8 weeks is phenomenally quick. I just did one with just two men and it took us at least double that, working a 40h week. I’ve never seen one go up that quick. Very impressed.
Very nice video. Was looking at potentially doing one of these on my home. Still evaluating it all and potential costs etc. My house is an L shape terraced.
Great stuff. Looks great. Did you find it difficult to find a builder who was confident with dealing with the lowering of the ceilings part of the job? I'm looking to have something similar done and I have wondered whether it is difficult to find a contractor with the experience and confidence to do it? Thanks for sharing to the Tube. 👍
Many thanks for your comments. The contractor who did the conversion was confident in lowering the ceilings but also measurements on the stairs too. Just perfect without loosing any of the small room.
Hi Peter. We raised the gable wall up with brick. On the video it shows only the temporary timber frame but by the time it was bricked up it was out of view of the timelapse camera.
The remaining part yes. Some of it was removed to build the structure. Also there was other work’s going on as the ceilings in the bedrooms were lowered.
Its 2.2 metres in height and gave us 6m x 5m floor space. This pryis a few years old now so costs would no longer apply. I guess in today’s money it would be about 55 - 60 k
Looks very professional. What timekapse camera did you use ? Brand etc im going to be doing a project at mine and would appreciate your advice on whst camera u used.
How can I argue with that? I do appreciate the comment. Unfortunately planning permission will only be granted to certain builds and design. As there are other properties in the area with similar conversions mine had to fall in line.
@@robsands111 unfortunately where I live, the neighbours did exactly what you did and no planning permission was required, only building regs. It’s a dammed eyesore, that’s where my gripe is . I’m not knocking your workmanship.
My neighbour's had a on suite dormer loft extension built on a semi detached property. All brick work to the side of the dormer for 25k. Your work looks amazing what do you charge for dormer extension on a semi detached house .
why did you oppt for a single full dormer rather than two. the square footage provided by another dormer would have been more cost effective as the roof was coming off regardless. also how did you construct the gable end?
The side slope was straightened and yes the rooms below ceilings were lowered as planning would not allow the top of the roof ridge to be made higher. To comply with internal heights for the loft rooms the ceilings had to be lowered 300mm.
@@robsands111 What's the min height required is it 2m at the stairs? My roof space is not that tall, want to see if feasible. What's the min floor joist and roof space I could typically get away with in a conversation? Thanks
Hi I think the bare mimimum was 2m but we managed to get it to 2.1m. We had to lower the ceiling from the floor below like you we did not have the roof space. Also the floor joists would not have supported it. So it was easier and just as cheap to lower the 1st floor ceilings. This way it ensured we had everything covered building regs wise, I now have new ceilings in the bedrooms below and everything is straight.
Sorry David I cant remember. I know it was close to the limit and once all of the insulation would have gone in we wouldn’t have had enough clearance for building regs. But to add to that we would have had to reinforce floor too. So it was easier to drop the floor and start fresh with bigger timbers.
This is Impressive work for 2 people! How many weeks did it take!? And what was the overall cost?? I'm planning a conversion but keeping the roof as it is.
how much space do you need above the top of the steel to get your ridge tiles on.Do you fasten a piece of 4x2 to the top of beam(trying to work out best height for steel,so the ridge marries up with the neighbours,while trying to maximise headroom.Or do you go off original ridge board height.Any tips appreciated.Thanks
@@robsands111 Hi, this is something i am looking to do at the start of 2021. let me know if you will be free many thanks i live in the sandwell area west MIDLANDS
Good question. This would be down to your planning application. I guess it is possible but in my case I was only allowed a velux on the front facing side.
There are 3 steels. One across the front wall plate, one across the rear wall plate and the third in the centre ridge at the top. all three span from the party wall to the outside wall.
I needed to lower by 12 inches throughout to get building regs approval, luckily I had the space on the first floor to do that. I still have about 2.5 metres
Hi I was wondering how much was the total cost of the Dormer conversion. Also was it hard to apply for like building regulations? Or planning permission?
Hi. It was roughly £35k. At the time planning was fairly easy but that has recently changed in the uk and I believe its now permitted development so no longer requires planning permission. Building regs are still required and that is 1 phonecall, 1 payment of around £350 and as many inspections as you want at no extra charge.
perplexed ... why did you choose lighting that required holes in the styrene insulation ...one hole devoids it completely of it's function... insulation is NOT as simple as you thought
Unfortunately I had no choice as the ceiling height was restricted and didn’t want to keep smashing my head of hanging lights but we accounted for your comment and installed insulated hoods. But I do agree with your comment.
8 weeks is phenomenally quick. I just did one with just two men and it took us at least double that, working a 40h week. I’ve never seen one go up that quick. Very impressed.
Truthfully it was. On a 40 hr week. Checkout the daily timelapse vids on previous posts
May I know muuch ist the cost?
Fantastic video!!! Great builders!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
Thanks for watching!
A great video. Niceone,thanks for sharing.
Thanks
How much did that cost
Very nice video. Was looking at potentially doing one of these on my home. Still evaluating it all and potential costs etc. My house is an L shape terraced.
Very nice, u guys did a great job 👍
Interesting and hypnotic.
Thanks
Awesome work!
Many thanks
Hi if u dont mind me asking how much was this conversion? Looking at getting one done. Thanks
around 35K but that was with lowering of 1st floor celings too.
Great job!
Many thanks
Great stuff. Looks great. Did you find it difficult to find a builder who was confident with dealing with the lowering of the ceilings part of the job? I'm looking to have something similar done and I have wondered whether it is difficult to find a contractor with the experience and confidence to do it? Thanks for sharing to the Tube. 👍
Many thanks for your comments. The contractor who did the conversion was confident in lowering the ceilings but also measurements on the stairs too. Just perfect without loosing any of the small room.
Amazing
Hi can I ask how the ridge steel in supported ? On the table end I mean ?
Great job ..
Hi Peter. We raised the gable wall up with brick. On the video it shows only the temporary timber frame but by the time it was bricked up it was out of view of the timelapse camera.
Awesome Exactly what I was looking for
What was cost and also presume one room was an en-suite and other storage?
Rob Tomlinson also could’ve been a walk in wardrobe
how did you attach the existing front rafters to the ridge beam.were they sat on top of the steel or attached to a timber infill in the web.
They were attached to a timber infill. The infills were mounted and bolted to the beam both sides.
If you look at about 1:30 you can see.
The existing roof was removed after the exterior was done?
The remaining part yes. Some of it was removed to build the structure. Also there was other work’s going on as the ceilings in the bedrooms were lowered.
I admire those who managed their own project, I would stress out and never get it finish😅
Many thanks
Great job
Thanks
How high was the ceiling height please? And what was the cost and additional volume?
Its 2.2 metres in height and gave us 6m x 5m floor space. This pryis a few years old now so costs would no longer apply. I guess in today’s money it would be about 55 - 60 k
What thickness insulation did you use and also what's the thin silver sheet you please on the internal ceiling prior to plasterboard?
Hi. We used 120mm insulation board then multi layer foil insulation.
Did the stairs cut across the landing window?
No. They cleared just above..
Thanks for sharing, great video. Would have loved to see the finished en-suite too.
en-suite video th-cam.com/video/tMVBaxD64Bw/w-d-xo.html
great work! How long did this take to do? was there on suite too?
Hi nice work can you tell me which camera you used to capture this?
I used a hikvision camera and captured the a frame every 10 seconds. The software was IPTimelapse. iptimelapse.com/
Looks very professional. What timekapse camera did you use ? Brand etc im going to be doing a project at mine and would appreciate your advice on whst camera u used.
It was a Hikvision IP camera and captured by software IPTimelapse
@@robsands111 thankyou:)
Appreciate the need for more space on these buildings, but they look a bloody eyesore from the ground, a shed stuck on the roof.
How can I argue with that? I do appreciate the comment. Unfortunately planning permission will only be granted to certain builds and design. As there are other properties in the area with similar conversions mine had to fall in line.
@@robsands111 unfortunately where I live, the neighbours did exactly what you did and no planning permission was required, only building regs. It’s a dammed eyesore, that’s where my gripe is .
I’m not knocking your workmanship.
We are going to get same thing done i never knew you get full dormer done then get rid of old roof
Yes it helps to keep the water out. Good luck with the build.
My neighbour's had a on suite dormer loft extension built on a semi detached property. All brick work to the side of the dormer for 25k. Your work looks amazing what do you charge for dormer extension on a semi detached house .
Hi Harris many thanks. This was my property and it cost 35k.
Thought these were made from brick is this American or England
Wood & clay tile on rear, brick on the side and roofing tiles on front
How much did it cost and how long start to finish
why did you oppt for a single full dormer rather than two. the square footage provided by another dormer would have been more cost effective as the roof was coming off regardless. also how did you construct the gable end?
I'm not sure I understand your question about the two dormers. Gable end is brick.
Nice work Rob!! Did this include on en-suite??
Yes if you go to my other vids you will see the finished product. Ive been in there two years now and well pleased
How much?
@@rmdhs4604 I too would like a ballpark overestimate as timber is stupid prices these days.
Hi, how do you guarantee a watertight seal around the windows? Thanks
Hello Rob,great video,My house is as big as yours,how much this costs you in total?cheers
How much did this total project cost you?
0:05 What does hip to gable loft conversion with lowered ceilings mean? What ceilings were lowered, the room below?
The side slope was straightened and yes the rooms below ceilings were lowered as planning would not allow the top of the roof ridge to be made higher. To comply with internal heights for the loft rooms the ceilings had to be lowered 300mm.
@@robsands111 What's the min height required is it 2m at the stairs? My roof space is not that tall, want to see if feasible. What's the min floor joist and roof space I could typically get away with in a conversation? Thanks
Hi I think the bare mimimum was 2m but we managed to get it to 2.1m. We had to lower the ceiling from the floor below like you we did not have the roof space. Also the floor joists would not have supported it. So it was easier and just as cheap to lower the 1st floor ceilings. This way it ensured we had everything covered building regs wise, I now have new ceilings in the bedrooms below and everything is straight.
What was the starting joist-to-rafter height of the loft before the work? (i.e. before lowering floor, etc.)
Sorry David I cant remember. I know it was close to the limit and once all of the insulation would have gone in we wouldn’t have had enough clearance for building regs. But to add to that we would have had to reinforce floor too. So it was easier to drop the floor and start fresh with bigger timbers.
This is Impressive work for 2 people! How many weeks did it take!? And what was the overall cost?? I'm planning a conversion but keeping the roof as it is.
around 8 weeks and 35k but that was lowering of the 1st floor ceilings too.
how much space do you need above the top of the steel to get your ridge tiles on.Do you fasten a piece of 4x2 to the top of beam(trying to work out best height for steel,so the ridge marries up with the neighbours,while trying to maximise headroom.Or do you go off original ridge board height.Any tips appreciated.Thanks
Do u have to move out while they do the work?
We moved to the ground floor. But if I did it again I would certainly move out for a while.
Are you based in Manchester ?,great video,My house is as big as this,how much this costs you in total?Can you do it for me as well ?. Thanks
Birmingham. Its an ongoing project on my house.
@@robsands111 Hi, this is something i am looking to do at the start of 2021. let me know if you will be free
many thanks
i live in the sandwell area west MIDLANDS
send over the person details that did the work
@@robsands111 hiya, have you got any contact details?
Amaizing! How much time start to finish?
About 6 weeks
July an August and no any sunshine ?
Plenty! Clear blue skies and lads have shirts off..
What’s that scaffolding called that looks like stage rigging?
I don’t know it was a scaffold company I brought in.
can someone explain to me why anyone would dislike this video
loft hater excist 😝
Does the cost of the conversion equal the new value of your house afterwards ?
The value would go up but not as much as the conversion cost you
Is it possible to get a dormer both sides to expand it fully?
Good question. This would be down to your planning application. I guess it is possible but in my case I was only allowed a velux on the front facing side.
Rob Sands if I do it without planning permissions how many years would it take for me to get away with it ?
Go for it. Im sure you’ll appreciate it
Rob Sands how many years does it take for them to not be able to do anything and force me to remove it?
Im sorry I have no idea.
Hello
Did you have to install steels into the floors or was it just a ridge beam and purling steel required?
There are 3 steels. One across the front wall plate, one across the rear wall plate and the third in the centre ridge at the top. all three span from the party wall to the outside wall.
Rob Sands are the steels cranes in to position or man handled?
Hi Rob do you cover Streetly Sutton Coldfield?
Hi John. This was my house. The loft company was www.warmerslofts.co.uk
warmerslofts.co.uk
Hi, is it insulated under the rafters or just between?
Its insulated all the way around
hi what was the cost of this?
are you based in london
I had something similar done and it cost me £3590 to do
Under 4 grand?! Cheap lol
How long did this take ??
about 8 weeks in total
how long did it take?
about 8 weeks
Thx for the video. Could u please share the total cost of the project?
around 35k but that was lowering of the 1st floor ceilings too.
how much did you lower the ceiling by and how much head do you afterwards
I needed to lower by 12 inches throughout to get building regs approval, luckily I had the space on the first floor to do that. I still have about 2.5 metres
how many days ?
hey , whats these guys contact details?
Hi I was wondering how much was the total cost of the Dormer conversion. Also was it hard to apply for like building regulations? Or planning permission?
Hi. It was roughly £35k. At the time planning was fairly easy but that has recently changed in the uk and I believe its now permitted development so no longer requires planning permission. Building regs are still required and that is 1 phonecall, 1 payment of around £350 and as many inspections as you want at no extra charge.
Sir.can I ask you . Where this project taken place and cost of the project? Please
Birmingham UK and around 35k with lowering the ceilings.
What type of window is this
Typical shit weather nice job done properly
How much was spent?
around 35k but that was lowering of the 1st floor ceilings too.
How long did this take start to finish ??
about 8 weeks
How much do you charge for labour and materials approx
£35 thousand
mother n law moving in! l would never live there, rains to much.
Definately no MIL!!! It does rain here a lot.
Nice work on the loft conversion. But, absolutely horrible music. Sounds like a toddler got a hold of a synthesizer.
stickers still on windows.
Possibly
Nice video, but should have shown how the steels went in.
Unfortunately I couldn't film the wall plate steels going in from these cameras but the ridge steel goes in @1:30
perplexed ... why did you choose lighting that required holes in the styrene insulation ...one hole devoids it completely of it's function... insulation is NOT as simple as you thought
Unfortunately I had no choice as the ceiling height was restricted and didn’t want to keep smashing my head of hanging lights but we accounted for your comment and installed insulated hoods. But I do agree with your comment.
Did you apply for planning permission? Lol
Yes I did but I think since this project it now falls under permitted development
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Hi i need same staff to work my loft conversion your staff very good and professional in video I am looking buider in Walsall