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A loft study at St Anne's Crescent
A cold roof space became a study and guest room with a lead-clad dormer and an oak stair that winds up from the landing.
Project facts
Location
Lewes
Duration
10 weeks
Budget
£40k–£60k
Completed
2025
Team lead
Sam Okafor
N° 01 — Stage diary
How the job unfolded, week by week.
Every client gets this as a weekly update with photos. Here is the short version.
01Week 1Scaffold and strip
Full scaffold with a temporary roof so the house stayed dry.
02Weeks 2–3Dormer and steels
Steels in, the dormer framed and the roof lights cut in.
03Week 4Lead and roof
Lead cladding and new slates to match the street.
04Weeks 5–6Floor and insulation
New joists, wood-fibre insulation and fire doors below.
05Weeks 7–8Stair and break-through
The oak winder stair made in our workshop and fitted in two days.
06Weeks 9–10Finish
Plaster, joinery, decorating and building control sign-off.
N° 02 — Finished
N° 03 — Materials
- Lead-clad dormer
- Wood-fibre insulation
- Oak winder stair
- Conservation roof lights
- Painted tongue-and-groove
N° 04 — In their words
The stair is the best thing in the house. People ask who made it.
Marcus, St Anne's Crescent
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