loft

Hello, If this would be better off in another section of the forum please let me know. We are looking to add some living space in the eaves of the roof of a 1.5 story bungalow. I am hoping that we can get builders in to alter the roof, build a dormer structure and fit cladding, windows etc...

Hello People First time posting on here but reckon you have the expert knowledge I need :) We've just moved into a new house, 30s semi. It currently has a standard C/H and H/W system: a working, but ancient Potterton Suprima boiler, hot water cylinder and cold water feed in the loft. We're...

Hello All - have been scratching head on this one. Need to get strut supports to sit on load bearing wall (where central props currently are just off-centre). To angle them so one end sits bird-beaked to purlin and other end sits on central load bearing wall seems too acute an angle to offer any...

Hey all We recently moved into a 1930s house that has had full insulation about 10 years ago, it's 30cm thick and then loads of small polystyrene balls filled in between the joists. I'd like to increase the storage as only about 10ft is boarded. What's the best way to go about this. I've seen...

Hi, first post here. I am currently looking into making my loft more usable. When I bought the house it appeared to have a non-reg loft conversion of sorts done to it - rooflight window, floorboards, plasterboarded and plastered rafter ceiling etc. On closer inspection I can see it's been a...

Hi. I'm adding an extra 170mm of insulation to my loft but I have electrical wiring running around. It's basic wiring for the lights in the bedrooms and bathroom but I wondered if they will be alright covered up? They are covered in places by 100mm (which is the reason I'm topping up as it's...

Hi guys, Just moved into a house with a 3rd bedroom being a loft conversion on the top floor. I currently have F&E system consisting of: Boiler - Ground floor. Heating/Hot water tank on 1st floor along with main bathroom. Cold Water tank / Central Heating expansion on top floor. There’s a...

I've got my loft dormer rendered instead of tiled as I think its much better in terms of maintenance, Looks and Sound as the wind does cause vertical tiles to move creating a load sound which is less than idea at night when your trying to sleep and the fact the wind can blow them off when strong...

Ive just moved into a 12 year old home. It has roughly 200mm of insulation (2 sheets of 100mm), but suffers from the "modern house syndrome" of only having 38x75mm joists. This means my insulation sits very proud. I'm looking to board it out. Now, conscious that the existing joists aren't the...

Hi all, just want to clarify before going ahead and because i never seem to have this kind of luck but i'm looking to extend my loft hatch and luckily the existing hatch sits between the two joists and only need to remove the existing frame/noggin and cutout plasterboard, just wanted to see...

I might be about to buy a semi with a hipped roof. To make this house work for me I need another double bedroom, but the location and garden are just perfect, and the asking price leaves me with some money to spend on alterations. Is a loft conversion possible with a 1970s-ish hipped roof? I’m...

Our house (built around 2000) has a hip roof. Most of the loft is filled with trusses but the central area has a series of inverted 'V' joists going up to the top of the roof, creating an open area approx 8'x8'. I was considering turning this into a small, occasional use room (office/man cave)...

I am doing a simple loft transformation for storage. I have two beams in a v formation, which I believe is to be load bearing. If i fix collar ties or purlin joints at the rafters, could i remove the load bearing v formation beams.

Hi, I am hoping for some advice. My builder has completed a loft and the building inspector has said the insulation is not sufficient as it has a u value of 0.22 and not 0.18. I have spoken to my builder and he says we could argue on the basis of height that additional insulation would not be...

We have a 1970s house and on one spot we get these creaking noise when its windy, pretty much 24/7 at the moment, fun during the night. Its in the middle of the house inbetween the master bedroom and 2nd bedroom at the side of the house. Loft is wooden with the w type supports. Clearly...

Hello, Straight to the point! I've just bought my first property and I've stripped the loft back and uncovered what I think is inadequately supported purlins in the center (where they meet) where the previous owner has cut away structure to open up the space. https://imgur.com/a/A5BAEMR I...

I've started the long and hard process or demolishing a cowboy loft conversion and building a new loft conversion. my progress so far the builder of the loft that i've taken down is John Slaytor company called loftco.co.uk avoid. I've managed to salvage 65% of the parts and from the old loft and...

I found a few droppings in the loft, not many though, and they're totally dried up. No sign of anything chewed, thankfully. I gathered them all up and took these pictures. From what I learned on Google, they're too big for a mouse. We do have squirrels in the neighbourhood so maybe it's one of...

Hi all - A quick one hopefully. Our house has a sloped ceiling / roof [just the edges]. Previous owner had rolled up some base layer insulation and stuffed it down the sloped edges of the roof which I have now managed to remove [long winded i tell you!!]. My question is - any ideas how I...

Hi, I moved into a 3 storey Bovis house, built around 2000. The two rooms in the loft area (purpose built) have been extremely cold this winter, so much so that I can feel drafts when upstairs. I checked the loft itself (the top most part of the rooms) and from what I can see, it looks like...