Having a hipped roof on a detached house semi detached house or end of terrace usually means the existing loft space is usually limited so a conversion can really make the space much more usable improve your living standards and add value to your property all without losing garden square metrage.
Gable to hip roof conversion.
Converting a gable roof to a hip roof is a major undertaking.
So why is a hip to gable loft conversion the best extension type.
This type of loft conversion extends your property on the sloping side effectively replacing the sloping roof with a vertical wall the gable at the end to the same height as the ridge and filling in the space in between.
A hipped roof is a roof with a sloping side in addition to the slopes at the front and back of the property.
A hip to gable conversion is always a popular option for detached or semi detached homes with a hip roof.
The hip roof will not have enough support to convert to a gable roof so you must add additional supporting structures to make the conversion possible.
This is where hip to gable loft extensions come in.
Hip to gable loft conversion.
A hip to gable style conversion would change the shape of the roof by extending the existing ridge and giving you a much larger loft area.
Hip to gable dormer loft conversions are for properties with a sloping side roof hipped roof which means that the side of your roof slopes inwards towards the ridge chimney.