City Lofts London, Your Loft Conversion Company
City Lofts London, Your Loft Conversion Company
Why it pays to hire a professional loft conversion company
You have finally taken the first step to making your loft conversion dream a reality by looking for a loft conversion company to carry out the work. By far the biggest fear of home owners like you is to inadvertently hire a cowboy, and to deal with the inevitable consequence of a home improvement nightmare from hell. Regrettably T.V shows like DIY SOS are real, and unscrupulous builders operate in all postcodes.
So how can you prevent yourself from falling victim to a cowboy? The answer is to hire a professional loft conversion company.
But how do you know you are dealing with a professional loft conversion company?
How to identify a professional loft conversion company
Unfortunately there isn’t an official loft conversion company register you can search, however to help you pin down finding the right loft conversion company for you, we have compiled this checklist for you:
- does not generalise, they specialise
- sticks to a pre-agreed work specification, and documents any changes made to this specification
- sticks to budget, provides a payment schedule
- has an agreed schedule of work from the outset
- a project timeline and sticks to it
- formalises the project with a recognised contract (such as FMB or JCT);
- has a trusted reputation in the industry
- benefits from bona fide industry accreditation
- has a plethora of customers willing vouch for his work
- has a checkable portfolio of work
- is fully insured
- has appropriate trade qualifications
- has received public recognition of outstanding work
How to find a loft conversion company for your project
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Following your mandatory Google search that led you to us in the first place, the three things you must check prior to hiring a loft conversion company like City Lofts London are:
Check for reviews of the loft conversion company online. Facebook, Google, trade bodies (point 3) are a main places. Though hub sites such as Houzz are becoming increasingly important.
Does the loft conversion company come recommended? Seek social proof from work colleagues, friends, family and neighbour. Warning don’t be complacent; just because your chum had a good experience doesn’t necessarily mean you will. Everyone’s idea of ‘good’ is different, so you will need to carry out your own checks.
Ensure the loft conversion company is trade body certified. A professional loft conversion company will have had to jump through several hoops to become accredited, such as providing years worth of checkable invoices, references going back 5 years, demonstrable hands-on building acumen and even a physical office inspection from Trading Standards. The Which? Trusted Trader scheme and association to the Federation of Master Builders are probably the best. Watch out for schemes like Trust A Trader, Rated People, Bark, Check a Trade and My Builder – these are businesses than earn commissions for trades people they recommend.
Find Your Style Of Home
Every loft conversion needs a set of approved plans in place before you start building, but for now, identify the property type most like yours, and contact us to see what you need to cost for your loft conversion.
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Telephone 020 8898 8299
Office address:
12 High Street, Hampton Wick, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 4DB
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Company number 11454709. VAT number 299773521
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Testimonials
We take huge pride in what we do here at City Lofts London. Not only do we just provide more space for our clients, but we provide the opportunity for our clients to do so much more with their home. We won’t leave until we know we’ve done a fantastic job. However don’t just take our word for it, here is what/projects/ our clients have said.
“City Lofts took time to really understand my circumstances and I appreciated that. The extra value they give you is just incredible, and they were worth every penny.“
“My parents are in the North & I wanted somewhere they could come and stay whenever they wanted. Now they have their own room and bathroom which is great. City Lofts did a magnificent job.”
“The guys were just brilliant; very tidy and refreshingly polite. For me this was essential as I live on a private riverside estate. I will be using them again.”
“Getting planning permission around here is difficult so I was glad the City Lofts Architect led the process successfully. The team was organised and friendly and the finished loft was flawless. ”
“City Lofts were extremely professional and very systematic in how they went about building. The whole process went like clockwork.”
