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IMO all depends on taste and expectations.
A very good loft can cost around 90 inc fees, a bad one 45.
If there is something specific you want that is beyond the norm then an architect may be able to work that out for you. In my case I will not have the usual black tile cladding, plus I want to squeeze the most inches out and possibly have some sort of terrace/modular set up so will go the architect route, @Sheppz just needs to sign the paper work.
The way materials meet and line up really stresses me too so couldnt face spending X on a loft and have something not quite right when 1/8 of X would have got round that.Architects also know where to get the right things (materials), and everyone has a level of shit they can put up with trades until they accept whatever is offered/suggested.
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Loft conversion company, you dont need the added expense of an architect.
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I used an all in one company. Architect wasn't great at coming up with plans himself but once I said exactly what I wanted and referenced other plans it was fine.
It was a generic box from the outside though and if I'd wanted something unique I probably would have gone with my own architect. Just didn't feel it was worth it for an outside that I'd rarely see though
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Would anyone here both getting an architect for a loft conversion or just use a loft conversion company?
Am buying a 1920s semi and would like to do the loft - trying to work out likely costs / process. Would obviously like it to look great but imagine that the architect route would end up more expensive - which leads to the great ‘is it worth it’ question! Am keen for it to look nicer than many of the ‘dormer box plunked on top’ ones you see, but at what cost…