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How To Do A Loft Conversion by Loft Conversions Exeter

The most popular type of loft conversion in Exeter is the L-shaped conversion which tends to work best for owners of Victorian terraced houses and properties or those of a similar style. Loft Conversions Exeter will tell you the key things you need to consider when weighing up whether a loft conversion is the right way to add more space to your property.

Ensuring A Safe Working Enviroment For Loft Conversions Exeter To Work In

When converting a loft, Loft Conversions Exeter can tell you that you will need building regulations approval.

To help reduce unwanted noise, the walls and floor around any new bedrooms will need to be insulated to reduce sound transmission. In a Loft Conversions Exeter conversion, the internal partition walls use a 100mm quilt that will provide sound insulation.

Altering Roof Structures In Exeter

If your loft already has enough space then adding roof lights is a cheap way to convert it into a habitable space. Bear in mind that it's likely that structural elements will need to be altered to allow for circulation within the room and roof windows of your loft conversion.

Any new floor joists added as part of your loft conversion will need to offer at least 30 minutes worth of fire protection, which could mean replastering the ceilings in those first floor rooms below. Remember to consider whether your loft conversion project is subject to the Party Wall Act 1996 under which you must give adjoining owners notice.

Working Under The Permitted Development Rights In Exeter, Devon

If you don't need to alter your roofline and can fit the conversion works inside the existing roof cover then you should be able to do the work under permitted development unless you are in a conservation area. Going to be extending beyond the limits and conditions of pd? Is your property is listed or located in a conversation area? Then you will need to apply for planning permission.

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