What we include in our price
- Full survey, working drawings with structural calculations, the Building Inspector's inspection fee, full Building Regulations approval.
- Suspended floor
- Insulated walls and ceilings
- Hinged access door to floored eaves space
- UPVC windows, fascia and soffets
- Traditional staircase made to match existing stairs
- Electrics
- Four double sockets
- Pendant light
- Three smoke detectors
- Two-way light to stairs
- Plumbing
- One-sized radiator pipes for bathrooms
- Plumb in bathroom suites
- Carpentry 2nd fix (skirtings, architraves, doors etc)
- Plaster finish
- Waste removed from site, leaving the premises clean and tidy
What we do not include in our price
- Bathroom suites
- Ceramic tiling
- Preparation for decorating and the decorating itself
- Existing doors (these may need to be changed to fire doors)
- Unsupported chimney stacks (where chimney breasts are removed)
Contingencies
With older properties, there may be areas that will need attention during the course of building your loft room that are impossible to predict at the time of preparing your estimate. The most common problems encountered are:
- Existing roof tiles and lead flashing in bad repair
- Rotten fascias, guttering and down pipes
- Electrical systems that do not meet modern safety standards
- Unstable chimney stacks
Should we encounter any problems of this kind, we will of course notify you immediately and discuss the best course of action and the potential costs involved. We recommend that you make an allowance for such contingencies in your budget when planning the project.
Please contact us to obtain a more accurate estimate of the costs involved in converting your own home.