Dormer loft conversion in Southville
A rear dormer that added a double bedroom and a shower room under the eaves, with a view across to Totterdown.
Area
Southville
Time on site
11 weeks
Cost
£71,500
Finished
2025
What we did
House
Victorian terraced house
Service
Loft conversions
Site lead
Dan Pritchard
Lawful development certificate and party wall notices
New floor joists and two steel beams
Rear dormer clad in slate-grey tiles
Shower room under the eaves with a rooflight
New staircase from the first-floor landing
Fire doors and mains-wired smoke alarms throughout the house
The owners had two children sharing a bedroom and didn’t want to move. The loft had 2.4 metres of head height at the ridge, which was enough for a full rear dormer without lowering any ceilings.
We built from scaffolding at the back for the first six weeks and only opened the loft to the house when the staircase went in. The shower room fits under the lower part of the roof, with a rooflight above the shower so there is standing height where it’s needed.
Clear quote, every line explained. Finished on the date in the contract.
Martin R., Southville
Kitchens
Redland
2026
Kitchen refit in a Redland semi
A dark kitchen with a smoked oak island, built after taking out the wall between the old kitchen and the back reception room.
Time on site
7 weeks
Cost
£52,400
Extensions
Bishopston
2025
Side-return extension in a Bishopston terrace
A 19 m² side-return extension with a glass roof, which turned a galley kitchen into a kitchen with room for a dining table.
Time on site
17 weeks
Cost
£118,000