Re: Re: New pics - loft conversion

["Ho Yin Ng" <architect.hoyin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Forget the loft conversion ... check out your salt water fish tank!

That is some piece of kit! Is it expensive to run? I am thinking of
getting a fish tank put in, but I want one from floor to ceiling and I
think it is a bit too ambitious.

Ho-Yin

On 16/09/2007, Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ridge height was around 3.4m - so very high with at 45 deg roof pitch.
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> I got an architect to design with structural engineer as I wanted
somethi=
ng much more bespoke and a higher level of finish than a normal roof
conver=
sion co would give. I had 2 or 3 roof conversion specialists in and
quoting=
. Mind you, I did most of the design and really used the architect for
buil=
ding regs and detailing. Bit of a nightmare at times as he was very slow,
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anual drafting and difficult to get hold of - but fairly cheap I think.
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n went to tender with 4 building companies for a fixed price contract
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JCT minor building works standard contract.
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> Cost of the build will be around =A3110k and excluding some of the new
ki=
t to go in Node0 etc - so a high spec build. Includes air con in the
office=
, 4 x electric Velux windows, new heating system, underfloor heating,
acous=
tically damped extract fan in Node0, CBus throughout entire house, high
spe=
c bathroom, high spec lighting including new downlights in the rest of the
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house, new carpets around the house etc etc etc!!! the more basic
conversio=
n quotes were coming in at around =A360k ex VAT.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of Paul Bendall
> > Sent: 16 September 2007 14:34
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: New pics - loft conversion
> >
> > Very interesting Paul as we are also considering a loft
conversion
> > in the near future. You are right about most modern houses using
W
> > truss structures which are more tircky to convert. What was your
> > starting ridge height in the loft? Did you use a specialist
company
> > or get it designed and use a "normal" builder?
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups2@...>
wrote:
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> > > It's a multi part approach - the roof rafters have been
seriously
> > uprated (massive timbers), two ridge beams (405mm x 115mm x 6.5m)
> > will support these at the ridge and the steels support the new
floor
> > plus take the centre load of the ridge beam. The steels sit on
the
> > load bearing existing outside walls and also have two steel posts
> > running down to the first floor where there's a solid block work
> > wall. Quite a lot of work and a big structural engineers bill!
> > >
> > > Could have been simpler though if we had larger dwarf walls
> > running down the loft sides and cross beams at ceiling height
like
> > you see in most loft conversions. The idea though was to have a
> > large open space - this has obviously cost a lot more to do but I
> > think will be well worth it :)
> > >
> > > The W truss modern roofs are quite a bit more difficult to
convert
> > than the older purlin style roof construction.
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