Product Description

Domestic loft conversions have gained enormously in popularity as a way of providing more space without the substantial cost of moving house. One third of all new build houses have lofts that can be used for habitation.

It is surprising therefore that there has been little published to date on the subject. This book provides technical guidance on loft conversions in single family dwellings, and is intended primarily for architects, builders, surveyors and others professionally involved in the process of loft conversion. However, it will also be of interest to students in construction and the self-build market.

For ease of use, the contents of the book are arranged to follow a typical construction sequence. Technical, design and regulatory aspects are all covered in full, and a good range of construction details are included.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #98099 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 280 pages

Synopsis
Domestic loft conversions have gained enormously in popularity as a way of providing more space without the substantial cost of moving house. One third of all new build houses have lofts that can be used for habitation. This book provides a technical manual for construction practitioners, as well as the self-build market on the technical, design and regulatory aspects of loft conversions for dwellings.

From the Publisher
* loft conversions add value to property and can avoid costly house moves
* few, if any, books provide an adequate technical guide to loft conversions for the construction industry
* this book covers technical, design and regulatory aspects in full
* will sell not just to construction practitioners but also self-build market (approx. 12% of all new build housing)
* covers latest energy conservation regulations
* features lots of clear technical drawings

About the Author
Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 – Planning and legal considerations

Chapter 2 – The Building Regulations and building control

Chapter 3 – External forms

Chapter 4 – Fire

Chapter 5 – Conversion survey

Chapter 6 – Beams and primary structure

Chapter 7 – Floor structure

Chapter 8 – Wall structure

Chapter 9 – Roof structure

Chapter 10 – Energy conservation

Appendix 1 – Specification

Appendix 2 – The Building Regulations: appeals and determinations

Appendix 3 – Planning and curtilage

Interpretation of curtilage – appeal decision letter

Bibliography and references

Glossary

Index

Customer Reviews

Finally a 'proper' loft conversion book!
If you want to employ an architect and a builder to convert your loft, this book is overkill. However, if you want detailed construction information, planning details and building regs information then this is the book for you.
Everything is laid out brilliantly with chapters on planning, building regs, floors, walls and roof.
If you want to do your own loft conversion - BUY THIS BOOK!

Extremely useful
Covers all the technical aspects of loft conversion in depth, including timber and steel design, dormer construction, fire safety, insulation/energy efficiency requirements etc with plenty of detailed drawings to back it up. There's also a lot of excellent legal and procedural material (i.e. how permitted development/planning law applies to conversions, party walls issues, how local authorities apply the building regs to loft conversions and so on). Very thorough and well worth the money.