Family-run loft conversion specialist based on Hawes Road in Bromley. Our own team, one fixed price, a ten year guarantee, and a free design survey on your doorstep.
Loft Life is a family-run loft conversion specialist based on Hawes Road in Bromley, and Bromley is our home town. We have been converting lofts across the borough and the wider London and Kent area for over 25 years, always with our own team on site rather than subcontractors, a fixed written price before any work starts, and a ten year written guarantee on every conversion. Most homes around Bromley are 1930s semis with a hipped side roof, with Edwardian houses closer to the town centre, which is why a hip to gable paired with a rear dormer is the conversion we build here most often.
In short: Loft Life is a Bromley-based loft conversion specialist on Hawes Road, building hip to gable, dormer and L-shape conversions across the borough. Most Bromley semis convert under permitted development, prices run from around £35,000 to £90,000 depending on the type, and every job is a fixed written price backed by a ten year guarantee. A free design survey confirms what your own roof allows.
We cover the whole borough, from Bromley North and the town centre to Bromley Common, Shortlands, Bickley, Hayes and Sundridge Park. If you want to know what your own roof will allow, the free design survey settles it in an hour.
Bromley is our home town and we work right across it, but the best way to judge any loft company is the finished work. Here are three recent conversions from around the area.
You can see more finished rooms and the build process in our case studies and gallery.
Cannot recommend these guys enough. Super professional from start to finish with such a friendly approach on all queries that we had. Immaculate work. So very happy with our new bedroom and en-suite.
No two roofs are the same, so the honest figure only comes from a survey of your own house. As a guide for Bromley and the surrounding area, the ranges below are the same indicative figures we use in our loft conversion costs guide, which has an instant estimator.
| Conversion type | Indicative cost (plus VAT) |
|---|---|
| Velux | £35,000 to £50,000 |
| Dormer | £50,000 to £65,000 |
| Hip to gable | £58,000 to £75,000 |
| L-shape | £65,000 to £90,000 |
| New build loft | £45,000 to £70,000 |
These are the same indicative ranges shown on our costs page estimator. Whatever the type, the price we give after the survey is fixed and written down, with staged payments through the build, so nothing creeps onto the final bill.
Loft conversion applications in the borough go to the London Borough of Bromley. The good news for most Bromley homeowners is that a loft conversion on a semi usually goes ahead under permitted development, without a full planning application, as long as it stays within the size limits and the house has not already used its allowance.
There are exceptions. Homes in the borough's conservation areas, which include Bromley Town centre, Sundridge Park and the Chislehurst edges, normally need a full application, and flats and maisonettes are treated differently. We confirm exactly where your house stands at the survey and handle whichever consent applies, from a lawful development certificate to a full application, as part of the fixed price.
The interwar estates spreading out from the town centre were built to a consistent pattern: a hipped roof over a semi, a decent side return, and a rear garden with room for scaffold access. That combination is why a hip to gable with a rear dormer is the standard job here, and why it usually falls inside permitted development. Closer in towards Bromley North and the Edwardian streets, the houses are taller with steeper roofs and often a rear back addition. Those tend to suit an L-shape rather than a hip to gable, and the difference in what you end up with is real: two connected rooms and a bathroom rather than a single room. The survey works out which your roof is built for.
Read more on the two builds most common in Bromley: hip to gable loft conversions and dormer loft conversions, and how planning permission works.
Bromley sits at the centre of the area we work in, and we build across the neighbouring towns just as often, always with the same team, fixed price and ten year guarantee. If your home is close by, these local pages will be more use to you: loft conversions in Beckenham, Penge and Orpington. We also cover Chislehurst, West Wickham, Bickley, Petts Wood and Hayes, and you can see the full list on our areas we cover page.
There is no hard sell and no obligation. You book a free design survey, and we come to the house, measure the roof and tell you honestly what it will take. You then get one fixed written price for the whole conversion, so you know the number before you commit anything. If you go ahead, our own team builds it start to finish, with staged payments through the build and a ten year written guarantee at the end. If your roof will not work, we tell you that straight, so you never pay for a survey to hear bad news dressed up as good.
In Bromley, a loft conversion runs from around £35,000 for a Velux, through £50,000 to £65,000 for a dormer, to £58,000 to £75,000 for a hip to gable, which is the most common build on the borough's 1930s semis. The figure depends on your roof and finish, and we give one fixed written price after a free survey.
Usually not. Most Bromley semis convert under permitted development without a full application. The exceptions are homes in conservation areas such as Bromley Town centre, Sundridge Park and the Chislehurst edges, along with flats and maisonettes. We confirm your position and handle any application through the London Borough of Bromley as part of the fixed price.
Most loft conversions take around six to ten weeks on site once work starts. A straightforward Velux or dormer sits at the shorter end, and a larger hip to gable or an L-shape with two rooms takes longer. You will have a week-by-week timeline in hand after the survey, so you know what is happening and when.
For most of Bromley’s 1930s semis, a hip to gable paired with a rear dormer gives the most usable space. The hip to gable squares off the sloping side of the roof and the dormer opens up the back, which together turn a cramped attic into a full double bedroom, often with room for an en-suite. The survey confirms what your own roof allows.
Usually not. The bulk of a loft conversion is built from the outside using scaffolding, so most families stay in the home throughout. There are a few busier days when the new staircase goes in and the loft is opened to the floor below, and we plan those with you in advance to keep the upheaval to a minimum.
Our own team. The same people you meet at the survey build the conversion from start to finish, rather than the job being handed to subcontractors. It is one of the reasons we can give a fixed written price and stand behind a ten year guarantee.
It is fixed. After the free design survey we give you one written price for the whole conversion, with staged payments through the build, so nothing creeps onto the final bill. The only time it changes is if you ask for something extra along the way, and that is always agreed with you first.
Yes, both, as part of the fixed price. We confirm whether your conversion falls under permitted development or needs a full application to the London Borough of Bromley, arrange the structural calculations, and manage the building control inspections through to sign-off, so you are not left dealing with the paperwork.
If you are in Bromley and thinking about the loft, book a free design survey. We measure the roof, tell you honestly what it will take, and give you one fixed written price with no obligation.
Loft Life, 5B Hawes Road, Bromley. Call 0800 028 0099 or use our contact page.
Book a free, no-obligation design visit. We will tell you what your roof allows, show you what it could look like, and give you a fixed price. No pressure, no jargon.
A short conversation about the house and what you are hoping to do. No sales pitch.
We measure up and tell you honestly what your roof allows, what it would look like, and what it involves.
Itemised, with no hidden extras, and a ten-year written guarantee on the finished work.
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