I love my job, but if there is one kind of alteration that I don't enjoy its the loft conversion. I can see the appeal of a loft conversion for UK homeowners, the loft is sitting there doing nothing except storing the Christmas decorations and holiday luggage, why not convert it to a habitable room, maybe even two rooms. I have lost count of the number of clients who call me up, excited at the possibility of getting loads of extra space for not much money. The roof has already been built, how hard can it be? It turns out loft conversion in the UK is a lot harder than you think.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - intro
0:41 - Height Required to Convert a Loft in UK
1:29 - Why Insulation Reduces Head Height in a UK Loft Conversion
2:14 - Why Acoustic Separation Reduces Head Height in a UK Loft Conversion
2:54 - How the Fire Regulations Affect the Cost of a UK Loft Conversion
3:57 - Why the Stair Regulations Limit the Design of a UK Loft Conversion
5:29 - Summary

Kingspan U-value calculator https://www.uvalue-calculator.co.uk/

Example Constructions and Generic Internal Constructions
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Scottish Domestic Building Regulations https://www.gov.scot/publications/bui...

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