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Bungalow Extensions - Extend your Bungalow with a Loft Conversion

Bungalow extensions and loft conversions in London

If you love living in your bungalow but changed circumstances mean you really need a larger home, moving is not your only option. How much space is there in your roof? Enough to provide one extra room - or more? Converting your loft may be the answer. What would you like? Children's bedrooms and a quiet study area? A welcoming guest suite? A spacious home office? A luxurious master bedroom that will enable you to turn your ground floor bedroom into a dining room or playroom? It's your bungalow, so the choice is yours! Conversion opens up so many possibilities for the bungalow.

A conversion of your bungalow’s loft into a new room for the house is often the most practical and cost effective way of increasing the living space in a bungalow, especially in the older types that have steeply pitched roofs over the loft providing plenty of headroom. In most cases, planning permission is not required as long as the plans conform to certain conditions. For example, the bungalow conversions must not include any structure that is higher than the highest part of the original roof. But as some Local Authorities have different planning rules you should always check this before any converting work begins.

Careful planning is essential for any successful conversion project, and you should be aware that there are some important differences between converting the loft of a bungalow and that of a two-storey house.

Position of staircase within the house

In a conventional house, the extra flight of stairs needed to access the loft can usually be fitted into the existing stairwell. In a bungalow, unless you have a large entrance hall, the staircase will have to rise from one of the ground floor rooms, making that room a little smaller. Depending on the layout of your bungalow, there could be several suitable places for the stairs so it's advisable to look carefully at all the possibilities before making the final decision. If you are using a specialist loft conversion company their designers might well come up with some clever space saving ideas - ideas that can make a long term difference.

Structural strength differences between a Bungalow and a House

The foundations of a bungalow are not always the same as those of a house and it might not have been built with the load bearing inner walls necessary to safely support the extra weight of a loft conversion. You will need to have a structural survey carried out and take expert advice on how to remedy the problem if any weakness is found.

Fire regulations

Fire safety must be considered in any home, but converting a bungalows loft is not subject to the same strict fire regulations that apply to loft conversions in houses. There is no need to install expensive fire doors for example. If you're not sure if the loft in your bungalow is suitable for conversion, or exactly how much extra floor space it might give you, ask the advice of a specialist loft conversion company that is happy to give you a free consultation and a detailed, no obligation quotation. Once you've investigated all the options, weighed up the pros and cons, and done your sums, the benefits will be obvious. If you loved your bungalow before, just imagine how you'll feel about your new, bigger one!

We have over 20 years experience offering all types of expert quality loft conversions, house extensions and bungalow conversions across London and the South East.

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