We look at the roof, the stair, the structure and the insulation before anyone settles on a dormer. The aim is a room you can actually use, in a house that still looks like itself from the pavement. That matters on the older streets of the Wirral, including Hoylake and West Kirby, and across Cheshire and North Wales, where the roof is part of the character of the place.
What we look at first
- Where the stair can go, and which room downstairs it will take
- The structure of the existing roof and ceiling joists
- Dormers, rooflights, and what the street will reasonably accept
- Head height, light, and how the new floor will be heated
- Insulation, fire safety and the building regulations
On its own, or with the rest of the house
Some lofts are a single job. Others are one part of a larger project: an extension, a new kitchen and bathrooms, heating and a rewire. We have carried out that kind of whole-house upgrade, and the loft is easier when it is sequenced with the rest rather than fitted in afterwards.
If you are unsure whether the roof is worth converting, we are happy to look and say so. An honest no, early, is part of the service.