Hi
We have a Victorian terrace with a mid-90s loft conversion (so no idea of the spec in areas I can't access) - it has proper stairs, a bedroom & an ensuite in a small rear dormer. The loft was regularised by the council in 2013 as part of our purchase of the house.
It is not really very useful as a bedroom as is drafty and roof is also a bit leaky, so currently being used for storage.
We need to get the roof fixed, and the roofer we spoke to identified a list of other problems or irregularities e.g. non breathable felt (we have several tile vents), bodged velux flashing, repoint chimney etc, that would be good to do whilst he's up there. The re-felt and re-tile, sort velux flashing, and several little jobs for about £5k.
Questions
1. How interested would building regs be in this work? what about if we wanted to replace the velux with a bigger one or an additional one?
2. Would I have to bring the insulation up to modern standards if the roof was retiled? Would the answer be the same if we also added the new velux?
3. I have a feeling there wouldn't be enough headroom for more insulation as the ceiling is currently max 210cm (in a 30cm strip along the apex, the rest is sloping) and the rafters are just 2x4 inch what would the options be if this was the case?
Any comments appreciated
We have a Victorian terrace with a mid-90s loft conversion (so no idea of the spec in areas I can't access) - it has proper stairs, a bedroom & an ensuite in a small rear dormer. The loft was regularised by the council in 2013 as part of our purchase of the house.
It is not really very useful as a bedroom as is drafty and roof is also a bit leaky, so currently being used for storage.
We need to get the roof fixed, and the roofer we spoke to identified a list of other problems or irregularities e.g. non breathable felt (we have several tile vents), bodged velux flashing, repoint chimney etc, that would be good to do whilst he's up there. The re-felt and re-tile, sort velux flashing, and several little jobs for about £5k.
Questions
1. How interested would building regs be in this work? what about if we wanted to replace the velux with a bigger one or an additional one?
2. Would I have to bring the insulation up to modern standards if the roof was retiled? Would the answer be the same if we also added the new velux?
3. I have a feeling there wouldn't be enough headroom for more insulation as the ceiling is currently max 210cm (in a 30cm strip along the apex, the rest is sloping) and the rafters are just 2x4 inch what would the options be if this was the case?
Any comments appreciated