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Loft Conversions Across Exeter
A loft conversion in Exeter is the cheapest way to add a proper room to your house, because the shell is already there. No garden lost, no foundations, and in most cases you stay living in the house while it's built. Most lofts end up as a bedroom with an en suite, an office, or a living space for teenagers who want their own floor.
The type of conversion you can have comes down to your roof. We work across all the housing around Exeter, from the Victorian and Edwardian terraces in St Leonards, Newtown and Heavitree, which usually suit a rear dormer, to the 1930s semis in Pennsylvania and St Thomas that often need a hip to gable to make the space work, and the post-war and newer estates out towards Exwick, Pinhoe and Cranbrook where roof trusses mean more structural work. We'll tell you which applies at the survey, before you spend anything.
What's Included in Your Loft Conversion
Survey, design & approvals
We check the head height, the roof structure and the floor below, then draw up the plans. We confirm whether it's permitted development or needs planning permission, and handle the building control application and party wall notices where neighbours are attached.
Structure & shell
Steels and new floor joists so the loft can carry a room, dormers or roof lights formed, and the staircase put in. The roof is opened up and made weathertight as quickly as possible, so the house stays dry and liveable.
Fit out & finishing
Insulation, fire doors and mains linked smoke alarms to meet building regs, then wiring, lighting, heating and the plumbing for an en suite if you're having one. After that it's plastering, flooring, doors and decorating. You get the building control completion certificate at the end, which you'll need when you sell.
Why choose us
✔ Free survey and no-obligation quote
✔ Plans, building regs and party wall notices handled
✔ Dormer, hip to gable, rooflight and mansard conversions
✔ Fire safety and insulation built to current building regs
✔ One team from steels to decorating
✔ You stay in the house for most of the build
✔ Completion certificate at the end
✔ Covering Exeter, Exminster, Topsham, Cranbrook and nearby
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Get a Free Loft Conversion Quote in Exeter
Send us your postcode and what you'd like the loft to become. We'll get back to you within 48 hours to arrange a free survey, then give you a clear price with no pressure and no obligation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is my loft tall enough to convert?
As a rule of thumb you want around 2.2 metres from the top of the existing ceiling joists to the ridge, measured at the highest point. Less than that doesn't always rule it out, because a dormer can add usable height, but it does change the design and the cost. It's the first thing we measure at the survey.
Do I need planning permission for a loft conversion in Exeter?
Often not. Many loft conversions fall under permitted development if they stay within the volume limits and don't extend beyond the front roof slope. You're more likely to need permission if you're in one of Exeter's conservation areas, if the house is listed, if it's a flat or maisonette, or if permitted development rights were removed when the estate was built, which happens on newer developments. We check it before any work is priced.
Do loft conversions need building regulations approval?
Yes, always. Building regs cover the structure, fire escape, insulation, stairs and head height. We handle the application with building control and you get a completion certificate at the end. Without one you'll hit problems when you sell, and the room can't legally be called a bedroom.
How long does a loft conversion take?
Most take around 6 to 10 weeks on site once plans and approvals are through, and the approvals themselves take a few weeks before that. A straightforward rooflight conversion is quicker. Hip to gable and mansard conversions, or anything with an en suite, take longer. You'll get the timescale in writing with the quote.
Which areas do you cover?
Exeter and the surrounding towns and villages, including Topsham, Exminster, Alphington, Pinhoe, Whipton, Exwick, Cranbrook and Broadclyst. That covers EX1 to EX6 postcodes. Not sure if you're in our patch? Pop your postcode in the form and we'll let you know.