When you get a loft conversion in Nottingham, you can expect the process to take place in a relatively predictable way. Certain things have to happen in a certain order, no matter whether you're having a dormer loft conversion or a rooflight one carried out.
If necessary, the first step will be the erection of scaffolding around your house. This is usually put up a day or two before the main work starts. Once this is up, the various materials that are needed for the conversion will be delivered.
When the construction work begins, the first job will be the floor. When this has been put in, you will have more of a feel for how the finished conversion will look and you might want to make a couple of amendments to your plans. You will be able to see where the stairs are going to go and you might feel differently compared to when the plans were just on paper.
Once the stairs have been ordered, internal construction can continue and the dormer windows or rooflights are next. This work will be partly weather dependent, so there is a need for flexibility at this stage. There is slightly less of an issue with rooflights as they can be put in quicker.
Insulation needs to be put in and it is at this point that this work begins. Plumbing and electrical work can also commence and the general design will be starting to take shape. You will need to settle on locations for light switches and sockets and a shaft will be cut for the stairs, which should be fitted the day after.
After this, the work is virtually complete. The insulation is finished, the building inspector arrives for a first visit and plasterboard is fitted. The plastering will take two to four days, after which the electrician, plumber and carpenter can finish their work, allowing the building inspector to pass the completed work.
If necessary, the first step will be the erection of scaffolding around your house. This is usually put up a day or two before the main work starts. Once this is up, the various materials that are needed for the conversion will be delivered.
When the construction work begins, the first job will be the floor. When this has been put in, you will have more of a feel for how the finished conversion will look and you might want to make a couple of amendments to your plans. You will be able to see where the stairs are going to go and you might feel differently compared to when the plans were just on paper.
Once the stairs have been ordered, internal construction can continue and the dormer windows or rooflights are next. This work will be partly weather dependent, so there is a need for flexibility at this stage. There is slightly less of an issue with rooflights as they can be put in quicker.
Insulation needs to be put in and it is at this point that this work begins. Plumbing and electrical work can also commence and the general design will be starting to take shape. You will need to settle on locations for light switches and sockets and a shaft will be cut for the stairs, which should be fitted the day after.
After this, the work is virtually complete. The insulation is finished, the building inspector arrives for a first visit and plasterboard is fitted. The plastering will take two to four days, after which the electrician, plumber and carpenter can finish their work, allowing the building inspector to pass the completed work.
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