Your Local Loft Conversion Builder in Walton on Thames
Walton on Thames is home for FMT Construction. Our yard is at Field Common Farm on Field Common Lane, KT12, so a loft conversion in Walton on Thames is about as local as our work gets. Being close by makes site visits and deliveries easy, and it means you are dealing with a team that knows the roads, the houses and the way Elmbridge Borough Council works.
Mark Grimshaw, our Managing Director, has spent more than 35 years in building and oversees every loft we build. We take care of the design, the structural engineer, any planning application, party wall notices and Building Regulations, so you have one point of contact from the first visit to the final certificate.
Loft Conversions for Walton Houses
Walton has every kind of house: Victorian and Edwardian homes near the river and the town centre, streets of inter war semis and detached houses, post war family homes, and large detached houses on private estates such as Burwood Park and around Ashley Park. Each has a different roof, and the roof shapes the loft.
Dormers on the front of a house face the road, so they always need planning permission, while rear dormers can often go ahead as permitted development. We look at your house from the street and from the garden before we suggest a design, because the right loft adds the space you need and still looks right on the house.
Choosing the Right Loft for Your Walton Home
Hip to gable with a rear dormer
The usual upgrade for an inter war semi with a hipped roof. The side of the roof is built up into a gable and a dormer is added at the back, which can create a double bedroom and an en suite.
Front and rear dormers
Larger detached houses can take dormers on more than one slope. Rear dormers add the most floor space, while smaller front dormers bring in light and give the top floor a balanced look from the street, subject to planning.
Rooflights only
If the roof is already tall enough, rooflights in the slopes give you a bright room with no change to the outline of the house. It suits period homes near the town centre and keeps the structural work to a minimum.
Planning and Paperwork in Walton on Thames
For Walton homes the planning authority is Elmbridge Borough Council. A rear dormer or hip to gable conversion within 50 cubic metres on a detached or semi detached house, or 40 on a terraced house, can usually be built under permitted development. Front dormers, homes in conservation areas and flats need a full application, and private estates such as Burwood Park can have covenants and estate rules that apply on top of planning.
While the roof is open, the scaffold is wrapped in sheeting to keep the house dry and the site tidy.
- We prepare the drawings and apply for planning permission or a Lawful Development Certificate.
- We serve party wall notices where new steels will sit in a shared wall.
- We arrange the structural calculations and book every building control inspection.
- You receive a completion certificate when the loft is signed off, which you will need when you sell.
From First Visit to Finished Loft
Most loft conversions take around 8 to 12 weeks on site. Because we are based in Walton, it is easy for us to call in, measure up and talk through your ideas before anything is drawn.
- First visit: we measure the loft, look at the roof structure and talk about how you want to use the space.
- Design and approvals: drawings, structural calculations and the right planning route for your house.
- Build: scaffold, steels, the new floor, the dormers or gable, windows and a weathertight roof.
- Inside: insulation, electrics, plumbing, plastering and the new staircase.
- Sign off: the final building control inspection and a full handover of the finished room.
If you are also thinking about an extension or a full renovation, see our page for builders in Walton on Thames. We also build loft conversions in Esher, Weybridge and Oxshott, and our loft conversions page covers the rest of Surrey.
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Questions and answers
Loft Conversion Questions in Walton on Thames
Can you convert the loft in my inter war semi?
Usually, yes. Most inter war semis in Walton have hipped roofs, and a hip to gable conversion with a rear dormer is the standard way to create a full height room. We check your head height and the condition of the roof timbers first.
Do I need my neighbour's agreement?
If new steel beams will sit in the wall you share, the Party Wall Act means you must serve notice on your neighbour before that work starts. Your neighbour cannot stop the loft being built, but if they do not agree in writing, surveyors settle the details. We prepare the notices and explain the process to both of you.
How much disruption will there be?
Less than most people expect. Deliveries go up the scaffold, the roof is worked on from outside, and the opening into the house is only made near the end, when the staircase goes in.
Do you work in Hersham, Ashley Park and Burwood Park?
Yes. Our yard is at Field Common in KT12, and we work across Walton on Thames, Hersham, Ashley Park, Burwood Park and the streets near the river.
Book a Free Loft Conversion Visit in Walton on Thames
Call 01932 943095 or send us your details to book a free visit for your loft conversion in Walton on Thames.
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“Amazing 2 storey extension completed on my house. Mark and the team were fantastic throughout, communicative and professional whilst doing all they could to help me save money …”
“Mark was fantastic throughout the entire process of our house extension... , he stood out for his responsiveness and willingness to help.”
“Mark and his team undertook a rear extension as well as a loft conversion. From start to finish I was kept well informed and updated with progress reports.”
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Get In Touch
Call us, or tell us a little about what you are planning. We will arrange a convenient time to visit, listen to your ideas, talk through the options and follow up with a clear written quotation.
- Phone01932 943095/07990 868756
- Emailhello@fmtconstruction.co.uk
- AddressUnit 5 Field Common Farm, Field Common Lane, Walton on Thames, Surrey, KT12 3QJ
