Loft conversion plans
We are just finalising the plans for our loft conversion which will be started in a month or so. We are trying to squeeze 3 bedrooms in to the design and cannot afford to raise the roof so there are a number of compromises to be made.
Our kitchen will end up very small but we've just renovated the bathroom so don't want to take space from there for the stairs.
The bathroom will be small with reduced head height.
The two small bedrooms will be very small but we feel its important for our children to have a small space of their own. The door on one bedroom looks like it can't be a full door so any creative ideas to resolve this welcomed.
We have gone with a small shower room accessed from the hallway rather than an ensuite so that everyone can access the bathroom without going through the main bedroom.
I would appreciate as many eyes on the layout as possible before we finalise the details so please do take a look.
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Comments (2)Thanks Jonathan – a really helpful response. If you don't mind, here are my thoughts on your points: “I think that eventually at least 2 sisters (possibly all three girls) will move to this floor so you might want to make the shower room just a little larger to accommodate all the products they will eventually ‘need’.” That’s the plan – we’re aiming to move two daughters up there for now, and we’ll see how it goes. Good point on the shower room – would you suggest enlarging it by shifting the wall between the shower room and Bedroom 4? I still need to think about the interior layout of the shower room. “You might want to consider the front bedroom and where you would put furniture – probably moving the doors to the loft space.” I’ve been thinking about this. Here’s how I imagine the furniture layout (still need to add smaller pieces like a desk): I liked your original suggestion of placing the bed on the sloped side – I’m picturing eaves doors on either side of the double bed. “Also the roof windows in there seem ginormous.” That was intentional! I asked for the largest possible windows, ideally using coupled flashing (with either an 18mm or 100mm gap) to maximise head height around the bed (like this). I’m also hoping to minimise the central pillar between them to help the head height and to allow the headboard to go against the vertical wall below the window. Do you think that’s too much? “And if you have a Velux above the stairs consider getting an electrically opening one to help heat escape on hot days.” Thanks – I’ll look into this. Thanks again – Appreciate your input!...See MoreOpen plan loft conversion
Comments (17)You don’t have to close off the second space unless you want it to count as a formal bedroom on the plans or for Building Control to treat it as a separate habitable room. Building Control mainly cares about safe escape routes, fire protection, and the staircase layout. As long as the main bedroom space is properly enclosed where required for fire safety, the rest of the loft can stay open if it is being used as a landing, storage area, or general open space. Many people with smaller houses keep part of the loft open to avoid awkward stair designs or losing headroom. The key thing is that the enclosed bedroom must meet the rules on fire doors, insulation, and escape windows. The open area usually just has to meet the general structural and insulation requirements. Your builder or architect can confirm the exact layout, but you usually do not have to redesign everything just to close off that second space unless you specifically want two separate rooms....See More- 6 years ago
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And downstairs I've got two:
As a house that size shouldn't have such a tight kitchen.
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This is the final design. We left the widow in the hallway to provide light to the stairs and downstairs hallway. Both single rooms will have full size doors now and the bathroom will be much more use able.
We are due to have baby number 5 in May so the extra bedrooms are important to us. Our children love sharing at the moment but as the older ones get older they want their own spaces however small.
We can always knock the rooms back through for a small cost later on if it proves the wrong decision...
We are very pleased with the changes to the design so thank you thank you thank you for all the help.
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Ellie