Product Description

Loft conversions have never been more popular. Creating a room in your roof is one of the best ways of adding extra living space to your home and significantly boosting its value. But how can you tell if your property is suitable for the major structural alterations that are required. And what exactly does the job involve?

Whether you plan to appoint a specialist loft firm, or tackle some of the works yourself, this step-by-step guide shows how to manage a loft conversion project with minimal disruption.
From designing room layouts through to snagging and completion, each chapter is devoted to a key stage of the build, with hundreds of colour photos showing real loft projects as they progress.

This comprehensive manual includes authoritative input from Building Control, explaining in detail how to comply with current regulations - the only book of its type to be officially endorsed by Local Authority Building Control.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11552 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-21
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

Synopsis
Loft conversions are a great way to add valuable living space to your home and significantly boost your property's value. But creating new rooms in your roof can mean making major structural alterations, and raises important questions. How can you tell if your loft is suitable for conversion? How much of the project can you do yourself? Expert guidance is now available in the "Loft Conversion Manual", which explains the whole process in plain English and step-by-step colour photographs. From designing layouts and finding the right contractors right through to snagging and completion, this guide will make converting your home a smooth and successful process.

From the Publisher
Here you will find clear professional advice covering:-

* How to design your loft room * Does it need planning consent? * How to select the right contractors * Making structural alterations * Building dormers and installing roof windows * Scheduling the works to minimise disturbance * How to avoid cost overruns and delays *Saving money by employing specialist trades * Step-by-step roof window installation *Step-by-step insulation photo feature

PLUS - get started with free downloads from the book's website - sample plans & documents used by the professionals, span tables, help with the Party Wall Act, and the full Building Regulations.
This is, quite simply, the most comprehensive loft conversion guide available to the general public today - don't start work without it

About the Author
Ian Alistair Rock is an experienced chartered surveyor and author of best-selling Haynes Home Extension, Victorian House and 1930s House Manuals. Ian designed and built one of the loft conversion projects featured in this book. He is director of a chartered surveying consultancy and a well known speaker at property conferences around the country.