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@Rick-vm8bl

4 жыл бұрын

Hard to forget when its spammed all over the screen every 5 seconds 🤣

I did this to my attic , converted it to a loft. I’m so glad I did. I not only gained a bunch of space; I actually lowered my energy bills cause I increased my home r-value and overall energy efficiency. I use my space for a play area and massive storage entertainment room with two massive solar velux skylights. Again sooo glad we did, the extra room allows my wife and I to keep our kids mess and toys contained to this huge room upstairs that we don’t have to rush to clean up when we have guests. Converting the attic to a finished loft untimely increased my household earnings cause now we don’t have to rush to move to increase our space. We can keep our monthly expenses the same as far as cash flows as our earnings increase. When we sale, we’ll gain the benefits of the home improvements. I would strongly recommend everyone consider this sort of home upgrade if your planning to live at your residence for 5+ years and before solar panels IMO.

Beautiful old woman ...90 years old home but every things new..wow

Overall, a great snapshot of what's involved in converting an attic space

Look very nice, appreciate sharing this video with us

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment much appreciated!

I dont think most in the comment section understand how complicated and difficult these conversions are. Not all builders have the guts or resolve to even take these jobs on. I understand... Great Job boys!!

Bathroom is amazing! Perfect color choice! Ty for sharing!

Right at the top of the house, thousands spent just to put a kids gaming chair in front of a tv. Thats goals man😂

@alizcool1

3 жыл бұрын

bed probably coming

Great job all that for one room ,and bathroom,of which is lush

I'v never seen walls before subfloor? What was the reasoning behind that?

It's an amazing loft mate , wish you all of the best truly 👏

Wow that brickwork 10/10 😂

Killed it👍👍

Amazing job ! Thumbs up

Wow great job 👏 👍 👌

Love the temp Staging and plastic job. Good idea if the weather won’t Cooperate

@haworthluke

4 жыл бұрын

It's called a tented scaffold here in the UK bro it's quite normal for these kinds of jobs.

The button on the mirror for the other light was awesome

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Wicked Video..Wicked Project Well Down...

No insulation inside the bathroom's false wall😱 they even put tiles on the wall🤔🤔🙄

@1499cally

4 жыл бұрын

Abu Ayub Sumon state of the electrics too

@hanswei5746

4 жыл бұрын

this is racism! shame on you!)

Nice to see that shower area has been waterproofed. It's amazing how many builders & tilers just tile straight onto plywood or plasterboard in wet areas. Grout is not waterproof, so you end up with rot behind the tiles.

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment the builder actually wasn't going do that, I actually had to insist he did and went out to buy to ensure it was done.

@DMC888

4 жыл бұрын

@@GeekStreet I've had general builders and even tilers do this. I follow the tiling forums and it's worrying the things that go on. The last shower I did, I just replaced all of the plasterboard with Marmox cement board.

@ameeranwar622

4 жыл бұрын

They still dot and dabed the adhesive behind the wall tiles very bad practice

Amazing

Very nice 💯👊🏼

Great job and good end result, thanks for the detailed description will use some of your ideas

Shouldn’t there be a fire door for the loft conversion to be compliant with the building regulations?

Hmm.......the floor insulation was a complete shitfeast

@gelosul

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing.

@AceRimmer_

4 жыл бұрын

Rockwool much better

@alizcool1

3 жыл бұрын

why do they insulate the floor anyway, aren't you supposed to leave it uninsulated and insulate the roof instead. Why would you block the heat from coming up?

@alizcool1

3 жыл бұрын

@T D whats the trade off in heat Vs sound?

@rickyroaster

3 жыл бұрын

@@goodcat1982 insulation has to be loose to work, not stuffed in, no air pockets me poor insulation performance

You never ply a bathroom that is going to be tiled. You should use cement board as a tile backing.

@mrsilver7246

4 жыл бұрын

Colin Nicol very true mate 👍🏻 used to do that many many years ago out dated now

@Alexnahar

4 жыл бұрын

You can as long as you get water and boil proof plywood though I'm pritty sure they just used standard ply on this job.

@mrsilver7246

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Nahar don’t be stupid u just don’t ply anymore nobody dies

@Alexnahar

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrsilver7246 I didnt say people still do ply bathrooms what I said is you can do it as long as you get a water and boil proof graded plywood

@dkaloupis75

4 жыл бұрын

@@Alexnahar It never worked hence the failures. Not good practise

The deadly stairs ever!!!!!!

The temporary steel roof is so good, should just keep it. lol

Bathroom mirror was to close to the wall you got hot spots against the far wall, excellent work looks great, wish we used enclosures like that here

Great use of space, lovely bathroom

That roof space looks same as mine which is tight, can you advise me what the space from loft joist to apex before work begun thanks?

Nice job, but floor heating would be a better option than a radiator on the wall. The floor insulation could be done more careful. You must fill up the space from corner to corner to achieve the best result .

Perfect....

Your conversion looks amazing! going by allot of comments I would say theres allot of jealous arses lol! and theres always someone who knows how to do it right or better! nice vid!

We really needed that music

Great work, beautiful finished product. I wish I could do stairs like those but code here will not allow winders that tight anymore. Only allowed two in a 90⁰ turn.

I'm wondering, if final head room of the loft is let say 205cm. Will it count as livable space and add to the value of the property?

Thanks for sharing, it is interesting to see. One of the things that has interested me recently is thermal transfer through materials. I see they used insulation in between the wood but I do wonder how much cold travels through the wood and steel beams. I'm not expert, just interested as I've been reading about it. The end results were good. I wasn't struck on how the finished off the roof edges though. Thanks

@Jejp944

4 жыл бұрын

Look up interstitial condensation.

Ignore the stupid comment below about gluing tiles to wood. It‘s a perfectly normal practice using glues especially developed for this purpose. Great build guys👍👍👍

@bobmartin5101

4 жыл бұрын

Complete shite matey. Cement backed board, no butts.

Beauty

Very nice time lapse! It turned out great! We've just bought a property and it has potential for roof conversion! Could I ask roughly how much did it cost you? Cheers

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for comment much appreciated. I've put all details in the description even details on where I bought some of the items. Hope that helps.

@GiXXerRiderUK

4 жыл бұрын

Geek Street my mistake! Honestly I didn't check the description part of your video! Thank you for the info! Keep up the good work! I've just find your channel,and I've subscribed to it! :)

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support much appreciated!

Nice work how much I'm thinking of a loft conversion on Ensuite above the and one big Dorma window

This whole thing will be full of mold in less than 10 years. What a hack job.

Really interesting, such a professional job.

How high was the ridge before and after internally

Lol, that bathroom isn't waterproof.. 😂

I like the metal cover but I suspect it added a fortune in costs to the job

Thats a video of how not to DIY your bathroom.

@gwaust1

4 жыл бұрын

I'm seeing tile put right on bare wood wall; how is that even allowed? No moisture barrier or anything, I would think for a small room with presumably an amount of steam and moisture the whole room would me fully sealed before tiling, fixtures, etc. *edit - there is a few frames of them painting the one wall after the grey wall and the stuff goes clear/hazy so something is painted on but still no physical moisture barrier*

Nice one mate. Looks good. You didn’t fancy getting stuck into this one then? Where was the bathroom from?

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment much appreciated. Nah too big a job, I also have a day job plus the KZread and other stuff going on so would have taken ages to do, but seeing these guys do it seems quite straightforward not too complicated. The shower is from Qs supplies details on the product codes in the description. Thanks

Thanks for this. Was interesting to watch. Am just wondering why there was a plug in electric radiator up there? Looks like the new radiator and insulation isn't good enough.

@jmk1962

3 жыл бұрын

@@ronflorax7578 - Yes I live in London. The point I was making is it obviously wasn't insulated enough if they need a plug in radiator. If you spend 40-50K on a loft conversion you at least expect to be warm or why bother.

One big open room with a glas front on the sloped side of the roof plus a bathroom would’ve been so much better!

Like to see positive comments mostly from people that don't have experience and mostly negative from traders 😜😜😜😜. In my opinion there are some things that have not been done up to the standard. Like the bathroom ply etc. But overall looks really good. Unfortunately in a year time tiles will need to be done again as probably they won't stick to the walls for long.

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's why most builders turn off the comments when they upload the video. I'll have to see how it goes in the bathroom, there is a tanking kit applied underneath hoping that helps...

Where does the patio doors go to 😡 was there a balcony or what

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Yes there is a balcony and it over looks the rear garden.

@adamcturnbull

4 жыл бұрын

@@GeekStreet I definitely was waiting to see out there !

@plummetplum

3 жыл бұрын

@@GeekStreet Was it a juliette or proper balcony?

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

It was a juliette balcony check out this video to see: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y5WcpZmQdde_qps.html

Shouldn’t the rafters alongside the Veluxs’ be doubled up ?

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it was done at 4:00

@MachsGaming

4 жыл бұрын

No the rafters, not the trimmers

What size are the floor joist RSJs and span of the floor?

The top step to the finnished level looked like a balls up measurement, also why the electric oil radiator, the wall mounted one not the right kw?

@alizcool1

3 жыл бұрын

because the loft is always colder and they probably don't want to keep on switching on the entire central heating

Brilliant video - but one bad thing - no insulation between stud partition. Really, really poor sound insulation then for the owner, even though it is a bathroom. I use the rockwool slabs - they're bloody great (use them also for gyproc sound insulating walls to massively good effect). Tiling has zero sound insulating properties also :-) Otherwise top job :-)

Wow so many haters on the comments... Trolls. I've had my lof done and this clearly looks like a good level of finish. If there are criticisms or constructive feedback - state them clearly on here. I hate keyboard warriors.

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments, this normal with tradesmen! Thats why none of them put up their own videos! The ones that do delete all the rude comments! 🤣😂

@hermand

4 жыл бұрын

@@GeekStreet I've noticed KZread in particular also gets a load of Yanks who seem to think anything that isn't the American way is rubbish. I had somebody tell me my building control checked foundations were wrong and would fall down :D

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

@@hermand yeah remember in America the houses get blown away in storms...🤣😂

Well done How much this convention costs please

Well that bathroom in few years will be a rot fest. Should have used a tile backer board like elements board.

all i could see was that wall tile shorter than the rest on the ceiling line.

That’s great. What’s the company name pls

Hi Can you please tell me the size of your shower room ? Doing exactly same, and having big dilemma where to place units and What size of the shower cabin to buy

@GeekStreet

2 жыл бұрын

I can't remember off hand but a few people asked the same question in the comments section which I previously answered.

So how the hell are you going get anything in that room? Did the tv come in pieces? Mattress anyone?

Why opt for the brick wall on the one side

Tiling on ply🤔

@tilerman

3 жыл бұрын

And dot and dabbed 'tiling'.

at least you can clean the old mess!!!!

Parabéns

Wow ive never seen so many cut corners in my life lmfao

@mysteryMachinePL

4 жыл бұрын

Its funny that such a low quality job did cost 44k. When I saw that roof over building I was thinking, holy C... things about to go really pro. And then a sh... storm began. Even floor base moldings look bad. But I saw similar quality in DK homes. That company would fail in PL after two jobs.

@alizcool1

3 жыл бұрын

@@mysteryMachinePL 44k?....

The bathroom walls were not waterproofed properly. This is what happens when you use cowboy brown builders.

Please tell us what's outside the french doors-could be the best part of the conversion!

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Take a look and this video I've shown all. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y5WcpZmQdde_qps.html

Is it me or did I see some builder taking a shit during the bathroom construction lol

never any sound proofing on these sorta conversions, the rain on that roof is going to be very noisy, did the neighbors request the bricking up on the joining side?

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Rain noise, isn't too bad. But you can hear when very heavy. The neighbour is getting a loft conversion done too so made sense to maximise the space by having the wall built.

@joshuasmith9470

4 жыл бұрын

You can see they insulated between the rafters with 100mm PIR board, kingspan you might know it as. Wouldnt be surprised if the plasterboard had an inch insulation on the back of it too. Thats usually the building regs. You wont hear much rain through all that

having fallen to this blunder myself you may want to keep an eye on the bathroom wall. The plywood in mine de-laminated due to shoddy manufacturing (not all plywoods are equal, some get made better than others) I have also been told that another problem area is behind heated towel rails or rads.

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, i had the builders apply a tanking kit around the shower area. One year on all is fine, only thing i have done it replace the silicone. I'll keep an eye on it.

Cool ! Nice timelapse. But what is with the double doors???

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

View of the garden.

Not bad if you mute the awful sound

Hello what timelaose camera did you use. Great project

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, I used CCTV cameras.

What’s a rough cost on something like this? We had a quote recently of roughly 30grand

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

All details in the description, but just for reference from what I've heard for a builder it generally costs them around 15 - 20K in materials, if the house is covered in scaffolding that's another 4-5K. Everything is else is labour costs and profits. Prices also depend on location, but that price is pretty cheap.

4 :27 it’s black and white footage any way really nice video I love it so much and I heard that it’s 1 year since the loft was completed

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, i guess light levels where very low at that point so night vision kicked in on the camera. Yes it been 1 year since the loft was completed, i've got a video show the loft 1 year on check it out if you get a chance.

@davidcolangelo

4 жыл бұрын

Ok I can’t wait to check it out

@davidcolangelo

4 жыл бұрын

Ps I can’t wait to see the 2 year version 😆

So £44k on the conversion and then they fit it with poundland quality fittings. Seems to be alot of cut corners.

@404maciek

4 жыл бұрын

44k isnt a whole lot with the amount of work that already goes in there and with the dormer that size

Hi, gr8 video. Can you give me an indication of the area of the loft ?

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. The whole loft area is around 8M deep x 6M wide.

Can I just ask on the bathroom size please? Thanks

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

I've just measured and its 214 x 241cm with the tiles on. Hope that helps.

In Ireland those windows would be illegal. They must be between 600-1100mm for fire escape and no more than 1.7 metres from the gutter so a fireman can reach you.

What soundtracks is in this video ?

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

These tracks are all from KZread's royalty free music selection.

Rather odd way to do the roofing, first you sort of prime the OSB, than a thin sheet is laid into that primer, which is eventually blackened after the capping rooftiles have been mounted. Definitely would choose another method. Same for the shower/bathroom, where is the dispersion primer? In the corner of the shower the plywood is immediately covered in a grey elastic product, which to my knowledge needs a primer before it is applied. On the opposite the tiles are glued on the plywood without visible dispersion primer. Here too I would definitely choose another method. Overall impression; it appears as like a contractor is doing too much on this job.

How much did the scaffolding cost? Thank you

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Around £4k -£5k

weiss jemand wie die musik heisst die bei 9:08 spielt?

Generally a nice job. Sorry to pick fault but the new landing at the top of the stairs looked a mess. As if the flooring had been done from off-cuts.

Roughly how much did it cost?

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

I've put all pricing details in the description of the video, check it out.

How much did it cost?

my good what a rubis

How long did this take?

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

About 3 months, I gave them some extra work hence the additional time.

Brilliant video. But... What's through the French doors? 🤔

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment much appreciated. It's the view of the garden!

@eedorobbo2363

4 жыл бұрын

@@GeekStreet Is there a balcony?

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

@@eedorobbo2363 yes

Not a good way to build a roof for drainage, that will cause problems in the future. Not enough slope and you have created gaps for water to attack at.

No trimmer joists around velux windows, no way of cross venting the roof, should have gone for a warm deck, no insulation applied to the masonry former cheek that was built, bottom of stair isn't compliant, stair looks steeper than 42 degrees,

The whole construction is a joke! Insulation is a mess, tiling as well and so on...and somebody spent money on this!

@adamcturnbull

4 жыл бұрын

New roof, steel girder re-inforced? Temporary over cover ? My bet is the "reno" cost as much as a small house! I wont get into changing the character of an old house into mod.

@martinkaleta5287

4 жыл бұрын

@@goodcat1982 Nobody in the costruction business (as far as I know) would pay a dime for this poor quality of work. And I am not a child, I am the guy who is called to fix builds like this finally.

@Unknown-si8yx

3 жыл бұрын

@@martinkaleta5287 as a home owner who wants to get there loft converted what sort of thing should they look for when trying to find someone to do this.

@rodgerq

3 жыл бұрын

@@Unknown-si8yx ecotruss seems to get good reviews.

@jerryrawlings8885

2 жыл бұрын

@@adamcturnbull In which way is it modern?

Nice job, only downside is the electrics weren’t run to current standards.

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, out of interest what did they do incorrectly?

@craigmiddleton5935

4 жыл бұрын

Geek Street the wires running across the bathroom wall near the door should not of run across the middle. They should of been within 150mm of the wall and ceiling or directly in line with the light switch and then in the corner. As a new installation the new wiring should be protected by an RCD so from a safety point of view, it shouldn’t be a problem. Like I said the end results were good though

Those stairs are going to be murder carrying and furniture or appliance up...

@royalstevep68

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

Dabs behind the tiles. They will pop

Out of interest look up Build it with Rob - Eco truss, no RSJ's, heavy 8 x2 etc, they use lightweight galvanised cords and pre manufactured walls, whole thing up in 2 days.

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

I've seen they do a great job!