Loft Conversions
Loft conversions can be an anxiety inducing experience when looking to refurbish your home or when you’re looking for more living space. More often than not purchasing a new home can be very expensive especially if you would like to be located near work, places of convenience or your children’s school. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the different types of loft conversions available in East London, helping you find the perfect fit for your home, budget, and lifestyle.
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Loft Conversion Types
For various home designs, we have enlisted all the stunning loft conversions that London Dream Lofts carries out.
Rooflight Conversion
A rooflight conversion, also known as a Velux loft conversion, is one of the most cost-effective and least disruptive types of loft conversions available. By simply installing roof windows to let in natural light, this option retains the original structure of your home, making it ideal for properties where preserving the architectural footprint is important. In many cases, planning permission is not required, making the process quicker and more straightforward. While it may not offer the same space expansion as other types of conversions, a rooflight loft conversion is perfect for adding light, value, and functionality to your home at a lower cost.
Full Width Dormer Conversion
A full width dormer extends vertically from the entire length of your property’s roof, creating a large, box-shaped addition to the rear or side of your home. This design dramatically increases headroom and floor space, making it ideal for homeowners who want to maximise their loft’s potential.
This type of loft conversion allows for features such as:
Juliet balconies, French doors, and large windows to flood the space with natural light and offer stunning views of your neighbourhood
A layout that supports a luxurious master bedroom with an en-suite, or even a home cinema, family entertainment room, or dedicated office space
Most of the construction work is completed from external scaffolding, which means minimal disruption to your daily life compared to other loft conversion types.
L-shaped Dormer
Constructed by two conjoining dormer builds, the L-shaped dormer conversions are stretched out across a main roof and the rear roof. Often designed for Edwardian or Victorian inspired property, the L-shaped dormer can be built for various homes depending on the architectural design of the property. With much larger space to work with, one is able to use the space to build two bedrooms for growing families, a beautiful living room or a study and playroom for the children.
Single Dormer
• The single dormer conversion allows for a little more space
• Although not a significant amount of space, the single dormer conversion is great for letting in a lot more light into the loft
• And eliminating the feeling of a cramped attic
• Without changing the original aesthetic of the property, the conversion is certainly the cheapest of loft conversions
• And can be built on the wide side of the roof or on the side as found on homes with gable roofs
Hip-To-Gable
Common in 1930s to 1960s semi-detached properties of the Victorian era, a Hip-To-Gable loft conversion is generally constructed as a detached bungalow and terrace or a semi-detached end to the property. The conversion extends the roof slopes, turning them into gable walls creating a considerable amount of headspace to a loft.
Mansard Loft Conversion
A mansard loft conversion reaches the top of the roof
• Achieving maximum loft space and a lot more headroom unlike the rooflight loft conversion
• This conversion requires that the roof’s slope is more or less 72 degrees and in fulfilling this loft conversion
• One may incur premium costs as one side of the roof would be removed
• The design of the mansard conversion however certifies to add character to your home without any additional boxed dormer to the roof of the property
• Achieving a stunning design and finish to a home, London Dream Lofts is able to install custom French doors or Velux windows to homes with the mansard loft conversion
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