Renovating an Older Tranent Home
Making the Loft Usable in Prestongrange
George Herkes & Son Joinery (Est. 1989), a family run joinery firm based in Tranent, East Lothian, covers loft conversion in Prestongrange and the rest loft conversion Prestonpans of East Lothian. The existing roof decides the conversion: rooflights for a cut roof with good ridge height, a dormer for a shallow pitch, hip to gable for an end house.
When is a dormer or hip to gable the answer?
It is the roof, not the brochure, that picks the type. Where the ridge is high and the roof is cut with purlins, rooflights are often enough. George Herkes & Son Joinery (Est. 1989) tells you which one your house needs on the first visit.
Where the pitch is shallow, a dormer adds the standing room. Hip to gable squares off the sloping end of an end house so the loft becomes a real room. The extra work buys a room instead of a store.
Can you fit internal doors yourself?
You can, if you are handy with a plane, a chisel and a level. The difficult parts are scribing the door to a lining that is out of square, letting the copyrights in cleanly and getting the latch to meet the keep. In older houses the linings have often been skimmed several times, which is where most home fitted doors go wrong.
In what order is a loft conversion built?
Structure and weatherproofing come first, so the roof is open no longer than it has to be. After that comes the stair, first fix, and finally joinery and finishing. You get the order and the timing at quote stage.
George Herkes & Son Joinery (Est. 1989) keeps one team on the job from the first day to the last, and the joiner who measured the loft fits the doors at the end. Eaves storage, the stair and the doors are all joinery, and all done in house. A loft built as a room you will use gets used.
Which towns does the firm cover?
George Herkes & Son Joinery (Est. 1989) is based in Tranent and works across East Lothian. That includes Prestongrange, Tranent, Prestonpans and Cockenzie and Port Seton.
On the coast or inland, every job starts with the tape. By the Forth, finishes and ironmongery are specified for salt air. If your street is not named, a quick call settles it.
For loft conversion in Prestongrange, George Herkes & Son Joinery (Est. 1989) will come out and measure first. Call 07860 211 815 for loft conversion.
George Herkes & Son Joinery (Est. 1989)
14 Carlaverock Cl, Tranent EH33 2PP, United Kingdom
Phone: 07860 211 815
Website: ghsjoinery.co.uk
Bespoke joinery, kitchens, wardrobes and conversions, based in Tranent.