Jolp

Initially we will come to meet you, introduce ourselves and get to understand you and your needs.
Once we have discussed your brief and requirements and what potential the project has, we will arrange to undertake a full measured survey of the garage and the main dwelling.
We will prepare existing and proposed drawings for your review and incorporate any changes you require.
Once you are happy with the proposals we will then submit the various planning and building application requirements.

Initially, you need to work out whether your loft space is actually suitable for a conversion. Most homes will come with an allowance for permitted development (PD), which means that you can go ahead with your conversion without planning permission. However, if you live in a conservation area, or if your roof space isn't tall enough, it may be more complicated.

To get a sense of whether your loft can be converted, see whether any similar properties on your street have had loft conversions. If you do spot examples, it's more likely to be a possibility. If you can, it's also worth going one step further and asking to take a look at the loft of anyone in your street that has had it done. That way, you can get a sense of the size of the space and start to think about how you'll fill it up.

The minimum height you need for a loft conversion is 2.2 metres, as an initial check you can measure from the floor to the ceiling at the tallest part of the room. If it's 2.2 metres or more, your loft should be tall enough to convert. Victorian houses tend to be lower than those built from 1930 onwards, so may not have sufficient head height. On the subject of older houses, consider other obstacles, such as water tanks and chimney stacks, when planning your conversion.

Many people neglect to factor in changes to the floor below the loft when planning a conversion. It's worth having a think about where the staircase is likely to go and how much room it might take up. Even a well-designed, space-saving staircase could take up a sizeable chunk of a room, so make sure you have space you're happy to lose.

You will also need the room to allow for the new stair access into the loft, in most cases the stairs will run over the top of your existing stair, however this is not always the case and you will need to provide 2m clear head height from the line of your existing stair to the underside of your new stair. The head height of your new stair can be lower with a requirement of 1.9m from the centre line of the stair to the underside of roof.

Initially we will come to meet you, introduce ourselves and get to understand you and your needs.
Once we have discussed your brief and requirements and what potential the project has, we will arrange to undertake a full measured survey of the loft area and main dwelling below.
We will prepare existing and proposed drawings for your review and incorporate any changes you require.
Once you are happy with the proposals we will then submit the various planning and building application requirements.

Jolp Ltd was incorporated on 1/11/2021.
Prior to this Graham Parkes, the managing director has been in practice since 2002 working for Architects and in house for housing and commercial developers as a sole proprietor.

We have £250,000 Professional Indemnity Insurance and £5,000,000 General Liability Insurance

We love design, we love taking an idea and making it into something that functions to the clients needs and providing ideas that havent been considered. Architecture and planning is an art that has function. This is our passion.

We started our own business in the middle of the Covid Pandemic for all the reasons we love Architecture and Design but also because we love working with people to help them realise their requirements and solutions to their home, development of your property or commercial entity is a showcase of its owners personality, we found we could offer a service to support this where many don't.

Due to our experience of not only working as a consultant and understanding a clients needs but also through working in house as client in our later stages of practice. These unique working arrangements have educated us to provide a service that not only provides experience in design but also a commercial mind and a clear understanding of how to maximise budgets and costing.

Yes we are an adaptable company who is more than willing to work around our clients needs and tailor our service whether that be working in unsociable hours, weekends, evenings or during the 9-5.

All of our staff are vaccinated and take regular PCR tests before attending site. Sanitiser and masks are available and used prior to and during visits or surveys.