Loft Conversions
In Epping, Essex
Atkins Custom Builds delivers extensions, loft conversions, and garden rooms built for your home. We design with purpose and build with accuracy.
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Quality loft conversions in Epping, Essex.
Atkins Custom Builds delivers extensions, loft conversions, and garden rooms with structured planning. Our team focuses on clear design, strong structure, and reliable communication throughout each stage. We assess your property and prepare drawings, specifications, and schedules that guide the entire process. You receive direct information about timelines, costs, and requirements for smooth progress. We coordinate structural details, building control needs, and practical layout decisions for your space. Each project follows organised steps that protect quality and support predictable outcomes. Our builders complete work with steady attention to detail and consistent standards. You gain new space designed for daily use and lasting added value.
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Types of Loft Conversions In Epping, Essex.
A dormer loft conversion involves extending the current roof structure so that it rises vertically from the sloping roof, increasing usable floor area and ceiling height inside the home. Inside, a dormer features straight walls and a flat ceiling. This is the most popular style of loft conversion, as flat-roof dormers typically create the greatest amount of extra living space.
Full Rear Dormer
Pitched roof dormer conversions are particularly well suited to properties with large roof areas or steep roof pitches. In some cases, especially within conservation areas, they may be required instead of a full rear dormer. A pitched roof dormer can enhance the character of a property and, depending on the design, multiple pitched dormers may be incorporated. Dormers added to the front of a house will require planning permission, while rear dormers can often be constructed under permitted development rights.
Pitched Roof Dormer
Velux loft conversions, often referred to as rooflight conversions, take their name from Velux, the industry’s leading roof window manufacturer.
This type of conversion does not change the external shape of the roof, as the roof windows are installed flush with the existing roof slope. Velux loft conversions are ideal for properties that already have sufficient head height in the loft or where planning restrictions limit structural alterations.
Velux Conversion
A mansard loft conversion, named after the 17th-century French architect François Mansard, is typically constructed at the rear of a property. It features a flat roof and a rear wall that slopes inward at an angle of around 72 degrees. Windows are usually set within smaller dormer structures. Because this type of conversion significantly alters the roof’s shape and structure, planning permission is usually required.
Mansard
A hip-to-gable loft conversion significantly increases both head height and usable floor area within a loft. This process involves removing the sloping hip end of the roof, extending the side wall upward to form a vertical gable, and lengthening the roof ridge to connect with the new gable end. As part of the works, sections of the front roof also need to be rebuilt.
Hip To Gable
The L-shaped dormer loft conversion is another highly popular option and is often regarded as the most effective way to maximise space in a mid-terrace period property. Choosing an L-shaped design typically allows enough room to comfortably create two bedrooms along with a bathroom or en-suite.
L-shaped Dormer
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Housing In Epping, Essex.
Epping is a historic market town in Essex, located on the edge of Epping Forest. It is renowned for its scenic surroundings, strong community atmosphere, and charming high street with shops, cafes, and local amenities. Housing includes period cottages, modern family homes, and larger detached properties, appealing to a range of residents. With excellent transport links via the Central Line and nearby roads, Epping is popular with commuters, families, and those seeking countryside living near London.
If you’re unsure whether your loft can be converted, or which type of loft conversion would be best for your property, please get in touch to discuss your options.
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What Our Clients Say About Us
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EXCELLENT Based on 45 reviews Posted on Emily HudsonTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. A massive THANK YOU to the whole Atkins team for all your help bringing our dream home to life, maximising every inch of our new loft conversion. The hardest working, nicest guys around, we can’t thank you enough! From architect drawings, building control, scaffolding, the build, carpentry, plastering, plumbing, electrics, tiling… you sorted absolutely everything with no stress for us. Got our main loft structure built in a record 5 days!! We had more than a few extra jobs to add on and even knocked through to our garage and built a downstairs w/c for us. So impressed with your work and the attention to detail finish. A special shoutout to Matt, who must have thousands of messages everyday but somehow always has time for you whilst hanging off a roof & makes you feel prioritised, quick responses and dealt with everything BANG ON! We have loved seeing your video updates & commentaries 😄 We’re going to miss having you all around. So polite, professional & fun (great singers) and all amazing at what you do. Couldn’t recommend enough - everyone is always shocked at how happy we are with our builders, but you guys are the best! THE FUTURE IS ATKINS 😎 Emily & Alex HornchurchPosted on Charles MorrisTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Honestly where to start this chapter. It all started with securing quotes from multiple companies for our loft conversion project at my home in Southend-on-Sea. In the end we spoke to 5+ companies who all gave a similar price. So how do you make your choice? I based it on their portfolio and customer reviews, and Atkins are the leaders in that aspect by a large margin. Also, their ease of communication, friendliness, professionalism, prompt responses to my queries made me very comfortable in choosing them to take our project on. Consider you will be talking to whoever you get to take on your loft for up to 8 weeks daily. If you’re not going to get on with them, how will that communication support in getting your project to life. The whole Atkins team are the friendliest individuals around making me, my partner and daughter feel very secure. If you’re looking for a loft conversion or garden extension, save yourself the time of contacting multiple companies and just go with Atkins, they will do you right. The whole process was very smooth and easy as they have their own architects, building control, electricians, plumbers, plasterers, carpenters, painters, and flooring specialists. We wanted a new master bedroom + en-suite, ended up with that plus walk in wardrobe and a study. I only had a general idea of what I wanted in terms of the finer details but I was able to put my trust in every team member Atkins utilised and I would recommend you to do the same. They are the experts, heavily consider what they think is best and how different aspects should look. My loft project the Atkins team took on came with unexpected challenges to which the team rose too, and went above and beyond to ensure we were happy. If you need a loft project to be completed, the Atkins team are the ideal partners to make what you envision come true. They’re a great bunch of guys, the hardest workers around and I wish them all success in the future.Posted on LouTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. WoW what a fantastic hard working group of guys, QUALITY WORKMANSHIP,punctual,friendly,Top Notch Job👍🏻WELL DONE Fellas.Posted on Dan VeroftTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Quality work, clean, efficient and organised great team !Posted on george coxTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Matt and his business partner taking on my extension couldn’t of asked for a better team , very professional got eye for the brilliant creative work , unbeatable prices for high quality work , made the process so easy for me and my partner as we thought it was gunna be a lot to handle but the boys at Atkins have undertaken it all , they couldn’t do enough , will be recommending and using for more future worksPosted on Jamie ChantTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. My wife and I recently had a loft by Atkins loft And Ben and Matt were great from start to finish. Honest, reliable and completed the works to an extremely high standard, couldn’t fault them. Fantastic firm keep up the good work.Posted on Gary PageTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Didn’t really get to meet the guys but they helped out with my neighbours loft who was had over by another firm & was basically left with know roof on her house & they took half the money, I see the Atkins banner up on the scaffolding & within a week i come home from work and the roof was on and tiled and so my neighbour said the inside was done exactly how she wanted it once it was completed! My wife spoke to the guys a few times and said they was very polite and down to earth , even bought our kids sweets couple of times for letting them park one of the vans across our drive 👍🏻Posted on emma sandersTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. we are so pleased with the outcome Atkins built us a luxury garden bar ready for the summer and we are honestly so pleased it’s exactly what we wanted. very respectful team of hard work men. highly recommend these to anyone looking for work in there home .Posted on Tracy ColmanTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Had a lovely garden room installed by Atkins custom builds and couldn't be happier they were very hard working and nothing too much trouble as we changed plans a couple of times. Great bunch of fellasPosted on P S STrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great service had a loft conversion by the atkins team they was very professional and completed my loft to a very high standard we are very happy. Top Service Gents. Thank You