Hi, we have just had a loft conversion carried out our 1920's terraced house. We have paid a sizable sum for this but was surprised to find that sloping roof to the front of the house( the other half of the roof is now a dormer) slopes unevenly and so looks unsightly inside . The contractor has said what did we expect, the roof was old and that many of the lofts he has done look like this and no one normally has a problem with it. I didn't expect the roof to bow in so having spent so much money and would have liked the opportuntiy of straightening the roof before starting. Just to make matters worse the ridge of the roof had also dipped so we have had a structural engineer in who says that the sag is unacceptable and that it is down to the execution of the loft design and that the roof should be straightened and the liability is with the contractor. Is it our problem having too high expectations? We dont know now whether the roof was bowing beforehand or not and who is telling the truth.
After my long ramble my main question is - is it normal to be left with a dip in the ridge of the roof and the room with the sloping roof to look uneven due to the bowing roof after a quality loft conversion
After my long ramble my main question is - is it normal to be left with a dip in the ridge of the roof and the room with the sloping roof to look uneven due to the bowing roof after a quality loft conversion