Anyone done half a loft conversion?

[missbunnyrabbit]

I've tried searching on Google but no luck.

What I mean is, where only half of the space in your loft in converted! So just the back of it, for example. I don't know if this is even possible. I would love a third bedroom with a dormer, I know where the stairs will go etc, but I don't need all the space in the loft. I'd much rather just have the space above the landing and back bedroom converted. Then a wall just build down the centre of the loft to separate the bit that hasn't been done.

Has anyone done or heard of anything like this before?

Sorry this is totally not what you've asked but I'm wondering if people don't do this because you'd incur maybe 90% of the costs of a full conversion anyway so it's not economical.

I've only done a full conversion but the major costs were the steels to support the floor, building out the dormer, and the new stairs and you'd already be doing those. You'll also need building regs and plans which will be the same costs regardless.

If you need the storage maybe you could just keep access to and do a very basic fit out of the rest of the loft e.g. put some boards down and have some power for lighting/sockets maybe even plaster the walls but I would have thought if you're going to that length it would be a better return to have all the space available for anyone in the future??

Yes- agree with the above poster- you will most likely need steels to support and they will go in specific locations to support the dormer... so essentially you have to do that regardless. You may as well go for the whole hog.

you could do the full loft conversion but put a wall across & use the back half as some v fancy storage. then it would be easy for a future owner of the house to take the wall down if they want a bigger room.

I’ve not seen it before. I agree with parietal, I’d probably convert it all and just make a storage room out of the remaining space.

We've just moved into a house with exactly this. Has bedroom and en suite in just over half the loft space and there is a wall that splits off rest of roof space with small Hatch to access.

I've seen this done on YouTube so yes, it should be perfectly possible. Most people had small hatches put in the wall to access the loft space but one had a full height door. The guy who designed that had insulated the back of the door and then put a heavy curtain behind it to keep the bedroom warm.

The same as above, the expensive bit is the stairs and steels etc. the cheap bit is boarding it out. So I'd get the bit you aren't going to use boarded out and insulated so it doesn't make the rest of the bit you are using cold. It it's already boarded and insultated then yes, just put a stud wall up.

But...a lovely big loft conversion with some built in storage would be very attractive to potential buyers if you are thinking of selling....

And I'd also put the pipes in for an ensuite if it's easy enough even if you don't want one.

Hmm interesting responses, thank you. My t houghts are, if steels are a big part of the expensive, then surely only doing one side of the house would be much cheaper as you wouldn't need as much steel.

*expense not expensive

The area you don’t convert will likely be cold and spidery. We’ve got eaves not done and I really regret it. They’re cold and draughty.

@missbunnyrabbit

Hmm interesting responses, thank you. My t houghts are, if steels are a big part of the expensive, then surely only doing one side of the house would be much cheaper as you wouldn't need as much steel.

Well the steel would usually be a long steel that runs the width of the house on the ridge of the roof. The rest of the roof and dormer are built from timber in a standard conversion. Which half would you not have the steel on?

I saw a house once that had a large storage space in the loft area, accessed through the back of the wardrobe. It looked a really clever design, as well as being like Narnia.