Roof Carpentry in Ascot for Extensions and Loft Conversions

Ascot spans a genuinely wide range of roof geometry within one postcode — genuine Victorian and Edwardian houses in South Ascot and Sunninghill, with original high ceilings and chimney breasts, through to large 1980s and 90s detached executive homes on Ascot Heath and newer builds closer to the station. All of them bring rooflines that were never built to a standard geometry, which is exactly the situation a cut roof — built rafter by rafter on site — is suited to.

Most of our Ascot roof carpentry work falls into two categories: cut roofs for single and two-storey extensions on these varied plots, and loft conversion roof carpentry in properties where the existing roof space is generous enough to justify converting it into habitable space. Both require working from an engineer's or architect's drawing, cutting timber to the specified sizes and grades, and leaving the structure ready for Building Control inspection.

Dormer framing is a frequent request on Ascot loft conversions, particularly on the period South Ascot and Sunninghill houses where the pitch and depth of the roof often allow for a genuinely usable room once a dormer is formed. We frame dormers to the engineer's design and to the dimensions set out on the planning drawings, so the finished opening matches what was approved — a premium market where finish expectations and planning scrutiny are both high.

Every structural roof alteration we carry out in Ascot is designed by a structural engineer or architect before we start cutting timber; our role is to build precisely to that approved design and leave the work accessible for Building Control. This discipline has underpinned over three decades of carpentry work across Berkshire.

Roof carpentry, as we carry it out, is structural timber work only. We do not supply or fit roofing membranes, felt, battens for tiles, roof tiles or slates, leadwork, flashing, or guttering. Those trades follow on from the carpentry, usually a roofing contractor or leadworker working to their own specification.

We hand over a finished, inspected timber structure ready for the roofing trades to batten, felt, tile and weatherproof. We also do not design roof structures — structural alterations are carried out to a structural engineer’s or architect’s design, and the completed work is inspected by Building Control.

These are indicative carpentry-only ranges based on recent Berkshire projects — they exclude roofing and weatherproofing, engineer’s fees, and Building Control fees. An itemised quote follows the drawing review or site visit.

Ascot’s larger plots, particularly on Ascot Heath, tend toward the upper end of these ranges given typical roof spans. Send your drawings and we will give you an exact, itemised price.