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A City Loft Conversion

Where Will The Stairs Go?

When thinking about an inner city loft conversion, which typically involves a Victorian house or a semi-detached, the location of the new staircase is crucial.

The placement of the loft stairs is one of the most important things to consider at the design stage and positioning them correctly can often be a tricky process.

Of course any potential problems will depend on the house itself.

The good news for those who live in a traditional Victorian terrace is that there is often no problem whatsoever with the stairs as the new staircase can usually be sited directly above the existing stairs.

This is because terraced houses were often built with the staircase against the outside wall which makes it very easy to place new loft stairs against the same wall.

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Semi-detached houses sometimes have the same arrangement but a city loft conversion can run into difficulties when the house has a hipped roof.

If this is the case than placing new stairs atop the existing ones will probably be impractical as there won’t be enough headroom.

There are two solutions in this circumstance but both involve some extra construction by either converting the hip to gable or, probably the easier route, by building a side dormer.

But there are some other alternatives to locating the stairs when the roof is hipped.

Quite often the easiest course of action is to mirror the location of the ceiling joists by locating the new staircase parallel to the path of the joists which should be front to back. This is a common work-around used by builders.

Another is to build the loft staircase at a right angle to the loft space so that the new loft conversion is accessed from the side rather than front on as is usually the case.

This is achieved by positioning the new staircase adjacent to the internal wall that divides the bedrooms.

Whichever the solution the architect or loft conversion company comes up with when positioning the stairs it is hugely important that the staircase itself is well designed and sympathetically blends in with the rest of the house.

For more info see the related pages below or complete the form at the bottom of the page for a free no obligation quote from tradesmen near you...

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A City Loft Conversion And The Building Regulations

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