Turning the loft into an office/bedroom
Discussion
So my victorian 2 bed house is about 910 sq ft at the moment. The kitchen is a good size and new, as is the bathroom. Both bedrooms are also a good size.
However my work is moving towards encouraging everyone to work from home very regularly and my wife will need some study space too when she starts her new job in September so we are now looking at turning the loft into a useable space, but I don't want to spend 30k and have the ball ache of putting a dormer on it, so we are looking to work with what we've got.
At the moment it's not a lot of use to anyone. There is a tiny hatch to get into it, and no extendable ladder either, so you have to mess around getting a step ladder out.
My mate is a surveyor who has had a look at it and has recommended we go with a space saver set of stairs. Something compact enough that can be used in the existing space. A spiral staircase would be ideal, so I'll look into those shortly.
My questions for now are:
How much is a reasonable price to pay for the installation of 2 good size velux windows in the loft area?
How much is a reasonable price to engage a builder to come in, install the staircase (pre fabricated) and open up the ceiling to receive the stairs, and make good to the area after?
How much would a sparky charge to install say 4 double sockets up there, and rejig the existing ceiling light position (there is an existing electricity supply up there for a light)?
Am I way off the mark in thinking I can get the room into a good useable, insulated space for about 4.5 grand give or take? The floor is boarded at the moment so you can walk around up there but that's pretty much it.
I appreciate it won't be a proper bedroom and dependant on the stairs I get it wouldn't get building control approval - I'm just after making the space as usable as possible for as little as possible(but want to pay a fair price to the trades as we all have to eat - I just want to make sure they are eating well but not extravagantly!)
However my work is moving towards encouraging everyone to work from home very regularly and my wife will need some study space too when she starts her new job in September so we are now looking at turning the loft into a useable space, but I don't want to spend 30k and have the ball ache of putting a dormer on it, so we are looking to work with what we've got.
At the moment it's not a lot of use to anyone. There is a tiny hatch to get into it, and no extendable ladder either, so you have to mess around getting a step ladder out.
My mate is a surveyor who has had a look at it and has recommended we go with a space saver set of stairs. Something compact enough that can be used in the existing space. A spiral staircase would be ideal, so I'll look into those shortly.
My questions for now are:
How much is a reasonable price to pay for the installation of 2 good size velux windows in the loft area?
How much is a reasonable price to engage a builder to come in, install the staircase (pre fabricated) and open up the ceiling to receive the stairs, and make good to the area after?
How much would a sparky charge to install say 4 double sockets up there, and rejig the existing ceiling light position (there is an existing electricity supply up there for a light)?
Am I way off the mark in thinking I can get the room into a good useable, insulated space for about 4.5 grand give or take? The floor is boarded at the moment so you can walk around up there but that's pretty much it.
I appreciate it won't be a proper bedroom and dependant on the stairs I get it wouldn't get building control approval - I'm just after making the space as usable as possible for as little as possible(but want to pay a fair price to the trades as we all have to eat - I just want to make sure they are eating well but not extravagantly!)
Thanks for the replies. This house is identical to mine and is pretty much what I want to achieve with my loft
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/prope...
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