"Steve Kimberley" wrote
| I'm considering a loft conversion (two bedroom 1940s brick built house
| with 'normal' loft/roof/etc)
| If possible, I'll try to DIY myself but it may be beyond my scope.
| Any comments/recommendations/disrecommendations?

Get yourself a copy of

Home Conversions: The Complete Handbook
Paul Hymers

Paperback 176 pages (1 May, 2003)
Publisher: New Holland Publishers (UK); ISBN: 1843303523

It will answer lots of questions you haven't even thought about asking :-)

Owain