Low Roof Bungalow Loft Conversion

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Low roof bungalow loft conversion.

Once the new floor is fitted in the loft the old ceiling is cut away to add up to 200mm of space in the loft conversion. This creates quite a bit more inside room in the loft area but only works on detached or partially detached homes since you need to. Hip to gable loft conversions are most commonly found on the side of either end terrace or semi detached houses. The hipped or sloping side roof is removed and the end wall is then built up straight to form a new vertical gable.

Gable to gable loft conversions include a new box extension that spans the space between each gable end. Many older properties have internal load bearing spine walls of solid masonry construction. They look great on almost every house that has an existing sloping roof and open up more inside loft conversion space. The amount of usable floor space was so small a loft conversion would never have worked.

How much a bungalow loft conversion costs depends on the scale of the job and also the style of conversion you are looking to add. Generally the options for converting the loft in a bungalow are the same as in a two storey home adding a loft room a dormer loft conversion a hip to gable loft conversion or a mansard roof conversion. This does add more to the cost of the project but nowhere near as much as removing the roof. Hip to gable conversions extend the hip roof out to form a vertical gable like wall.

Most loft conversions use steel beams to support the new floor structure and roof.