Hello everyone,
yesterday we viewed an L-shaped bungalow for sale with 108 m² (1163 sq ft) of living space, built by Town & Country in 2019. The location, neighborhood, plot, outdoor area, kitchen, etc. are all suitable.
The only downside is the missing room and the lack of a permanent staircase. Our idea is to convert the attic. We would like to use the attic as a bedroom.
It has a hip roof with a 24-degree (24°) pitch. We want to approach a carpentry company to discuss options for the conversion. Currently, there is an attic ladder located in the hallway in front of the kitchen door.
Is an attic conversion realistic? What would be the rough costs if we assume a basic standard, including electrical work, 2 roof windows, etc.?
Where would you place the permanent staircase? We considered closing the kitchen door (access to the kitchen through the living room) and placing the staircase there, but it would be very tight in terms of width. Alternatively, a spiral staircase in the utility room, but that space is also quite small.
yesterday we viewed an L-shaped bungalow for sale with 108 m² (1163 sq ft) of living space, built by Town & Country in 2019. The location, neighborhood, plot, outdoor area, kitchen, etc. are all suitable.
The only downside is the missing room and the lack of a permanent staircase. Our idea is to convert the attic. We would like to use the attic as a bedroom.
It has a hip roof with a 24-degree (24°) pitch. We want to approach a carpentry company to discuss options for the conversion. Currently, there is an attic ladder located in the hallway in front of the kitchen door.
Is an attic conversion realistic? What would be the rough costs if we assume a basic standard, including electrical work, 2 roof windows, etc.?
Where would you place the permanent staircase? We considered closing the kitchen door (access to the kitchen through the living room) and placing the staircase there, but it would be very tight in terms of width. Alternatively, a spiral staircase in the utility room, but that space is also quite small.
There is much more to consider with this type of roof:
It uses so-called nail plate trusses, which means they are very difficult to modify and are usually heavily loaded structurally.
This also means that you cannot simply install roof windows between the trusses, because the battens often serve to brace the trusses.
When converting the attic, the structure must support additional loads from insulation, drywall, and so on.
If anything, the first step would be to consult a structural engineer or statics specialist, especially if an existing structural analysis is available, to verify the live loads for which the attic was originally designed.
Technically, many things are possible, but whether the costs still make sense is something you have to decide yourself.
It uses so-called nail plate trusses, which means they are very difficult to modify and are usually heavily loaded structurally.
This also means that you cannot simply install roof windows between the trusses, because the battens often serve to brace the trusses.
When converting the attic, the structure must support additional loads from insulation, drywall, and so on.
If anything, the first step would be to consult a structural engineer or statics specialist, especially if an existing structural analysis is available, to verify the live loads for which the attic was originally designed.
Technically, many things are possible, but whether the costs still make sense is something you have to decide yourself.
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MachsSelbst15 Jul 2024 11:28You can skip the hallway. Town & Country certainly does not build more expensive or "stronger" than required by the applicable standards and generally accepted rules of technology (aRdT). The roof is designed as storage space or a drying attic, not as a living floor. So you won’t get a living floor in there either.
And storage space is only possible in the area of the attic trusses.
Is the floor structure even ventilated?
And storage space is only possible in the area of the attic trusses.
Is the floor structure even ventilated?