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Velux lofts
The roof keeps its shape and the light comes in through the slope. The cheapest, quickest way to a room, if you have the height.
From £32,000. About 5 to 6 weeks.
Lofts and prices
Six rungs, with prices.
What each kind of loft costs and how long it takes. Your survey gives you a fixed price in writing.
What we do
Lofts, stairs and drawings.
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Dormer lofts
A box built out from the ridge at the back. Most of the floor becomes full height. The usual way to fit a bedroom and an ensuite.
From £42,000. About 7 to 8 weeks.
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Hip-to-gable
The sloping end of your roof becomes a straight wall. On a 1930s semi it adds the room you need for a staircase and a real bedroom.
From £55,000. About 8 to 10 weeks.
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Bedroom and ensuite
A shower room under the eaves, with built-in cupboards where the ceiling is low. Ensuite adds from £5,500.
Ensuite adds from £5,500.
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Loft stairs
The staircase decides the whole loft. We plan it first: headroom, the landing you lose and the fire route out.
Included in every conversion. Oak upgrade from £1,800.
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Regs and structural drawings
Drawings and calculations that building control will accept. Included in every job, or £1,650 for your own builder.
Included. Drawings-only package £1,650.
Prices
Where the prices start.
Velux loft
from£32,000
About 5 to 6 weeks. No change to the roof shape, and usually no planning needed.
Dormer loft
from£42,000
About 7 to 8 weeks. Full standing height over most of the floor.
Hip-to-gable
from£55,000
About 8 to 10 weeks. For semis and detached homes with a hipped roof.
Ensuite
adds from£5,500
Shower, toilet, basin, tiling and extractor under the eaves.
Oak stairs
adds from£1,800
Softwood is standard. Oak treads, handrail and newels.
Drawings only
package£1,650
For your own builder. Plans, sections and calculations.
And the rest
- First surveyFree
- Fitted eaves cupboardsFrom £1,400 a run
- Lawful Development CertificateIncluded, plus council fee
- Party wall noticesIncluded
- Storage boarding and ladderFrom £1,400
- Asbestos test£85, if we suspect any
Questions about the price
What is included in the price?
Scaffold, structure, floor, roof, stairs, windows, insulation, plastering, electrics, radiators, building control fee and the certificate. Finishes like floors, paint and sanitaryware have stated allowances.
What is not included?
Party wall surveyors, if the neighbours appoint one. Asbestos removal, if we find any, which we test for. Replacing a boiler that cannot cope.
How do we pay?
Ten per cent on booking, then staged payments you can see in advance, tied to progress. Five per cent stays with you until the certificate and snagging are complete.
Do you charge VAT?
Our prices include VAT unless a quote says otherwise.
How far ahead are you booked?
Usually four to five months for building, and two to three weeks for a survey. Lawful Development Certificates add around eight weeks, so start early.
Do you do lofts for storage only?
Boarding and a ladder, yes, from £1,400, as long as you understand it is a storage space, not a room, and it cannot be called a bedroom.
Go up with a tape. Then ask us up.
Measure joist to ridge and try the checker. Then book a free survey: Dai or Bethan will tell you what is possible, what it costs, and whether you should leave it alone.