Loft Conversion

Create loft access

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.26 PM

Hello, I am looking to buy a house however there is only 1 small storage cupboard therefore looking to utilise the loft space.... It would eventually be a loft conversion however unsure of costings so if I can use it as a storage area just now that would be ideal (i.e. Insulated and floored but leave a staircase until later). There are 2 loft hatches, one of either side of the property however you can't get into the loft space. There are horizontal beams around 6 inches above both hatch entrances. The outside roof has been redone but the timber beams look like original beams. House is around 100 years old. Question is, could we use the loft space even though the horizontal beams are raised above the hatch height? Can the beams be cut to allow entrance via the hatch? Would the flooring go ontop of the raised beams?