Hoping to put long dormer in roof at rear

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Hi

I have a detached chalet bungalow built in 2007, built as a chalet bungalow. Upstairs there are 2 bedrooms at the back each having 2 velux windows one above the other facing rearward. Front already has a dormer.

I am looking to replace the velux windows (all 4) with one dormer across the back containing 2 windows same poistion as veluw approx. Dormer stopping maybe 6-9 inches from each side of the bungalow.

I will need both PP and BR.

I think I am going to have to get a structural engineer and an architect, but before doing all that is there anyone who can give me an idea whether this is going to be a massive job, and whether the fact that it is already a chalet bungalow makes it more or less costly (or just the same cost).

There is a storage space under the roof (near eaves) for storage thus we have a 3-4 feet high vertical plasterboard wall to the bottom of lower velux and then ceiling slopes back. we would hope to extend the existing wall upward.

I guess rafters would need to be cut etc and maybe alternative woodwork/metalwork put in for structure.

I added the 2 lower velux windows in the loft with BR checking so much of the internal and maybe external stuff I could do but I imagine the structurakl stuff needs to be done by and experet.

Anyone happy to give some general advice?

Thanks
 
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Yes your thinking along all the write lines get in arc and get him to do the stucture calls as well . And ask him if he knows any good loft conversion co to build it
 

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