Covering Cumbria
Our coverage across Cumbria includes Carlisle, Barrow-in-Furness, Kendal and Whitehaven.
Because Cumbria covers a wide area, we confirm availability after the first call and include any travel costs in the written quote rather than adding them later.
Homes in the North West
Across the North West, Victorian terraces, inter-war semis and modern estates all feature, and brick or stone matching is chosen to suit each street.
What is a hip-to-gable loft conversion?
Hipped roofs are common on 1930s semis and have little usable volume until the hip is squared off. We rebuild the gable in brick or block, extend the roof structure, form the rear dormer and finish the new floor, keeping the front roof slope looking as close to the original as possible.
- Volume calculation and planning check
- Staircase, insulation, plastering and electrics
- En-suite and fire-protected escape route
How much does a hip-to-gable loft conversion cost in Cumbria?
What hip-to-gable loft conversions typically cost. These are guide ranges; the written quote for your house replaces them.
| Hip-to-gable loft conversions | Guide price incl. VAT |
|---|---|
| Hip-to-gable with rear dormer | £60,000 to £80,000 |
| Double hip-to-gable (detached house) | £70,000 to £95,000 |
Planning and building rules in Cumbria
Projects in England go through two separate checks. Planning (or confirmation that the work is permitted development) comes from the district, borough or unitary council, and building regulations approval comes from the council’s building control team or a registered building control approver. Where work touches a shared wall or digs near a neighbour’s foundations, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 applies.
In England many loft conversions are permitted development: the extra roof volume must stay within 40 m³ on a terraced house or 50 m³ on a semi or detached house, nothing can sit higher than the existing ridge, no dormer can face a road on the main elevation, and side windows must be obscure-glazed and non-opening below 1.7 m. Houses in conservation areas, National Parks and National Landscapes cannot use these roof-extension rights, so dormers there need planning permission (a rooflight-only conversion can still be permitted development), and flats always need permission.
What should Cumbria homeowners check first?
- Hip-to-gable volume counts towards the permitted development allowance.
- Matching old clay tiles can be difficult; reclaimed tiles are often used.
From first call to completion
- Tell us about the project. Call, use the guide price tool or send the form with a few photos and a postcode.
- We visit and measure. A surveyor checks the house, the boundaries and the ground, and discusses what is realistic.
- Price and paperwork. The design is priced line by line, and we submit the planning and building control applications.
- We build it. Work follows an agreed programme, with inspections at each stage and a final sign-off.
Your questions answered
How long does it take?
About 9 to 13 weeks on site.
Will the roof tiles match?
We match the tiles as closely as possible, using reclaimed tiles where the originals are no longer made.
Do you work in Cumbria?
Yes. Cumbria is within our coverage for hip-to-gable loft conversions, along with nearby Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness.
Other towns nearby
- Hip-to-gable loft conversions in Carlisle
- Hip-to-gable loft conversions in Barrow-in-Furness
- Hip-to-gable loft conversions in Kendal
- Hip-to-gable loft conversions in Whitehaven
- Hip-to-gable loft conversions in Workington
- Hip-to-gable loft conversions in Penrith
- Hip-to-gable loft conversions in Ulverston
- Hip-to-gable loft conversions in Cockermouth
Learn more about hip-to-gable loft conversions, or see every project we cover in Cumbria.