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I had my loft converted a few years ago. It cost £15,000 (but that included new combi boiler and plumbing new rads to the loft) and took two weeks longer than planned, but that was because of bad weather.

 

It made such an improvement to the house, and increased the value more than the building work.

 

PM me if you want pics of "before" and "after".

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The loft conversion will certainly cost more, but may well add more value to the house.

 

Not necessarily cost more, definitely add value.

 

Some practical advice would be to have a look at the other houses on your street and suss out whether other people have had it done and perhaps even go and ask them questions so you can draw cost comparisons.

 

With regards to newer, slimmer, webbed trusses, a piece of structural steel can solve many problems and allow loft conversion.

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Conservatories seem like a good idea, but they don't add much value to your home or your life. They're cold in the winter and too hot in the summer.

 

I would definately go with a loft conversion, but make sure you get a good company to do it. For a good conversion, you're looking upwards of £20K but they can add significant value to your house and really transform your home with wicked conversions such as en-suite bedroms, home offices, studios and gamesrooms.

 

I'm sure you've come across Restyle Loft and Garage Conversions in Sheffield. They're reputation is fantastic and the quality of their work is spot on. I do believe they have a waiting list, but they're worth waiting for.

 

Their website is http://www.restyleloft.com

Edited by BekkiBell

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Why conservatory or a bedroom; 2 different living spaces unless you use the conservatory as a bedroom.

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That's correct but its still not seen as a permenent part of the house and in most cases will not last as long. Hence why a loft conversion adding another bedroom will add more value to your home.

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Doubt this thread's still live, but I'd endorse the recommendation above of plumbline developments. Dave and his lads did a fantastic job on our hip to gable loft conversion. Marcus

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One thing to bear in mind if considering a loft conversion is how much room you might lose from your current bedrooms, in order to fit in the stairs. A lot depends on the layout of the house, and whether you need to create extra landing as well as the new staircase.

 

Also, you may need to strengthen the loft floor to make it a habitable room.

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:mad: If your house is under 40 yrs old it probably has TDA trusses and a loft converstion probably not viable .An older house with a traditional roof with purlins in probably worth doing Dont try getting it done on cheap by cowboys it is a specialist job and requires building control and planning with completion certificate on completion from building inspector Would have thaught 20 .000 not out of the way A loft convertion without a completion certificate is worthless :(:( :loopy::loopy:

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I thought loft conversions and conservatories went out of fashion in the 1970s

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I thought loft conversions and conservatories went out of fashion in the 1970s

 

Well you're wrong then aren't you.

I can do pointless posts too

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Depends how long you are going to need the extra bedroom imo, personally I would opt for more living space, I want a conservatory if only to move some shelving in there which are housing dvds and videos, I might even extend behind it to add more room in the kitchen

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