Minimum Roof Height For Loft Conversion

The ideal scenario is if you can stand upright in the centre of your loft and raise your arm above your head without crunching your hand on the inside of the roof.

Minimum roof height for loft conversion.

Of course it is entirely up to you. Where a property already has a steep pitched roof the eventual loft conversion will be much easier and ideally you are looking for headroom in the loft of around 2 2 to 2 6 meters. In most cases you would want to allocate a few more inches as well giving room for any lighting beams and other obstructions on the ceiling. You need to have enough room to stand up and move around.

It is about 2 1 metres 210 cm 7 feet 84 inches for a loft conversion. The ridge is the centre point of your roof this will be where you measure from and down to your feet. The minimum head height for a loft conversion is around 2 3 to 2 4 metres. Lofts with a minimum head height of 2 3m are usually seen as fit to convert although obstacles like chimneys or water tanks as well as the pitch of the roof can also affect this decision.

In relation to ceiling height 2 2 metres across the central part of the room is preferable in bedrooms and living room conversions while a minimum of 1 8 metres usually 2 metres from floor to ceiling is required by law at the top of the staircase. The minimum height requirement above the pitch line is 2m although this could be reduced to 1 9m in the centre and 1 8m to the side of a stair. Richard will double check the height of your attic loft on his free estimate visit to you. If you can stand up in your loft you are doing well.

Adding a staircase to a loft conversion the ideal location for a staircase to land is in line with the roof ridge. Otherwise there is little point in converting the space at all. The minimum height you need for a loft conversion is 2 2m and you can easily measure this yourself. Don t be shy measure the height with a tape measure.

This will make best use of the available height above the staircase. But building regulations use this figure as a recommendation when the room will be habitable. If it s 2 2m or more your loft should be tall enough to convert.