Loft conversion

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Hello guys!e Never really ventured this way before, but wondered if anyone could give some tips.
I have a 3 bedroom bungalow and am wanting to go up into the loft to add a master with ensuite and another bedroom/office. I would need to.sacrifice a bedroom downstairs to get the staircase in.

I would like to do as much as possible to keep costs down but need a specialist to see if there is enough vertical space, raise the roof if required (maybe only needs a foot if if anything) and reinforce the beams. Obviously plumber and electrician too for heating, shower, toilet etc.

What I could do with, is some advice on course of action... Do I need detailed plans for room dimensions, or can the entire space be semi converted and then me potter around working out sizes and locations of stud walls etc?

I've played with Google Sketchup to plan a rough idea...
 
Great advice - thanks guys. I did look into this a while ago and think I've mis-remembered the roof raise! I'll get up in the loft later and check height and pitch angle.
 
Can I ask a ball park figure Adam as this sounds similar. Pm me if you'd rather not broadcast?

Pitch of roof is 31 degrees, and top of joists to bottom of ridge board is 2.44m so all seem to fall within the "convertable" bracket...
 
Adam said:
Yes although it still has to be inspected and signed off by the council.
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Hi Adam,
thread resurrection - can you tell me more about getting a loft conversion signed off? At what point does it need to be inspected, to be able to classify it as official bedrooms etc?
 
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