Top Pick Amongst Loft Conversion Companies in Banstead | Perfect Lofts

A fair proportion of the clients we take on around the Banstead area simply know it’s time to invest in a loft conversion. Perhaps they’ve already converted other areas, added on extensions and refurbished, and find loft conversions to be the final improvement to finish the puzzle… But not all clients are as sure. So in this blog post, the final in our first series, we’ve looked to answer the following question…

How Do You Know It’s Time for a Loft Conversion?

You’ve Done Some Research – Before first contacting a loft conversion company, like Perfect Lofts near Banstead, you might wish to do some research online. You could also ask friends, family or co-workers who have their own loft conversions for advice. So what should you be looking into? Well, you’ll want to consider what style of conversion might best suit your needs (dormer, mansard, hip-to-gable, etc), whether you might require planning permission, and how you’d like the conversion to look in terms of layout and decoration. Of course, you needn’t be an expert nor fully decided – part of the reason we prove so popular for loft conversions in Banstead, is that we provide expert advice at every step of the journey.

You Have an End Use in Mind – While some of our Banstead clients opt for fairly generic loft conversions, having not yet decided on how they’ll use it – this is a fairly rare approach. Most find that having a distinct end use in mind helps them shape their designs, and ensure the space is suitable in terms of layout and infrastructure (electrics and plumbing, for example). This is of course completely down to you. Some clients are in desperate need of an extra bedroom, others might opt for a home study/office, a home gym or kid’s play room. The question is: what will I get the most use out of? If you’re purely investing in loft conversions for the value they add to properties, the question becomes: what will potential buyers most value?

You’ve Set Aside Funding – As with most home improvements, it’s a bad idea to launch a project if money is tight and margins are looking extremely thin. You may end up having to skimp on materials, reduce the scope of the project, or call in a team whose work isn’t of the highest standards… Perfect Lofts aren’t this type of company; while we carry out loft conversions in Banstead at competitive prices, we refuse to cut corners. If you have the option of waiting a few more months, or even a year or two, so you can afford loft conversions without stress and worry – we definitely recommend taking the route.

You Can Clear Out Your Attic – It might not sound like a big deal, but many Banstead property owners currently use their loft spaces to store a lot of raw stuff. The problem is, not everyone has a place they can move it all to. While recycling or selling on is sometimes an option, sometimes the items in storage are important and regularly used. So try and figure out an alternative space they can be stored, if needs be then just temporarily. Loft conversions require a cleared-out “blank slate” to work with.

You’re Able to Deal With the Noise – Some varieties of loft conversions we carry out around Banstead require significant structural alterations to your roof space. This means a fair amount of work by our specialist team, who while looking to reduce the noise to a minimum wherever possible, aren’t miracle workers! If you’re currently working from home due to the COVID pandemic and feel the noise might be an insurmountable distraction, or have very young children or anxious pets that might struggle with our developers working on your home, give thought to how these issues can be managed.