Only the first floor

Im confused about the roof pitch. Can you please post a picture of the front?

I understand you not wanting to go back to the drawing board but i suspect there is a better plan by positioning the stairs over your existing stairs

There aren’t any stairs. There ia only the ground floor. The entrance is directly from the street. I don t have many photos yet, the location is not empty for better photos. I still put some more.

Only the red one part is about.

Has also a basement.

Didi Di, you will need to start your own post - this is Inga’s post and Jonathan is responding to Inga.

Oh, and how can i do that? Thank you

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Hi Jonathan,

The roof pitch is left & right, i.e. the slope starts right above the first floor stairs. I don’t want any dormers, that’s why the stairs into the loft are in the centre.

The question for this layout is: Do I have to close off the open plan space?

That study on the attic level can be open plan.

You might however decide if a replan could give

you rooms that you prefer

Hi Johnathan,

Thank you for your reply. I’m glad to hear that we don’t have to close the study off.

I did read Approved Document B, but I couldn’t find our layout in it. Can you please advise where it is hidden?

I like your idea of combining the two double bedrooms, too. Thank you for sharing.

I don’t know what document b is. I posted one plan which according to your reply you have seen.

Approved Document B = UK building regs for fire safety. It describes where walls & doors are required. I read it but it’s still not clear to me, hence my post here.

The “Study” is just like having a big landing/hallway. Because its not a room behind a fire foor youre not allowed to call it a bedroom but thats ok if the intention is for it to be an undefined space

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.