Does anyone sleep in loft conversion

[Ladyof]

And have velux windows?

Does it stop you from sleeping when the rain and wind is bad?

Considering buying a house where main bedroom is in the loft but I'm thinking will the noise be bad?

We did for 6 months in between houses. Wind and rain wasn't a problem... the summer was unbearable though, absolutely boiling all the time.

We have one right over the bed. A heavy rain storm will sometimes wake me up but I quite like listening to the rain outside.
It wouldn't put me off buying a house.

If they are velux branded you can also get excellent blackout blinds which are amazing for the early morning sun in summer.

Can be noisy but I love it! Something very comforting about hearing a howling Gale outside and being snug under a duvet!

Can you check the specs of the insulation? Top grade stuff means you won't get too hot in summer.

We do and initially it did bother me but you get used to it very quickly. We have proper velux black out blinds which are great at blocking out the light.

The thing that bothers us most about being in the loft room is the heat in the summer. It can be unbearable even with blinds closed all day!

Invest in some good fans, or even better, air con-you’ll need it!!

When it was super hot two summers ago (2018) we actually chose to sleep in the loft because with the velux windows wide open all night it was much cooler than our bedroom on the first floor.

It's not the noise that wakes me up, but having occasional droplets of rain land on my face where I left them too wide. - (one window is above me)
Love it up there in the summer, it's the coolest place, you need windows on both sides to allow the breeze to go through. Windows on just one side make it hot. And use the proper Velux black out blinds

I loved sleeping in the loft under a velux window when I was pregnant over the summer as it helped to keep me cool. The light didn’t really bother me. It was ok in the winter too - just need decent radiators and good bedding

Ours has velux windows and blinds and it’s really nice. Even with wind and rain. Not too loud

Yes, our bedroom is loft conversion with velux and a Juliet balcony. The rain is no problem, I find it soothing. It can be very hot in summer but a portable air conditioner sorts that out.

Good to know, as we're planning on loft master bedroom later this year!

We're up in the loft which I love apart from the noise of wind and rain and the extremes of temperature are bad as it was made in 1995 and I don't think it needed as much insulation as you do now. So it might be a lot better now built to modern building regs.

I've slept in 3. The noise doesn't bother me. The biggest difference between them was adequate insulation or not and extreme heat/cold in summer/winter. Adequately insulated with decent blinds it's great.

You need the best possible insulation, or else it can be awful in the summer and cold in the winter. As you are considering a house which already has a loft room it might be hard to judge the build quality atm

We do, it's about 20ish years old now, double height ceiling and 3 velux. The light is more of a pain than the noise, I've invested in black out blinds which are fantastic! Sometimes the rain wakes me but it really has to be blowing a gale, I quite like hearing the elements so close while I'm nice and safe and warm.

As it happens, tonight will be one of those nights I have trouble sleeping! It's not the velux so much as being in the roof space - slightly exposed house built in late 1700 or early 1800 and when it's stormy the rain is loud and the wind shakes everything.

I have the duo blinds from velux which are awesome (1 black out blind and 1 privacy blind which blocks out the worst of the sun in summer)

Our velux window is directly over our bed. Really heavy rain sometimes wakes us but usually it is actually quite relaxing hearing the rain. It reminds us of camping holidays........

It’s a little like Marmite... you either love or hate it. In addition to the blinds, Velux do also offer sound resisting glass, which will help. Or don’t position the bed within the restricted headroom roof slope and if space permits, position it on a side/gable wall.

You can get automatic ones too, that shut with a remote control or when they sense rain. So you can leave them open in hot weather.

My bedroom is in the loft. Last night, I considered sleeping downstairs in the spare room due to the howling wind outside, but as others have said, it's cosy listening to the rain outside while snuggled down in bed. I have blackout blinds on all Velux windows which are fantastic and have windows on both sides so can get good airflow in the summer which keeps it cool up there.

My kids are in the loft - I’m below and regularly get woken by the sound of rain against my windows, whilst they could sleep through a hurricane

Agree the rain is really nice to hear and not a problem. The heat I. Summer however was unbearable and if you have the veluxes wide open the sun wakes you when it rises at like 3am! I wouldn’t do a loft again without putting air con in.

It hasn't been a problem for my very light sleeping husband and we have a metal covered flat roof dorma too.

Sounds like it not a problem and many actually enjoy it, great news!

We do and I really like it too. Our house is exposed so when it rains or is really windy it thunders down! But I love it and find it soothing