Dormer Extension & Loft Conversion Design

Attic Loft Conversion Designs (2)

Designing for a loft conversion into living room, office or kitchen is about creating a sense of space and elegance.

• Living room
• Office
• Kitchen

Light, volume and a holistic design of roof structure and living space are used to maximise the sense of an airy environment.

The design features, natural lighting, decor and even soundproofing will contribute to the ambiance of the new room and overall environment.

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Loft Living Rooms

Roof Windows for Views

At the height of urban chic or rural relaxation, loft living can offer splendid views and space above all the hustle and bustle of modern life.

If your home commands interesting or spectacular views then you can maximise light and the aspect from the window by choosing long VELUX® roof windows, or a bank of modular windows to complement the pitch of your roof.

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Lower pitched roofs require longer windows to keep the same vertical aperture as on steeply pitched roofs.

When helping to design a loft living room we usually begin with a survey and seek to understand how you plan to use the room. This will influence the design plans which begin to map available space, access points, traffic routes and natural light sources. Design plans will assist you in visualising focal points, furniture plans and colour schemes.

Quite quickly you will have the drawings and ideas which are the basis of an architectural building plan which our expert surveyors' and architects can draw up. Whilst drawing up designs and plans they are routinely assessed for feasibility against building controls and planning regulations.

Loft Office

Loft Home Office

Ever increasing numbers of people work from home.

The convenience, and practicality suits modern living, and loft extensions give you the opportunity to design your perfect office from scratch.

Older homes tend not to have been designed for the range of modern office equipment and the multiple power requirements. Electrical loads may place a significant burden on an existing electrical system.

If your home office is to be your foremost working space you will need adequate lighting, power, heating and ventilation.

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Designing for Power

Offices usually have the full complement of electrical products: computer(s), printers, scanners, fax, monitors, desk lights, phone, camera, recharger(s), TV, DVD, and so on.

This all adds up to significant power demand, so an office needs to be organised and planed for. Ensuring adequate power supply in the right places, e.g. socket points, their positioning and appropriate safety apparatus.

Our qualified electricians will assess your requirements and examine your current electrical systems to ensure your home is kept safe and that it will work as designed once installed.

Additional wiring is designed to run under floor and behind insulation so that your loft is a comfortable and tidy structure to work in.

Lighting and Ventilation

The available daylight and electric light needs to be adequate for your needs.

The size, number and positioning of roof windows will influence the amount and position of natural light from overhead sources, or at the same level if balconies or modular windows are designed in.

Choosing the appropriate roof windows will also give you adequate and well positioned ventilation whenever you need it.

In addition, wall and ceiling lights can be installed to lighten shadowed work areas for daytime room use. For evening use, when daylight fades, your room design will need additional direct or indirect light sources, such as sunken spotlights or halogen lights which do not detract from available headroom.

Contact us to design your loft room as a peaceful working environment in order that you may enjoy all the benefits and convenience of working from a dedicated home office.

Loft Kitchens

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A new kitchen, designed to your specifications: favourite appliances, layout colours.

Converting your unused attic into a kitchen allows you to design your perfect kitchen from the start and with ample space. You will also free up the space downstairs for other uses.

Loft kitchens need to have adequate: ventilation, to let out cooking vapours; power, for appliances; light, for ambiance and space for storage.

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With space, a beautiful kitchen table and chairs a loft kitchen can become the focal point of the house, a place of food production, and a more private but still social area.

The particular design issues for kitchens are moisture resistant surfaces for VELUX® windows and access for cooking and storage appliances.

Essential kitchen features are storage for food stuffs, crockery, cutlery, pots and pans. All of which can be built in to save space such as shelves and cabinets.

Ask us about the range of Howdens kitchens you can have installed.

Kitchens require plumbing for water and waste, and power, so designs will tend to focus on organisation of the kitchen, even at an early stage.

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