Habitable attic conversions.
Create More Space Without Moving Home
If you’re considering creating additional living accommodation, a properly designed loft conversion could provide the extra room your family needs.
At Edinburgh & Fife Attic Conversions, we can discuss your ideas and help you explore what’s possible within your property.
Make Your Loft Work for You
Depending on the structure and suitability of your home, a loft conversion may provide space for:
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An additional bedroom
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A home office
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A guest room
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A family room
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An additional bathroom
Planning Your Conversion
A habitable loft conversion is a more substantial project than an attic storage conversion.
It may require structural alterations, suitable stairs, fire safety measures, insulation, ventilation, design work and relevant permissions or building warrant approval.
We’ll discuss the scope of your project and the appropriate next steps.
The planning process is the most difficult part of any building project, and can take anywhere from three months to a year to complete before building warrants are issued and work can actually begin, as such we are always available during the process should any questions arise or should a client like us to be a second set of eyes before any drawings are proofed for submission.
Initially the architect will produce a set of drawings to submit to the council, once approved a structural engineer then also produces both a set of drawings and a structural report. The drawings and report are then coupled with the architectural drawings and the final specifications which contains the U value calculations, type and sizes of insulation, number of roof vents, smoke detection systems and several other key factors.
The whole pack is then submitted for building warrants, upon approval a stamped set of drawings is returned to the architect who then prints out a copy for the client, and a copy for us, to enable final costing's and allow us to prepare the full and final quote for the proposed alterations.
Whilst we are always available for advice and are more than happy to help in anyway we can, without the building warrant approved drawings we can't give a proper quote, though on the understanding that its not in writing and in no way completely accurate we can under certain circumstances offer a good idea of costs.
