Hi All,
We are hoping to get our attic converted in the near future...towards the end of the year or very early 2023. I know a lot of companies are very busy at the minute and probably booked for a few months out already, so we would like to get started somewhat on getting a plan going, quotes, recommendations, if we need drawings etc.
We live in a standard 3 bed semi just outside Dublin built very late 80's . We have a truss roof so I know these require a bit more work and cutting the roof. Others on the road have attic conversions so should be convertible.
We want to get the attic converted as non habitable space, I do not plan on ever having anyone use it as a bedroom.
I think as long as we don't plan to use it as habitable space that we don't require planning permission. I know many people with non habitable attic conversions would then get a carpenter or attic conversion company to convert their attic. We did go sale agreed on one house with an attic conversion when we were buying and we were advised by the surveyor not to go ahead as he had concerns about the attic conversion not being structurally sound....floor was dipping in a few places and the ceiling below looked like it had been patched up in a few places where there was maybe issues.
Since we have a trussed roof we wanted to make sure its done right so we wouldn't run into any similar issues. We aren't sure where to begin though. Should we engage with our own architect, or engineer or both? To get them to do up drawings and/or monitor the job even if we don't plan to apply for planning permission just to make sure everything is done correctly? Or do we just get a reputable contractor/carpenter/attic conversion company and have them do it themselves? Many of these from what I've seen supply a cert from an architect/engineer themselves to say the conversion conforms to building regs but its also someone they are employing so I'm not sure what we should do or where to start at all. Any advice from anyone who has done this already or recommendations would be really appreciated.
We are hoping to get our attic converted in the near future...towards the end of the year or very early 2023. I know a lot of companies are very busy at the minute and probably booked for a few months out already, so we would like to get started somewhat on getting a plan going, quotes, recommendations, if we need drawings etc.
We live in a standard 3 bed semi just outside Dublin built very late 80's . We have a truss roof so I know these require a bit more work and cutting the roof. Others on the road have attic conversions so should be convertible.
We want to get the attic converted as non habitable space, I do not plan on ever having anyone use it as a bedroom.
I think as long as we don't plan to use it as habitable space that we don't require planning permission. I know many people with non habitable attic conversions would then get a carpenter or attic conversion company to convert their attic. We did go sale agreed on one house with an attic conversion when we were buying and we were advised by the surveyor not to go ahead as he had concerns about the attic conversion not being structurally sound....floor was dipping in a few places and the ceiling below looked like it had been patched up in a few places where there was maybe issues.
Since we have a trussed roof we wanted to make sure its done right so we wouldn't run into any similar issues. We aren't sure where to begin though. Should we engage with our own architect, or engineer or both? To get them to do up drawings and/or monitor the job even if we don't plan to apply for planning permission just to make sure everything is done correctly? Or do we just get a reputable contractor/carpenter/attic conversion company and have them do it themselves? Many of these from what I've seen supply a cert from an architect/engineer themselves to say the conversion conforms to building regs but its also someone they are employing so I'm not sure what we should do or where to start at all. Any advice from anyone who has done this already or recommendations would be really appreciated.