Loft Conversion

Loft to home office conversion.

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.30 PM

I have a 3 bed terraced that I will be getting some work done on soon - mainly a side kitchen extension and replacement double glazing. I am looking to have a medium sized home office somewhere in the house. My options are loft conversion, cellar conversion or have one built in the garden space. I want to ask specificaly about the loft route. Im not looking to do a hip/gable or a dormer here, i just want to board it up and a floor laid out so that it can become 'habitable' and house a desk and office equipment. I understand and appreciate that it has to be structuraly sound. I have had an architect around, he didnt look in the loft but said he reckons the slope on the roof is too narrow and that there wouldnt be much standing up room but that it could be done, he quoted me ball park £30k which i will be honest i find very excessive. All im after is a habitable space where i can do my work in peace. So my question is how much work is involved in getting that loft to my requirements? What should i realistically be looking to spend. As i said, i just want it boarded up and floor laid down. The roof is sound, was worked on two years ago so no problems there. He (architect) also said the cellar could be done for way cheaper £5-7k but im not too keen on it at the width of the celler is about 2m, not enough room for my liking. Also, is it worth getting builders round to quote for the job before the architect has come up with drawings, just to get an idea of quotes to do the job. Thanks. update: ok,, so i have just found out that the correct term for what i want is a Velux/Rooflight loft conversion. I have seen some photos on google images and can confirm that it is the kind of thing im looking for.