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myLot reputation of 98/100. nancygibson (3031)3 years ago

We have a fairly typical stone 1890s end of terrace house in the Welsh valleys, with big attics which we would like to convert so we can have a couple of extra rooms up there. Currently, the ceiling joists are only strong enough to support the ceiling so we'd need to put new rafters in to support the floor. Has anyone done this themselves, or had anyone do this for them? I'm after insights, ideas, tips, tricks and inspiration.

 
 
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john_essex (119) response was accepted on 10/15/2007.
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1. myLot reputation of 86/100. racheldarcy (2399)   ranked 12 out of 20 in diy   3 years ago

My brother in law has just had his done. The company that they used putin a suspended ceiling as the floor wasn't strong enough. I thought that this was a fantastic idea. Sounds like you might be doing this anyway if you need to support the floor.

I would start off by looking on the Internet to find a few ocmpanies that do it and tell them your problem and ask if they could do the work. You may find that they give ou some information about what and how thy would have to do it. They may not but it is worth a try! Good luck.


myLot reputation of 98/100. nancygibson (3031)  3 years ago

It makes sense to get some quotes from other people, I'm hopeful we can do most of it ourseleves but just hearing their estimates might be helpful to work out what we need to do and how much it might cost us.

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2. myLot reputation of 80/100. john_essex (119)   ranked 11 out of 20 in diy   3 years ago

While a loft conversion can be done as DIY, it's a fairly major piece of work. Most conversions will require steel work to be installed, you can do this yourself but it's heavy and dangerous work.

We are currently thinking about having a conversion done on our house, we found some good information about loft conversions at www.aboutloftconversions.co.uk it was an easy going site that explained a few things in an easy way.

Most of the people we had in for estimates would do a 'part build' for you, they would do the main structural work and you would complete the finishing, i.e. platerboarding, electrics, decorating etc. Our estimates for the whole job ranged from £15k to £30k, we didn't get any quotes for the part build but I'm sure it would bring down the cost by quite a bit.

Dont forget that you will also need to inform the local council and all work will have to meet building regulations. In some areas or if you are having dormers you may also need planning permission.

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