Extra Space Developments Limited are a nationwide construction company based in Yorkshire with over 15 years experience in converting lofts and extending homes. Project Process We manage all our projects from the design and planning stage right through to building control sign off ensuring your project is managed effectively and efficiently.
Having just one point of contact all the way through the project gives it the personal touch it needs. We aim to get most conversions or extensions finished within a 6-week timescale depending on the size of the project. There is no need for you to vacate your home, it’s clean, tidy and is always kept to minimal disruption to the client.
Depending on the roof structure and planning constraints, a loft conversion is one of the most straightforward ways of getting extra space. Almost all houses can benefit from this extension with a bit of basic planning.
Do I need Building Regulations approval?
Yes – all loft conversions need Buildings Regulation approval, regardless of whether planning permission is needed or not. A building control surveyor will inspect your work at various stages and will issue you with a completion certificate on final inspection.
If your home is semi-detached or terraced, you’ll need to notify your neighbour of your proposals if the works fall under the Party Wall Act requirements. For instance, if you are building in beams which will bear on the party wall(s).
Is My Loft Suitable for Conversion?
The features that will decide the suitability of the roof space for a loft conversion are the available head height, the pitch and the type of structure, as well as any obstacles such as water tanks or chimney stacks. An inspection of the roof space will reveal its structure and physical dimensions.
Take a measurement from the bottom of the ridge timber to the top of the ceiling joist; the useable part of the roof should be greater than 2.2m.
If you have appointed an architect or designer, invite them to illustrate clearly how much headroom there will be across the floor in the finished space. Some people are disappointed by how much standing space they actually have, and this isn’t always conveyed on plans.
The Building Regulations impose no minimum ceiling height for habitable rooms. The headroom standard for stairs of 2m applies, but this can be relaxed to 1.9m or 1.8m on the edge of a stair if necessary.
