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Rear of the country house with two new gabled dormers and a glazed section between them above the original brick and tile

The Cobbs

A new floor built on top of an existing country house. The roof came off, a new frame went up, and the rooms inside were built to make the most of the view.

Building a floor onto an existing house starts with the roof. The new structure had to be framed to take the gables and the large glazed openings, and tied properly back into the house underneath, before any of the rooms could be built out.

Once the frame was up it was second fix throughout: fitted storage tucked into the eaves, a lit stair, and the framing set out so the glazing sits exactly where the view is.

In progress

How it was built

Photographs from the job itself. The finished rooms are further down, but this is the part that decides whether they line up.

  1. New timber roof frame with gables and a glazed opening under construction01

    The new roof frame up, gables formed and the glazing openings set out.

  2. Timber framing around the stair void, looking up to the roof structure02

    Framing around the stair void, looking up into the new roof.

  3. New floor deck laid inside the roof frame with scaffold and levelling equipment03

    Floor deck down inside the frame, ready for the rooms to be built out.

Finished

  • Finished top floor room with gable glazing, black framed glazed door and views over the countryside
    The top floor finished, gable glazing looking out over the view.
  • Bathroom with a freestanding bath beside a gable window with a long view
    A freestanding bath set beside the gable window and the view.
  • Finished open top floor room with a pitched ceiling and glazed doors
    The same floor from the other end, glazed doors and a pitched ceiling.
  • Fitted shelving and wardrobes built into the eaves with concealed lighting
    Fitted storage built into the eaves, lit from behind the shelves.
  • Stairwell with pendant lights, a lit stair and a window onto the view
    The stairs up, lit underfoot, with a window onto the view.
  • Curved wall and steel framed glazed doors leading to fitted storage
    A curved wall and steel framed doors leading through to the storage.
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