There are four main loft conversion types: rooflight (Velux), dormer, hip-to-gable and mansard. Rooflight is the cheapest and needs no roof alteration. Dormer is the most common in London and usually falls under permitted development. Hip-to-gable suits semi-detached and detached houses with a hipped roof....
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Nightingale Mansions is a 66 sqm rear extension to a ground floor flat in a period mansion block in SW12, close to Clapham Common. It took 16 weeks to build and cost £85,000 plus VAT. Bought as an investment property, the flat now has an...
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Lidfield Road is a 35 sqm rear and side infill extension on a Victorian terrace in Stoke Newington, N16. It took 22 weeks to build and cost £59,000 plus VAT. The brief was to turn an unused side return and a tired conservatory into one...
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Heber Road is a 45 sqm side return and rear extension on a Victorian townhouse in East Dulwich, SE22. It took 16 weeks to build and cost £61,600 plus VAT. The brief was to turn a dated, closed-off kitchen into one bright open-plan kitchen, dining...
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Thorpedale Road is a 28 sqm wraparound ground floor extension on a Victorian terrace in Finsbury Park, N4. It took 14 weeks to build and cost £90,000 plus VAT. The brief was to open up a cramped ground floor into one bright kitchen, dining and...
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Bonham Road is a 52 sqm ground floor rear extension on a Victorian terrace in Brixton, SW2. It took 16 weeks to build and cost £109,000 plus VAT. The brief was to replace a dark, cut-off rear with one open-plan kitchen, dining and living space...
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