How to Convert a Loft

Before you begin on your loft conversion plans, it’s worth finding out exactly what it will involve and how it will affect the design of your home.

This step-by-step guide reveals the 10 key things you need to consider when weighing up whether a loft conversion is the right way to add more space to your property.

Ensure your loft conversion design ideas take the following things into account:

This article was updated in September 2019 to reflect the latest loft conversion guidance.

1. Can your home take the weight of a loft conversion?

Clearly building a loft conversion will add weight to your house and, although it may only be a modest increase, you’ll need to make sure that the structure of the building can take it.

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