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New Build Loft Conversions – Everything You Need to Know

Whilst new build houses can often be a dream come true with a blank canvas for you to put your stamp on, sometimes, as with any property, you may realise upon moving in that you need more space in your home. Whether you are thinking of creating an office with a new build loft conversion...
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Our Loft Conversion Calculator – How Big is Your Loft?

When planning your loft conversion, one thing can influence almost every other aspect, the loft size. Your loft conversion size could dictate whether you need planning permission, what type of loft conversion you will have and what you can use your new loft conversion for. Here’s how to work out the loft conversion volume and...
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Visit Alvaston at Grand Designs Live 2022

Are you thinking of making alterations to your home and want to find some inspiring ways on how to do it? Visit our stand at Grand Designs Live 2022 at the NEC, stand B140 at Grand Build from the 5th of October to the 9th of October and talk to the experts in home improvements.
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Does a Loft Conversion Add Value to Your Home?

If you are looking for a way to add value and space to your home, a loft extension is a fantastic option. Loft conversions can create additional bedrooms, home offices, playrooms and more to your home without taking away from your garden space but do they add value? We talk you through whether loft conversions...
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Our Favourite Loft Conversion Ideas for the New Year

The new year is the perfect time to make changes to your home and converting your loft is one of the best ways to improve your house. Loft conversions are a fantastic way to create space and add value to your home so we’ve pulled together some of our top loft conversion ideas to help...
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Stages to Consider When Planning Your Loft Conversion

Loft conversions are effective ways to add space to your home and create extra rooms for use as bedrooms, studies and more. But what exactly are the key stages of a loft conversion? 
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5 Things to Consider When Planning Your Loft Conversion

Planning your dream loft conversion can be an exciting time with the ability to fully customise the new room in your home. Whilst loft conversions can offer a wide variety of options to choose from to fit your needs and style choices, there are a few things you should consider to help guide your decisions...
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4 Top Types of Loft Conversions

If you are looking for a loft conversion for your home, you may have an idea of what your perfect loft space would look like. It may be a conversion to fit a home cinema, a study or even an extra bedroom. Whatever the use for your loft conversion, our team at Alvaston Loft Conversions...
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Come and Find Alvaston with a Free Ticket to Grand Designs Live 2019!

Following on from last year’s huge success, you can find our Alvaston team at Grand Designs Live 2019! From Wednesday 9th October to Sunday 13th October, we will be at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham exhibiting our services, showcasing our projects and offering professional advice on loft conversions and general home improvements. Grand Designs...
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Safe Spaces: Loft Conversion Fire Regulations

Converting your loft into a bedroom, bathroom or living area is fantastic for growing space in your home, but it isn’t as simple as just decorating.  Loft conversions require a team of experts to construct a fully-functioning and livable space. Moreover, due to the placement at the top of the house, extra safety measures are...
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LOFT CONVERSION STAIRCASE SOLUTIONS

You have finally decided to convert your loft. Your creativity is flowing, your head is brimming with ideas, and you have already mentally decorated your new loft room. But, a challenge that most people face when planning a loft conversion is designing the loft stairs!  Mapping and designing your loft conversion stairs is a challenge...
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LOFT TYPE UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: DORMER LOFT CONVERSIONS

The amount of information to absorb in the initial stages of planning a loft conversion can be quite overwhelming; how much will the work cost? Is my house suitable for a loft conversion? What type of loft conversion is best for my home? “Wait, there are different types of a loft conversion?” we hear you...
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ASK ALVASTON: “IS MY HOUSE SUITABLE FOR A LOFT CONVERSION?”

Clients regularly approach Alvaston Loft Conversions with one simple question, “is my house suitable for a loft conversion?” … The short answer to this is yes, most likely. Regardless of your loft size, shape, home location or any other possible hurdle, an established loft conversion company *cough*Alvaston*cough* should be able to conjure up a solution...
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Six Tips to Secure a Reliable Loft Conversion Company

  Time and time again, Alvaston Loft Conversions alludes to the fact that carrying out an attic remodel on your home creates ample benefits, such as extra living space. But, one of the most attractive benefits as the result of a loft conversion is the possibility to increase your home’s resale value significantly. Naturally, such...
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THE LOWDOWN: HOW TO AVOID LOFT CONVERSION PLANNING PERMISSION

Attributable to an uncertain property market and drastic fluctuations in property prices, increasing numbers of homeowners have started to renovate, instead of relocate. Rather than just focusing on the surface of the home and seasonally tweaking the property’s aesthetics, homeowners are choosing to expand on their current living space through the fabrication of house extensions...
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