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Loft Conversion

i want to convert my loft in bedroom

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.54 PM

i want to convert my loft in bedroom. last owner do some work there and all looking good, carpet floors, nice wood walls, light there. I have the small loft door now with metal ladder on it. I looking to change is with that bigger door with wood ladder on it and then to just plasterboard walls and ceiling, plastering. I will need to have a radiator there and i think is ready to be a bedroom. The loft have already window installed. I will need permission from council to do that or will be ok to start on it?

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Intelligent Homes of Cheshire Ltd

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Northwich
Yes, you do need a permission. Converting the destination use of the loft into a living space requires a permission form the local authorities. Moreover, if a loft was not designed to be living space, there's a very high chance that the joists are not sized to sustain the weight required per square meter for a living space - so it's likely you need an architect or an engineer to design a proper conversion plan (or a conversion specialist) Cheers, Max
Answered15 November 2017
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