01 Sep
Case Studies, Loft Conversions

Seamill Loft & Garage Conversion

Seamill Loft Conversion-Cutwood Joinery

Loft & Garage Conversion

Project Overview

Cutwood Joinery delivered a full loft conversion and a complementary garage conversion at a coastal property in Seamill, engineered for exposure and designed to maximise views across the Clyde to the Isle of Arran. We provided an all-trades service from structural works through to finishings and handover.

All Trades Workmanship & Project Management

This Seamill project combined a full loft conversion and a garage conversion to create a new upper-level living space with panoramic coastal views and practical, integrated storage, while increasing heated ground-floor area. Works included structural steel, new floor build-up, high-performance insulation, bespoke sliding windows, custom VELUX units, and zinc rainscreen cladding, with internal fit-out to decoration-ready finish and full compliance with fire, ventilation and insulation standards.

The garage received thermal upgrades, studwork, vapour control, acoustic detailing, integrated storage, coordinated services and a level, finish-ready subfloor. Delivered under a single programme with all trades managed by one contractor, the build maintained continuity through supplier lead-time control and staged quality checks. The result is a durable, low-maintenance coastal specification that adds everyday usability and typically delivers a 10–15% value uplift, with further gains from improved energy performance.

Client Objectives

  • Create a new upper-level living space with panoramic views.

  • Add practical storage and integrated joinery.

  • Convert the existing garage to increase usable, heated floor area.

  • Deliver a durable coastal specification with minimal maintenance.

Scope and Specification

Loft Conversion

  • Structural steel installation, new floor build-up and high-performance insulation.

  • Bespoke sliding windows to frame the coastal panorama.

  • Custom VELUX roof windows with tailored flashings and internal trims.

  • External zinc cladding as a ventilated rainscreen with marine-grade fixings.

  • Internal fit-out including bespoke cupboards and integrated eaves storage.

  • Joinery finishings: doors, skirtings, architraves; ready for decoration.

  • Full compliance with fire escape, ventilation and insulation requirements.

Garage Conversion

  • Thermal upgrade of walls, floor and ceiling to Building Standards.

  • New internal studwork, vapour control and acoustic detail to adjoining walls.

  • First and second fix joinery for doors, skirtings, integrated storage and utility provision.

  • Service routes coordinated for future use (power, data, heating).

  • Floor levelling and finish-ready subfloor.

All-Trades Coordination

Joinery, roofing, glazing, electrical, plastering, flooring and cladding delivered under one programme with single-point project management.

Programme and Delivery

  • Single contractor, single schedule, coordinated trades.

  • Supplier lead times managed to maintain continuity on site.

  • Quality controls at structural, weathering and pre-finish stages.

Outcomes and Value

  • New top-floor living space with uninterrupted coastal views.

  • Additional ground-floor area via the garage conversion for practical everyday use.

  • Coastal-grade detailing and materials for longevity and low maintenance.

  • Typical market uplift for a well-executed loft conversion is 10–15%, with further value from the garage conversion and improved energy performance.

Considering a Loft or Garage Conversion?

We offer the full package: architectural design, planning and building warrant applications, materials supply, all-trades delivery and project management. Contact our estimation and sales team to discuss scope, programme and budget.

Get in touch today or call 0345 956 9811 to discuss your next project.