These drone photos are from a project we completed in 2023. This was a loft conversion, or probably more accurately, a loft space upgrade. The clients were already using the space, but it didn’t meet the correct regulations for a loft room and they wanted to add in a new en-suite.
Building Regulations require a loft conversion to have a ceiling height of 7.2ft or 2.2m. If you don’t have this, it may not be possible to convert the space. In this case, we were able to raise the ceiling height by cutting out the ceiling collars and replacing with new timbers higher up. If you are thinking about converting your loft area and don’t know where to start, we can provide a full design and build service, taking out all of the headaches of building control and structural engineering.
This project already had a small Velux window to the front elevation, we removed this one, made good to the roof and installed a larger Velux more central to the room. You can see from the overhead images that there was a new dormer added to the rear elevation. This houses the new En-suite, which I must say looks fantastic.
The roofing felt was badly damaged, rafters were more like the branches of a tree than nice straight pieces of timber and the slates were like a decent ocean swell. So after consultation with the client, it was agreed to replace where necessary and replace the roof covering. As you can see from the drone images, we pride ourselves on high quality work (even if it’s not usually visible)
A customer would rarely get the chance to see a new roof unless a drone specialist was employed. We love providing our customers with this experience as it shows them the level of detail we go to. This is a property in the residential area of Palmers Park in Reading and is a terraced property with a slate roof.