Loft conversion company recommendations Sussex?

Loft conversion company recommendations Sussex?

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threadlock

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3,206 posts

268 months

Wednesday 12th April 2017
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Can anybody recommend a loft company in Sussex please, ideally from personal experience?

We're not looking for anything too spectacular but a recommendation is always preferable to a random pick from the Google search results smile

Wilmslowboy

4,524 posts

220 months

Friday 14th April 2017
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I know the guys that run this - top people

Not sure they cover Sussex yet, but worth a gander , and popping your post code in.

https://opun.co.uk/lofts


threadlock

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3,206 posts

268 months

Friday 14th April 2017
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Thanks - I've emailed them.

Jay500

87 posts

153 months

Sunday 16th April 2017
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We had ours done by a firm in Worthing/Rustington. Not without its issues but the generally the tradesman did a good job. The guy who owned the company Jim, was a disaster so avoid him. I have more details if you need to know.
Good luck

threadlock

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3,206 posts

268 months

Wednesday 19th April 2017
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Jay500 said:
We had ours done by a firm in Worthing/Rustington. Not without its issues but the generally the tradesman did a good job. The guy who owned the company Jim, was a disaster so avoid him. I have more details if you need to know.
Good luck
hehe You're not selling it very well wink
Wouldn't I need to deal with the boss, or are you thinking I could get the tradesman on his own?

SWH

1,261 posts

216 months

Wednesday 19th April 2017
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Happy to recommend Andy Bower: https://www.ambowerbuilding.co.uk

He did a large loft conversion for us a couple of years ago (added three bedrooms and a bathroom) and then took out an internal wall last year too. Worth a call and he'll be well booked up as well I'd expect.

threadlock

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3,206 posts

268 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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Many thanks for that suggestion. Got a third estimate coming on Saturday morning; we'll see whether all three are in the same ballpark before contacting AMBower. (With the two estimates we've had so far it's not really worth the cost of the conversion.) If there's a chance one of the three could end up cheaper then it's worth us still getting more estimates in.

john2443

6,433 posts

225 months

Sunday 14th May 2017
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This might be a bit late to be helpful, but we used these people and they were very good.

http://premierbydesign.co.uk

Jay500

87 posts

153 months

Sunday 14th May 2017
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I think a key architect is key. We had a young guy who was keen to try new things rather than going for the typical unattractive style. Worked really well. I would spend time looking at the fine details too. There's quite a few things we would now change that we have lived in it for a while. Also it can lead to the wife wanting new this and that to match. Cost a fortune!!

threadlock

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3,206 posts

268 months

Wednesday 17th May 2017
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Thanks for the thread resurrection - We haven't had much luck with the third estimate (what is it about these companies that means they take weeks to reply with any kind of accurate estimate?) so I'll approach those latest two for ideas as well. thumbup