Loft Designs

Thank you for visiting the Loft design section of our website galleries. Below you will see a slideshow of the main plan designs for the vast majority of loft conversions that we undertake. You can stop and start the slide show at any time to concentrate on a particular design plan and read the description. These design plans are drawn up by our architect once a contract to commence work has been signed by Apex Loft Conversions and the homeowner.

Also see our Latest Work for up to date images of each stage of the loft conversion we are currently working on, view our Portfolio of Bedrooms, Bathrooms and Staircases for the vast majority of Loft Types we build, or take the Photo Tour to see a conversion project from start to finish.

You can pause the slide show at any time to concentrate on a particular loft conversion picture and read the description below by hovering the mouse over the main image.

This is the view from plans of a typical rear dormer window on a terraced property. The window on the left is the shower-room and the one on the right is the main bedroom window of the loft conversion and they are double glazed UPVC windows. Externally the rear dormer window is tile hung and UPVC fascia, gutters and soil vent pipes are used to give a maintenance free finish. This plan image shows the cross section of a loft conversion with rear dormer window. From this view you can see the existing line of the roof shown in hidden detail and how much more area is created by constructing the dormer window. This particular plan shows the dormer built off of a steel beam that is set back from the rear wall plate of the house. However, even more volume can be achieved if the dormer window is built off of the rear wall plate itself. This image shows the floor-plan view of a typical loft conversion with a hip to gable construction shown on the far right of the plan. Most roofs on terrace and 1930’s built semi-detached properties have the necessary size to create this type of room with en-suite. Note the position of the staircase. This will generally be directly above the existing staircase of the property between the walls that define this area on the existing landing. Also from this plan view you can see the twin Velux windows we install on the front pitch elevation of the house to provide as much natural light to the new loft room. This external plan image shows a rear dormer window on a hip to gable loft conversion. You can see the existing line of the hip of the roof shown in hidden detail and the increase in space and volume the dormer achieves when built. Again, the window on the left is the shower-room and the one on the right is the main bedroom window of the loft conversion and they are double glazed UPVC windows. Externally the rear dormer window is tile hung and UPVC fascia, gutters and soil vent pipes are used to give a maintenance free finish. This image above is showing a rear dormer window built on a Victorian terraced property. You can see that this property also has a rear back addition which has a lower roof line than the main roof. These back additions usually have the properties kitchen on the ground floor and main bathroom on the first floor positioned here. As well as having one dormer built across the main part of the roof as shown, these particular designs of terraced houses offer the added opportunity of constructing a second dormer window above and over the rear addition roof of the house. This would then make if viewed externally from above, a rear dormer across the main roof with another dormer coming off at 90 degrees along the back addition giving a much larger conversion that would provide either two bedrooms and a shower-room or a master bedroom with a separate bathroom incorporated within the second dormer over the rear addition. This image shows the cross section of a loft conversion that is built on a property that has a modern truss roof design. These roofs are a little more complicated to convert than a traditionally pitched roof but can never the less be converted in exactly the same way. The plan design shows in hidden detail the lines of the existing rafters that are used on a truss roof and that are removed during the construction of the loft to allow the space needed to form the loft room itself. You can also see the outline of the new staircase as it finishes at the new floor level in the loft conversion and the way the loft floor joists are suspended between steel beams that are positioned at the front, rear and centre of the roof and above the existing ceiling joists. On the floor-plan image above you can see that this particular loft conversion was designed to include an en-suite shower-room that is open plan to the bedroom and a dressing area to the front left hand side of the room. Three Velux windows are shown to provide light to the shower-room, bedroom and stairwell. Again this floor-plan image is a typical design layout for a terraced property with en-suite shower-room. The only difference to this plan is that instead of a main double glazed window in the dormer, it shows a pair of French doors with side lights and a Juliet balcony. This shows an external plan view of a rear dormer window that has French doors and sidelights to the master bedroom. A Juliet balcony is shown providing the required guarding for the doors. This floor-plan layout shows a Hip to Gable loft conversion that is designed to provide two bedrooms and a shower-room. This design is on a typical semi-detached property. The new loft staircase shown is directly above the existing staircase of the house. The shower-room is positioned directly above the existing first floor bathroom and the remaining area of loft has been divided into two bedrooms. The bedroom in the dormer has the full ceiling height that can be achieved. The bedroom that is shown across the front of the roof has a small amount of full ceiling height with the remainder being the front pitch roof of the house. Two Velux windows are shown here and provide natural light to this bedroom. This floor-plan shows the design layout on a Victorian terraced property. The staircase rises above the existing staircase below and lands high against the rear wall of the house and the finish of the rear dormer window. The bedroom has two Velux windows shown and the area behind the staircase is used to provide the en-suite shower-room. This also has a Velux window shown installed in the front pitch of the roof.