If
you’re lucky enough to have the opportunity to build your own house from
scratch, you’ll know how exciting it is to get to choose not only the fixtures
and fittings, but also the layout and the room requirements.
If
you’re in the fortunate position to be building your new home, it’s a great
opportunity to include a loft conversion as part of the plans. If you’re
thinking of creating a new build loft conversion, North
London homebuilders should read on to find out why it’s such a great
idea:
1.
Creating Extra Bedrooms
Obviously
this is the common reason for converting your loft: to create extra bedrooms.
If you’re building a new build house on a relatively small plot of land – for
example, on the side garden plot of an existing house – this could be all the
difference between creating a two bedroom house and a more desirable three
bedroom house.
2.
Fewer Nooks and Crannies to Work Around
By
creating a room in the loft from the get go, you’ll keep in mind when drawing
up your plans with your architect that you want and need your loft room to be a
workable space.
This
means that you’ll be less likely to include awkward chimney breasts which protrude
into the loft or awkward roof trusses as you may find in an older house which
wasn’t designed with a loft conversion in mind.
3.
Better Staircase Placement
Similarly,
if you know that you’ll be having a room in the loft from the very start of
your house build, then you’ll be able to place your stairs accordingly. This
may mean that you have a better layout on your first floor than if you were to
convert your loft at a later point.
4.
Less Disruption
If
you’re building a whole house from scratch, what’s a little extra noise and
mess created by a loft conversion?! To be honest, you won’t notice that the
conversion is underway, as it’ll just be a small part of the build as a whole!
5.
Stop the Hoarding Before it’s even Started!
You
may feel that this is a silly reason to convert your loft space at the same
time as the rest of your house is being built, but actually, it’s a rather good
reason!
If
your loft is a liveable space rather than just storage, you will be less likely
to store anything and everything currently not in use up there. You’ll be
surprised by how many people despair at the thought of having to clear their
loft to make way for a conversion at a later point!
If
you are fortunate enough to be building a house from scratch and wish to
include a loft conversion, be sure to use a specialist loft conversion company
for the work. Often attic conversion companies can carry out the whole of the
new build work, so it’s worth checking with them.
Feel
free to talk through the benefits of a new build loft conversion with Bespoke
Lofts; we have plenty of experience of converting lofts of all ages.