Wanting more space in the attic or the living room is natural for homeowners. After all, you will be looking to maximize the square footage in the price you paid for the house. Often, the top portion, usually the attic or the loft, are places that can be maximized for space.
If managed correctly, these areas may prove to be goldmines in terms of adding valuable space for your everyday needs. You can make this a hideaway room with some cozy chairs or even a small bed to act as a guest room. It makes for an excellent and quiet reading room as well.
Boarding the Loft
The first thought that comes to mind for many homeowners is that you can increase the space on the upper story by boarding the loft. Boarding a loft consists of placing load-bearing planks over the hoists so that you have got yourself a load-bearing floor.
Now, this may be less expensive than other options, but there are a few cons to just boarding the loft. First of all, if done by yourself, it may lead to structural anomalies, which, if required, must be fixed and a greater cost. Thus making your not so expensive initiative more expensive.
Boarding is a good option, but only if done by the experts who will bring the price of the endeavor up again. Moreover, you may think boarding will increase your space dramatically, but the head height remains the same as well as the floor space. Thus rendering space useless to be used as a bedroom.
Another detail people often overlook is the damage boarding your loft may cause to the insulation of your home. If the boarding isn’t done by the experts, the insulation may get damaged due to moisture collection. In such a case, the repair costs for the damage far exceed the savings you make while boarding.
Loft Conversion – The Perfect Fit for Your Attic
A loft conversion is one of the easiest and most practical ways of making more room in the upper portion of the house and making it in style. Loft conversion projects can turn into beautiful endeavors as they make a useless space into a beautifully aesthetic one with full functionality.
Loft conversions also shore up the structural integrity of the attic and the upper portion of your house. You may have many ideas regarding this conversion and the beauty because you can tinker with such ideas and make the most of such loft conversion.
Boarding, as earlier discusses, may seem feasible but only until you have seen how much more space you can utilize by loft conversion. The space under the eaves and the hoists above is utilized splendidly. Thus giving you an aura of a spacious room that can be used from simple storage to even a fully functioning bedroom.
Adalan Construction – Your One Stop Solution to Loft Conversions
We at Adalan Construction pride ourselves in our loft conversion services to make more room for you and your family. If you’re hard-pressed between boarding and loft conversions, give us a call at 07448 509878 for quick guidance regarding your project.