered and a room is simply created in your existing loft space. This type of conversion lends itself to Victorian style houses.
- NOT all loft conversions require planning.
- All loft conversions REQUIRE Building control approval.
- Loft conversions ADD to the value of the property.
- You DON'T need to move out of your property whilst having your loft converted.