Loft Conversions in Tonbridge
A loft conversion is usually the best value space a Tonbridge family can add. The town has a lot of three-bedroom houses where a fourth bedroom and a shower room in the roof changes what the house is worth and how well it works, without losing any garden.
Harcol Ltd carry out loft conversions across Tonbridge and Hildenborough, from straightforward rooflight rooms through to full rear dormers.
Conversion Options for Tonbridge Houses
The town's housing stock suits some conversions better than others:
- Rear dormers on Victorian and Edwardian terraces
- Hip to gable on inter-war semis
- Rooflight conversions in modern houses with steep roofs
- Combined dormer and rooflight schemes for maximum space
Trussed Roofs on Modern Houses
Houses built from roughly the nineteen-sixties onwards usually have trussed rafter roofs, and those cannot simply be cut about. The trusses carry the roof as a single structure, so converting the space means installing new steels and floor structure first, then removing the webs.
It is entirely doable and we do it regularly, but it is a different job to converting an old cut roof, and anyone quoting the same price for both has not looked.
Regulations and Approvals
Most loft conversions fall under permitted development, but building regulations always apply:
- Structural calculations for the new floor and any steels
- Protected escape route and fire doors to the stairwell
- Insulation to current thermal standards
- Minimum head height over the staircase
- Party wall agreements where a neighbour is attached
For a loft conversion in Tonbridge that is properly engineered and properly signed off, get in touch. You can also read about our building contractors in Tonbridge, our builders in Tonbridge page, or our home extensions and renovations services.