Minimum Roof Height For Loft Conversion

Richard will double check the height of your attic loft on his free estimate visit to you.

Minimum roof height for loft conversion.

The ridge is the centre point of your roof this will be where you measure from and down to your feet. Take a tape measure and run it from the floor to the ceiling at the tallest part of the room. Of course it is entirely up to you. The minimum height requirement above the pitch line is 2m although this could be reduced to 1 9m in the centre and 1 8m to the side of a stair.

If the roof space is less than 2 3m don t throw away your dreams of a conversion as there are other options available. This will make best use of the available height above the staircase. Otherwise there is little point in converting the space at all. Don t be shy measure the height with a tape measure.

The minimum head height for a loft conversion is around 2 3 to 2 4 metres. But building regulations use this figure as a recommendation when the room will be habitable. If it s 2 2m or more your loft should be tall enough to convert. In relation to ceiling height 2 2 metres across the central part of the room is preferable in bedrooms and living room conversions while a minimum of 1 8 metres usually 2 metres from floor to ceiling is required by law at the top of the staircase.

It is about 2 1 metres 210 cm 7 feet 84 inches for a loft conversion. Lofts with a minimum head height of 2 3m are usually seen as fit to convert although obstacles like chimneys or water tanks as well as the pitch of the roof can also affect this decision. If you can stand up in your loft you are doing well. Where a property already has a steep pitched roof the eventual loft conversion will be much easier and ideally you are looking for headroom in the loft of around 2 2 to 2 6 meters.

Adding a staircase to a loft conversion the ideal location for a staircase to land is in line with the roof ridge. You need to have enough room to stand up and move around. The ideal scenario is if you can stand upright in the centre of your loft and raise your arm above your head without crunching your hand on the inside of the roof.