Party Walls

What is a Party Wall? Semi-detached and terraced houses generally share at least one wall with an adjoining owner(s). These shared walls are known as "Party Walls". Will having a Loft Conversion affect the Party Wall? Generally yes. In most cases the conversion of a loft space into a useable room involves carrying out some work on the Party Wall, if there is one. Who has ownership of the Party Wall? When carrying out building work involving a Party Wall you are obliged to act

Take a good look around most suburban areas in the southeast and you can find at least one example of an ugly loft conversion or extension spoiling the appearance of the street. As you might expect a planning system has developed over the years that aims to prevent the proliferation of such eyesores whilst at the same time continuing to encourage homeowners to spend money developing their homes. The key thing to understand about the planning system is that all development wor

We're often asked if we can explain the "Stages of a Loft Conversion". Given that the exact sequence of events on site has to be specific to each project there is unfortunately no generic schedule that works in every case. That said the vast majority of Loft Conversions do follow a fairly similar routine which is more or less described by the images below. I hope they help you to feel better informed! In any case once we have drawn up your Loft Conversion Plans your contracto