Loft Conversion Building Regs by Loft Conversions Basingstoke
A loft conversion is well worth thinking about for your property. Because you don't need to make a lot of structural alterations to accommodate a roof light or skylight windows in a loft conversion, they are relatively easy to fit. Our guide reveals the 10 key things you need to consider when weighing up whether a loft conversion is the right way to add more space to your property.
Building Regs For Your Loft Conversion In Basingstoke, Hampshire
If you plan to make your loft space more accessible by installing a staircase to it and improving it by boarding it out and lining the walls and rafters, more extensive work is likely to be required and the building regulations are likely to apply.
You may be thinking, 'can we get away with doing the above refurbishment without building regs?'Did you know that you can ask your joiner or builder to send building control a copy of the design.
Planning Permission For Your Basingstoke Loft Conversion
A loft conversion for your property is considered to be permitted development, not requiring an application for planning permission, subject to limits and conditions. Just so you know, you shouldn't need planning permission if your proposed conversion satisfies a number of conditions.
Some roofs require greater structural input, normally involving the insertion of steel beams between load bearing walls for the new floor joists to hang on and the rafter section to be supported on — together with a steel beam at the ridge. Consider that there's not much point in converting the loft space if it means losing an entire room on the first floor.
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Converting your old loft space into a newly living, breathing and functional room that can be a bedroom, bathroom or anything else can be brilliant.