The hipped or sloping side roof is removed and the end wall is then built up straight to form a new vertical gable.
Low pitch roof loft conversion.
Davesnave is right sometimes you have to accept the house you haven t won t give you what.
We focus on offering solutions that are as simple as possible with minimal building work and the most minor structural alterations.
Hip to gable loft conversions are most commonly found on the side of either end terrace or semi detached houses.
Gable to gable loft conversions include a new box extension that spans the space between each gable end.
I m 6ft tall and i was constantly worried about hitting my head.
Even where a loft appears reasonably spacious prior to conversion the available headroom will normally have shrunk by at least 300mm by the.
Most loft conversions use steel beams to support the new floor structure and roof.
This does add more to the cost of the project but nowhere near as much as removing the roof.
A friend of mine had a loft conversion done which had a low roof.
Once the new floor is fitted in the loft the old ceiling is cut away to add up to 200mm of space in the loft conversion.
This keeps the cost down and shortens the length of the build making low pitch roof loft conversions available to most homeowners.
Low pitch roof loft conversions what solutions can we offer.
I would worry about selling it as it would put me off buying it.
Even though it was nicely done it just didn t seem right.