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Hi All Type of conversion: loft conversion into the bedroom with bathroom Type of house: two-bedroom post war mid terraced house rebuilt in 1950’s. I do not think that we will need to raise a roof (as it's enough headroom). Do I need any permissions from Building control and/or council? Do I need an architect to redraw floor plan (I would like a bedroom to count as a bedroom when I will be selling the house). are there any other regulations and/or requirements that I need to meet? Please let me know, if you need any further information, otherwise I look forward hearing from you soon and any advice will be highly appreciated. many thanks

I’ve had 3 sides of my semi detached house scaffolded already. I’m having a dormer loft conversion. The roof is ready to be taken off now and I just don’t know whether to fork out a further £2500 to get the temporary roof scaffold on. Can anyone give recommendations, past experience, words of advice please? Trying to do the build on a budget. Many thanks

Hi, my neighbours have just removed their half of our shared chimney stack without even checking with me first, never mind getting my consent. I am worried about how this will affect my property structurally and potentially in terms of damp as the side of the chimney that now is facing their property does no longer have a skin of bricks. I don't want to start a war with my neighbours as we've always got on very well, but how can I assure that everything is going to be done properly, now that it is too late for me to object to the work in the first place?

I am in the process of planning my loft conversion. Traditionally, these houses have a large room and a good sized shower, toilet and basin fitted. I am thinking whether I really need another bathroom. I want to extend downstairs and include a shower room as I will be living downstairs. Another bathroom would make it three bathrooms would that be necessary?

Builder at my property have begun work for removal of chimney breasts. I submitted the application to the council and the inspector visited the site prior to the work commencing. The inspector has now come back after the metal beam was installed and is now asking for drawings and calculation. There was no mention of a structural engineer or drawings when the first inspector came around to view the chimney breasts- Can anyone advise where I can find an engineer for advice on drawings and calculations in the Northolt area?

We have an upstairs are which we currently access via temporary set of stairs. We need this to be permanent as we would like to make the upstairs area new master bedroom eventually.

We are looking for a few quotes and ideas regarding our large roof space which could be converted to a bedroom/en suite and storage room

I want to convert my loft the wallplate of the house is lower than the upper ceiling joists therefore i cant run joists or any steels if needed to form the new floor of the conversion,how to i get around this.?roof hipped both sides.any ideas would be truly helpfull Thanks

3 bed semi-detached house. The chimneys on ground and first floor were removed 25 years ago. The chimney stack in the loft remains. We have been advised that we need a steel beam inserted, so called up a structural engineering company to assess the loft and chimney stack, take measurements and provide calculations and also asked for a buildings survey. They sent a structural technician who is only an associate member of the institute of structural engineers, but a qualified chartered surveyor (but told us they would send an engineer!) The loft is empty, has a floor you can stand on and a light - so very easy access to everything. The technician spent about 5 minutes in the loft, looked around, kicked the supports near the chimney stack and took a few pictures. He said we definitely need a steel beam. He then came out of the loft and looked at the floor below. We wanted to know if the walls and floors were structurally safe. The room was empty, no furniture, easy to lift carpet and we asked him to check and offered to lift the carpet for him. He insisted it was not necessary - we did it anyway, and had to prompt him as to the location of the old chimneys and the cement in the floor. After a brief 5 minute look downstairs he wanted to leave, at which point i reminded him about the calculations and measurements, as we had not seen him measure anything or use any tools at all or take any notes - he only took a few pictures. He was very reluctant to do the measurements, and gave several excuses as to why he could not do them. 1. he was not instructed by the office he needed to - so we phoned the office, 2. he was only an associate member of the ISE and so not insured to do the job. He took only two measurements of the main load bearing wall in the living room and then left. After this, we finally got a call back from the company offices who called the technician, who assured us that he took all the measurements needed for calculating the dimensions etc of the steel beam. Myself and 2 others were present and we did not see the technician take a single measurement in the loft, so I am quite rightly worried about how he is going to present these to the engineer for calculation. How will I know it is safe if he didn't even measure anything in the loft? Does anyone know what should have happened if this was done properly? Who should do the measurements? What do they measure? What tools are used and how long should it take in the loft? And who is qualified to do such a brief? What should I do as we will be invoiced for a service we did not even ask for!

We have a floored loft with only ladder access. We would like to investigate having stairs fitted and thepossibility of fitting a dormer window to make the loft a bedroom. We would like a free quote ideally to allow us to consider our options. Thanks very much julie loughlin

I want someone to floor put in lights and install a good quality wooden loft ladder to a loft in Kirkby in ashfield

We are having a bad time with our loft conversion company at the minute so Iwas wondering whether there are any ratings about them on your site. They have your logo on their website. How can I check this?

For a start, nothing seems to fit the bill. I have an extension that I want to have enlarged (possibly) and converted into an en-suite bedroom. it is single story with a flat roof, there is already a toilet and electrics in the extension but no heating. there would need to be windows installed and some doors moved. So, builder? Tiler? Electrician? Plumber?, carpenter? decorator? window fitter? So when I ask for a quote and have to ask for a trade, nothing comes even close to everything I'm happy to listen to advice and options.

I have a decked flat roof in Hammersmith with double doors leading out onto it. There are no railings as a previous planning application was rejected. It is therefore very unsafe. Can anyone recommend engineers/architects with experience in this area to make a successful planning application and do the work to make it a safe roof terrace?