Habitable Attic Space Ireland

To classify the space as a store while in reality the space is to be habitable can pose a real risk to occupants.

Habitable attic space ireland.

Habitable or usable space goes to the centre of the room under the ridge and under eaves storage goes to the extremities o connell says. Architect duncan stewart writing in construct ireland magazine. You are changing the use of the attic from storage to habitable space and a change of use has planning implications. To comply with building regulations in terms of habitable space 50 of the floor area should be at least 2 4 mtrs.

Where these apply the existing first floor will normally provide the necessary fire resistance subject to assessment of the fire performance of the actual construction. Special provisions apply to loft attic conversions where not more than two additional habitable rooms are provided and additional floor area is less than 50m2. A basic attic conversion will take about 10 days to complete gilbert says but to make the attic space look and feel habitable you need to factor in good sources of natural light and ventilation. That usually doesn t apply with attics.

The use of the room determines what safety measures need to be put in place. According to musiol success and failure in the design. If you want to be able to call your new attic room a bedroom 50 of the floor area needs to be 2 4 mtrs high just under 8 feet in order to qualify.