We decided to write this quick post to help homeowners see how a loft conversion can achive their goals and the different ways it can suit their needs.
Whether you’re looking for extra bedrooms, a home office, or a relaxing new living area, a loft conversion can be a practical and cost-effective way to add both space and value to your home. This guide brings together ideas, inspiration, and key considerations to help you plan a conversion that works for your lifestyle, your property, and your budget.
Loft Conversion Ideas
The key to making the most of your loft conversion is to understand exactly what you want from your home. You may want to spoil yourself and create a home gym Or, on a more practical level, you might need to convert your loft to achieve additional bedrooms, especially if your family is outgrowing your home or you might have an elderly relative that’s coming to stay.
One thing’s for sure, there’s a lot you can achieve. From creating the dream bathroom to converting the loft into a master bedroom and en suite. Whatever you want from your property, there are a number of ways in which you can achieve this to open up space and add value.
We work along side you designing your perfect loft conversion, to suite your budget and family’s needs.
Add Value & Space
Loft conversions can give you those extra bedrooms converting your loft space could be that home office one thing for sure it will add real value to your home. Converting your loft space has never been easier.
Either a simple VELUX conversion or a rear dormer conversion or even a hip to gable conversion a combination of both would certainly maximise the space.
It will transform your loft into a versatile living space filled with daylight and fresh air. We take great care in designing the perfect living area, our experience has shown us that our customers are seldom short of ideas; our strength is the realization of these ideas, and our ability to design your project firstly to meet your requirements and secondly a design that enhances your home.
House Position
One important thing to consider is the position of your home and rooms when thinking about installing your VELUX Roof Windows or building dormers.
Once we’ve found out where the sun rises and sets, you can maximise the potential of Velux products by positioning them in such a way that they help you make the most of the available light.
You can regulate the amount of light a room receives by choosing where you position your windows and how many you decide to use. If you put a singular roof window on the south side of your home, as demonstrated, it will capture most of its light either in the morning or the afternoon.
Extra Daylight
Add a combination of two or three windows together and you immediately catch more light. To ensure a room has an ample supply of light, it’s recommended that there is a minimum 15% of glazed area to floor space.
Remember, as the sun moves across the sky the light will change. However, if you put a window on either side of your room, you can catch the light as it moves throughout the day and increase the distribution. Used properly, it can create a feeling of space.
This in turn helps to make a property more desirable and can have a substantial impact on its value. The concept of space and natural light having positive psychological, health, and energy-saving benefits is well documented.
However light in all its forms plays a vital role in the design of our homes. How much light a room receives, and its direction and quality, can affect many aspects of interior design. From the colours we choose for our walls to how we arrange our furniture.
Borrowed or reflected light? Dappled or filtered? There’s a lot to consider. Even passing clouds, for instance, can change the whole tone and ambience of a room.
There are countless combinations to help you create a look that is as individual as your area, we are experts in bringing your ideas to life. Whether you’re installing a single roof window to enable you to enjoy your loft space, or you’re planning a grand design of epic proportions we will be able to offer our expert advice from the initial planning stage right through to completion.
Find The True Value
Of Your Home
By creating a dormer loft conversion to the rear elevation you are unlocking your home’s full potential & maximising the usable space and floor area. Depending on the style of the dormer, you can create up to 75% more usable area to enjoy. Think about it, your loft area is the same foot print of your entire home. It’s up to you how you unlock this commodity and to fulfil its possibilities. There are so many external finishes you could consider on the external that would provide a modern alterative to tiles.
Don’t Move Out,
Move Up!
As much as 80% of your home’s available space is in the loft. So it’s no surprise that a loft conversion is one of the best ways to add flexible space to a house. Think about it. The foundations are already in place. So is the roof. Letting the light in will make it a more liveable space. Depending on the size of your loft, you could add an extra bedroom, children’s playroom, or even a master suite. A second bathroom can increase the value of your home by at least 50%.
Loft conversions are a load less hassle than moving and cheaper.
Great Return On Investment
A loft conversion can add between 20%-30% to the value of your home, per bedroom. It can also save you the time and money of searching for a new property to accommodate your growing family. And you don’t lose any garden space to an extension either.
Guaranteed Peace Of Mind
We provide full products and public liability insurance free of charge. ABM are also able to offer you a 10 Year government endorsed Trust Mark insurance backed guarantee, in addition to our own. That’s 10 years peace of mind which is totally transferable if you decided to move on.
With over 20 years experience you can afford to relax in the knowledge that your conversion will be carried out by professionals.
We install top quality loft conversions in all areas including Kingswood, Tadworth, Reigate, Dorking, Epsom, Horsham, Surrey and surrounding areas. From design to build right through to completion.
To find out more about how a new loft conversion could transform your home, visit our
Loft Conversions page, or view examples on our
Case Studies page.
