Chris Allmark wrote:
I am looking at converting my loft (3 bed semi) into a bedroom. I
know about all the building regs issues, & intend to do the job
properly with a full-plans building regs submission. The problem is
that the property has a hip-roof with quite a shallow pitch, so that
the maximum distance from the top of the existing bedroom ceiling
joists to the ridge plate is only about 2 metres, as it stands at the
moment the useable area of the room will be so small as to make it not
worth converting. Would it be possible to lower the existing bedroom
ceilings to create more room in the loft, and/or install dormer
windows at the back. The problem(!!!) with the dormer windows idea is
that there are three large purlins running round the loft space which
would be in the way. Would it be possible to remove the purlin at the
back and replace it with some othe form of support for the roof? Has
anybody done a loft conversion with these issues, or should I just
give up the plan all together?

After doing all that it almost sounds like you'd be better with a new roof
instead.

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James...
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