Loft conversions in Reading
Your loft is often the easiest place to add a bedroom, ensuite or home office. The right type depends on your roof shape, the head height and what your local authority allows. We will look at your loft and explain which option makes sense.
Is this for you?
Signs you need this
- You need another bedroom but want to keep your garden
- Your loft is empty space used only for storage
- You have enough head height, or a roof that can be squared off
What's included
How Kestrel Build & Renovate can help
- Dormer, hip-to-gable, mansard and Velux (rooflight) conversions
- Structural steels and new floor joists to your engineer's design
- A new staircase positioned to suit the floor below
- Insulation, fire doors and escape routes to meet Building Regulations
- Plastering, ensuite first fix and finishing ready to decorate
How it works
From first call to a job done properly
No jargon and no surprises. Here's exactly what happens when you get in touch.
Site visit and a proper chat
We come to you, look at the space and listen to what you want. You get honest advice on what is possible and what it involves.
Itemised quote
Once the scope is clear, you receive a detailed, itemised quote. You can see every element of the job and compare like for like.
Planning and building control
We guide you through permitted development or planning, building control, structural calculations and party wall notices, so everything is in place before work starts.
Build and handover
Work follows a realistic programme with regular updates. At the end, we walk you through the finished job and make sure building control have signed it off.
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FAQs
Loft conversions: your questions answered
Which type of loft conversion is right for my house?
A rooflight conversion suits lofts that already have good head height. A dormer squares off part of the roof for full standing room. Hip-to-gable works well on semis and end-terraces. Mansards are common on terraces where they are accepted locally.
Does a loft conversion need planning permission?
Many loft conversions fall under permitted development, especially at the rear. Front dormers, mansards and homes in conservation areas often need planning. Every loft conversion needs building control approval.
Will my loft conversion affect my neighbours?
If work involves a shared wall, such as cutting in steels on a terrace or semi, you will usually need to serve party wall notices on your neighbours before work starts.
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Call us or send a few details. We will arrange a visit, look at the space and talk through what is possible for your home in Reading.
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