loft conversion

Good morning. For my loft conversion the structural engineer designed PFC steels to carry the new load of the 9" X 2" C24 floor joists. The building control officer stated that I could have also used universal beams instead, because "it would have cost a lot less in steel". Is this an accurate...

Hello, We live in Thurrock (Essex) and looking to get some more space in our house. It's a semi detached hose and has 2 normal size bedrooms and a small one. I want to get the loft converted and then make the small room and one other a nice size room (separated by a plaster wall currently) so...

hi everyone, I have recently started to create a loft space in my semi detached bungalow, I have researched building regulations regarding floors to which I am following, however I have two 3x2 supports underneath a purlin on the hipped side of my roof which are sat on a supporting wall...

Hello This is my first post on this forum, and would be grateful if anyone cold help me out with the below I am currently in the process of purchasing a house on the south east coast and looking to do a full refurbishment and loft conversion, I wondered if anyone is able to give me a ball park...

We have a loft conversion in our 1930's house and the very bottoms of the eaves have cupboards in them for storage. These are deceptively large but the problem that we have is because the house is so old there is no lining under the tiles, the motor is deteriorating and there is a good amount...

Hi, I would like some advice as I can not seen to find any on time. We have a rear full width extension which goes out on ground level to 4m and 3m on the first floor from the original house. Our neighbours house original is set 3m ahead of ours (both are inline at the front) hence why we were...

Looking for some advice on how big a potential problem is on a house I'm thinking of buying. It's a 1930s traditional 3 bed semi which has a converted loft containing an almost full width dormer on the rear of the roof and is split into two rooms. I think the conversion was done in the late...

Hi all, Before I seek advice from architects etc I just want to know what other would do with the space I have in my loft. I have a hipped root with purlin supports around the three sides of the roof sitting on the party wall and held by also a truss on each side which connects to a vertical...

Firstly I apologise for the length of the query. I have been reading various forums and have found myself increasingly confused and thought I’d get all the information down in one place. As with all DIY queries my case is subtly different to all the others I have already read about on line! I’m...