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Hiya and thanks a lot for visiting my personal profile, my name's Lonnie but most people call me Freak, I'm a loft conversions specialist from Barnsley, UK. My hobbies are reading, archery and airsoft. I went to school in Woking and I went to University of Worcester. I've got a brother Derek and a sister Alivia, I've a pet goldfish called Jazmie. I manage a loft conversions business and help people make the most of properties so they don't really need to sell up and move. In the world today the price of houses are continuously rocketing and not everybody can actually find the money to move house when the need arises. There are more expenditures than just the price of the new home to take into account, the physical act of home costs money and there will be plenty of supplemental costs to consider. If you find that your family is getting too big for your home however you cannot afford to buy anything bigger there are other solutions. You could choose to put an extension onto your home to help make more space but even this can be quite costly and could depend upon your ability to get planning permission. A further potential option is to do a garage conversion, which would be cheaper but will depend on you actually having a garage and not needing it for your car. The last option is to have a loft conversion, which may not just be affordable, but will also add to the value to your house without extending its footprint. In the 21st century, for some of the reasons given previously, loft conversion has become increasingly popular. Before you head down this avenue, you will have to be sure your property is in fact suited to a loft conversion. Numerous modern houses having roofs made with trusses aren't generally suitable. The best properties for doing loft conversions are the more mature properties, especially those put up prior to the nineteen seventies. To take a look the situation with your specific loft and make sure it's suitable you must get in touch with a loft specialist. The builder will present you with a quote for the project when he has verified that your particular loft is okay for converting. Speak to a few loft conversion specialists and collect a handful of quotations so you have got a broad idea of the probable cost. Use your instinct rather than solely thinking about the cost when deciding on who's the best company to carry out your loft conversion. Loft conversions seldom need planning permission, therefore it is not likely that yours will. Seek the advice of your planning department or chat with your conversion specialist about whether planning permission is required. While for house owners, doing a loft conversion might be a good option, it still requires a significant financial investment. It is not likely that many property owners will have that amount of money lying around, and so it could be necessary to take out a loan or a second mortgage. As a general rule of thumb you could expect a loft conversion to cost you about the same as a good sized brick built ground level extension although the likelihood is that you'll achieve more space with a conversion while not expanding the overall footprint of your property. Your property's style and layout is what establishes what variety of loft conversion is best for you. Conversions come in different styles such as: loft pods, velux conversions, mansard loft conversions, dormer conversions, hip-to-gable conversions, roof lift conversions and roof light conversions. Your builder or loft conversion specialist can tell you which style will be most suitable for your property. Dormer Conversions One of the most popular kinds of conversion right now is the dormer layout, a design which delivers decent bang for your buck, though still provides the maximum additional space. The dormer is a popular option with householders because its both practical and eye-catching while offering everything that is required. With a dormer conversion it could even be possible to add a small balcony to your extra floor, meaning you are even creating extra outdoor space too. There are various sorts of dormers such as Velux dormers, shed dormers, flat roof dormers and hipped dormers. Check with a professional to ascertain which one would be the best choice for your specific property. Velux Conversions One of the best known brands of roof windows, Velux, have been around for more than 60 years and they can be depended on to deliver loft windows that are both premium quality and dependable. Velux windows are designed to be fitted flush with the slope of your roof and therefore don't alter the look of the structure, nor do they generally require permission and they are reasonably cheap to fit. Velux windows let in a good amount of daylight and actually may require blinds in the summertime. If your attic has a good bit of head space, a Velux windows could be ideal for your project, in particular if you've got limited money. Just How Long Does it Take? The time scale for a loft conversion is determined by various things which include the ability of the builders, the climatic conditions, the amount of forward planning that's undertaken, the availability of components and the style of conversion. As an approximate guideline a rear dormer conversion carried out on a terraced home should take around 4 to 5 weeks, a hip to gable dormer conversion on a semi-detached dwelling ought to take about five or six weeks. You just have to decide what to use all that extra space for after your conversion is completed. You could use it as a new bathroom, an extra bedroom or a home cinema. However there are lots of purposes to which a nicely built conversion can be put, restricted solely by your inventiveness!
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