Loft conversions · Kent
Yes, we can almost certainly convert your loft. We design and build loft conversions of every type, rooflight, dormer, hip-to-gable and mansard, for homeowners across West and Nort
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Loft conversions in Kent
Yes, we can almost certainly convert your loft. We design and build loft conversions of every type, rooflight, dormer, hip-to-gable and mansard, for homeowners across West and North-West Kent and the London-Kent border, and we handle the whole job from the first design through the planning and building regulations to the finished, signed-off room. If you want to add a bedroom, a bathroom or a home office without losing the garden or paying to move, a loft conversion is very often the answer.
Most people who come to us want the same thing: another bedroom in a house they would rather not leave. Converting the loft is usually the most cost-effective way to add it, no foundations, no garden lost, just the space already sitting under your roof made usable, which is why it is so much of what we do. Whether your roof suits a rooflight conversion, a rear dormer, a hip-to-gable or a mansard depends on the house, and working that out honestly is where we start. To talk it through, book a free, no-obligation site visit on 07920 731533.
Where we build
We work across West and North-West Kent and the London-Kent border, and have built for homeowners throughout that area. Along the estuary and the north, that includes Dartford, Gravesend and Swanley; on the London fringe, Bromley, Orpington, Chislehurst, Beckenham, and Bexleyheath and Sidcup; and into West and mid Kent, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone and Sittingbourne, along with the villages around them. Each of those has, or will have, its own loft-conversion page with detail specific to the area, follow the links to the one nearest you. Covering them from a hub makes sense because Kent is genuinely varied: the roof stock runs from the hipped-roof suburban semis of the north-west, to the Victorian terraces of the towns, to the older period roofs of the Weald, and the right loft conversion follows from the roof you actually have. Knowing those differences is part of doing the job well.
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Matched to your roof
Because a loft conversion is shaped by your roof far more than by preference, it is worth knowing what Kent's common house types tend to suit. This is the heart of it, and Kent's variety makes it matter more than in most counties.
Matched conversionLocal roof stock
Because a loft conversion is shaped by your roof far more than by preference, it is worth knowing what Kent's common house types tend to suit. This is the heart of it, and Kent's variety makes it matter more than in most counties.
Hip-to-gable1930s hipped semis
The 1930s semi-detached houses that fill so much of North-West Kent's suburbs, around Bexleyheath, Sidcup, Bromley, Orpington and Dartford, usually have hipped roofs, sloping in on the side, which wastes internal volume. These are natural candidates for a hip-to-gable conversion, squaring the roof off to a vertical gable, very often combined with a rear dormer, which together turn a cramped hipped loft into a proper room. It is one of the most common and most transformative loft projects across suburban Kent.
L-shaped dormerVictorian & Edwardian terraces
The Victorian and Edwardian terraces and villas in the towns typically have a rear projection, which suits an L-shaped dormer, combining a dormer on the main roof with one over the rear projection to create generous space, often enough for a bedroom and a bathroom.
RooflightWealden and period roofs
In the Weald, around Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks, the older period houses and cottages have their own character, and their roofs, along with the conservation and landscape designations common there, often point to a rooflight conversion that leaves the roofline unchanged, or a carefully designed dormer where it is permitted. Detached homes with good head height may need only a rooflight conversion; and terraced or period homes wanting maximum space may suit a mansard, which rebuilds a roof slope but usually needs planning permission.
The point is that your roof largely chooses the conversion, and an honest look at it, the head height, whether the roof is cut or trussed, and where the stairs can go, tells us what is possible. Our guides on the types of loft conversion and whether your loft is suitable explain this in plain English.
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Book a free site visitSee all conversion types on our loft conversions page.
Planning & regulations
A quick, honest word on planning, because it shapes loft projects, and we handle it for you as part of the job.
How it works
A loft conversion is a proper building project, not a tidy-up: a new structural floor (often on steel beams), the roof works for a dormer or mansard, a compliant staircase, insulation, the fire-safety escape route, and then the room itself, plastered, fitted and finished, with an ensuite if there is room and you want one. We design and build the whole thing with one team from start to finish, and because much of the work happens in the roof, reached from scaffolding outside, you can usually live in the house throughout, the main disruption being a short, dusty spell when we break through to fit the staircase. We handle the planning and building regulations through to the completion certificate. The guides on loft staircases and what to expect during your build set out how it goes.
A new structural floor, often on steel beams, built to carry the room and meet building regulations.
The roof works for a dormer, mansard or rooflights, tiled, weatherproofed and finished to match your home.
A compliant staircase and the fire-safety escape route the regs require.
Insulation, plastering, electrics and plumbing, then the room itself, fitted and finished.
We handle planning and building regulations through to the completion certificate.
Why homeowners choose us
A few honest reasons homeowners here choose us:
A few honest reasons homeowners here choose us:
We work as one team with a clear point of contact. You deal with the people who priced and build your job.
We quote clearly and itemise it, and handle planning and building regulations through to the completion certificate.
We have been building for homeowners since 1995, and over 80 per cent of our work comes through recommendation, the accountability that matters most, it only continues if the last job was done well. We work as one team with a clear point of contact, are honest about cost and time, quote clearly and itemise it, and handle the planning and building regulations through to the completion certificate. And because we do the whole range, lofts, extensions, kitchens and renovations, we can tell you honestly whether a loft conversion is genuinely the right way to get the space you need, or whether an extension would serve you better, rather than pushing one kind of job. Our guide on loft conversion versus extension sets out that choice.
Cost, in the open
Every loft is different, so the honest answer on cost is that it depends most on the type of conversion your roof calls for, a rooflight conversion is the cheapest, a dormer more, a mansard the most, along with the finish and whether you add an ensuite. The only figure that means anything is a real quote on your actual loft.
For an early sense of scale, our cost calculator gives a ballpark before you speak to anyone. For a real figure, we will give you a clear, itemised quote after a free, no-obligation site visit, so you can see exactly what you are paying for, with no hidden extras. Our loft conversion cost guide explains what drives the price.
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Common questions
The questions every Kent homeowner asks at the first site visit.
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We work across West and North-West Kent and the London-Kent border, and have built in Dartford, Gravesend, Swanley, Bromley, Orpington, Chislehurst, Beckenham, Bexleyheath and Sidcup, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone and Sittingbourne, among others. Each area has its own loft-conversion page with local detail. If you are in or near any of these, call and we will confirm we cover you.
It depends on your roof. The 1930s hipped-roof semis common across North-West Kent suit a hip-to-gable conversion, often with a rear dormer; Victorian and Edwardian terraces with a rear projection suit an L-shaped dormer; the period homes of the Weald, often in conservation areas, frequently suit a rooflight conversion or a carefully designed dormer; and homes wanting maximum space may suit a mansard. We look at your roof and tell you honestly which type suits.
Often not, but it depends where you are. Many rooflight, dormer and hip-to-gable conversions fall under permitted development within the volume limits and conditions, notably that dormers should not be on the front roof slope. Mansards, front dormers, anything over the limits, and conversions in conservation areas, under an Article 4 direction, or within the Kent Downs or High Weald protected landscapes usually need permission. Every loft still needs full building-regulations approval. We check your position and handle it.
Most can, but it depends on three things: enough head height (roughly 2.2 to 2.4 metres at the highest point, remembering you lose some to the new floor and ceiling), the roof structure (cut roofs convert more easily than modern trussed ones, which need structural work), and room for a compliant staircase. Lofts that are too low can often still be converted with a dormer or mansard. We assess it honestly.
Usually yes, which is a real advantage of a loft over an extension. Most of the work happens in the roof, reached from scaffolding outside, so the rest of the house keeps functioning. The main disruption is a short, dusty spell when we break through to fit the staircase. It is far less disruptive than an extension.
Yes, as part of the job. We check whether your conversion needs planning permission or is permitted development, deal with any application, handle the party wall side where it applies, manage the building-control inspections, and see the work through to the completion certificate that protects it at resale.
It depends most on the type of conversion your roof calls for, rooflight cheapest, dormer more, mansard most, plus the finish and any ensuite, so the only reliable figure is a quote on your actual loft. Our cost calculator gives an early estimate, and we provide a clear, itemised quote after a free, no-obligation site visit.
Book a free, no-obligation site visit on 07920 731533. We will look at your roof, check the head height and structure, work out where the stairs can go, and tell you honestly which type of conversion suits and what it would cost, with an itemised quote. There is no pressure and no obligation to proceed.
Call 07920 731533, request a callback, or book a free, no-obligation site visit. We will check your roof and head height and tell you honestly which type of conversion suits your house, and what it would cost. No pressure, and no obligation to proceed.
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