[bazfoster]

http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/w...oster/Loft.jpg

Just wondering if my loft would be big enough to make it worthwhile converting?

As you can see from the pic, it has 2 lots of supports to the roof.

Point A measures 1.1m down to the floor, and roughly 12/13ft across to the identical spot across the loft.

Point B measures 1.4m up to the roof joist and roughly 8ft across to the identical spot across the loft.

The loft is about 20ft long from wall to wall, and measures 2m from floor up to roof (Apex is it called ). I'm thinking it'd be a bit tight for headroom, that's probably the issue.

Would be used as a play room, with an LCD on the wall at the end you can see, some form of sofa/sofabed up their too, and maybe some bookshelves etc (and beer fridge )

Any thoughts on feasability would be welcome. We're semi detached, and the attached bit is behind where i took the photo from.

Just want opinions at this stage, cheers guys and girls

[Paul Burton44]

How would you get up there ??

Major job to convert that one !!

[fernando]

Originally Posted by NinjaBaz

http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/w...oster/Loft.jpg

Just wondering if my loft would be big enough to make it worthwhile converting?

As you can see from the pic, it has 2 lots of supports to the roof.

Point A measures 1.1m down to the floor, and roughly 12/13ft across to the identical spot across the loft.

Point B measures 1.4m up to the roof joist and roughly 8ft across to the identical spot across the loft.

The loft is about 20ft long from wall to wall, and measures 2m from floor up to roof (Apex is it called ). I'm thinking it'd be a bit tight for headroom, that's probably the issue.

Would be used as a play room, with an LCD on the wall at the end you can see, some form of sofa/sofabed up their too, and maybe some bookshelves etc (and beer fridge )

Any thoughts on feasability would be welcome. We're semi detached, and the attached bit is behind where i took the photo from.

Just want opinions at this stage, cheers guys and girls

You would need to replace the 'w' joinst with a different sort, not sure what they are called. The height to the apex is more than ok. See below

The official height rules for loft-conversions have been changed recently by the building regulations department. Most builders understand that obtaining planning permission and building regulations approval for a loft conversion requires the loft ceiling to be of a certain minimum height above the floor level of the loft. The minimum height for a loft conversion to be approved by the planning permission department used to be that the loft ceiling should be a minimum of 2.2 m above the floor of the loft at its highest point. This has been reduced recently. According to new building regulations criteria, for a loft conversion to be approved, its height should be of a minimum 1.8m at the edge of the stair which is next to the loft entrance. Alongside this, the height of the loft should be a minimum of 1.9 m at the centre line if the roof is sloping. The centre line of a loft can be calculated as being the point half way across the width of the staircase which leads to the loft.

[blasted]

There is no minimum requirement currently on the height inside the loft; however you need 2 meters above the stair case. Here is a good guide, old but gives a good idea of what’s needed.

http://www.southampton.gov.uk/Images...m46-202671.pdf

Looking at the pictures and from an investment point of view I would say no it would not be a viable solution to convert your loft. With enough money you can do anything in building, but in reality it would cost far more than it would ever return. You have to take into account the depth of the floor, the insulation in the roof; they all eat into available space, plus the footprint of the staircase. If you did convert it the room would not be very good.

But that’s only my opinion.

[Dave_Gregory]

[QUOTE=fernando;8780241]You would need to replace the 'w' joinst with a different sort, not sure what they are called. The height to the apex is more than ok. See below

I think the term you are looking for funnily enough are "Attic Trusses"

[andy900uk]

not worth it would cost to much in my opinion. by the time you have put steels in to carry new floor and insulated to current specs there would not be a lot of height left plus there would be collars at the apex as part of the strenthening work bringing the ceiling down even more.you could stip the roof of and put a cut roof or attic trusses on but would still not really be big enough really. unless you are a dwarf i would forget it.
Andy

[Magslad]

Hi NinjaBaz

Having just completed a loft conversion, I would say that you definitely don't have enough head-height to make this viable (in terms of doing it as a 'proper conversion' to meet building regs) without getting into very expensive options such as raising the roof.

See the link in my signature below if you want to see the photos of our loft when it was in the same state as yours is now. The length/width measurements are relatively similar for our loft, but the key measurement is height as the pitch on your roof is relatively shallow. Before we started work the measurement from floor to apex in our loft was 3m (c. 10ft) whereas you are starting at 2m (6.5 ft). By the time you have taken into account raising the floor to account for the joists (regardless of whether you put in steels and float the floor from them, or run alongside the existing joists and connect to the wall plates), and lowering the ceiling in terms of insulation/plasterboarding etc, I suspect you will end up losing 30-50cm which would only give you 1.5-1.7m (5 to 5 1/2 ft) at the highest point. Regardless of how tall you are this wouldn't work as a room.

Just my opinion of course, but I think you'll really struggle to work this, and there would be nothing worse than spending lots of money to end up with something you're not happy with.