Under the Eaves
Post-War Terrace House, Harpenden
The Brief
Property Type
Post-war terrace house
Lofts have a reputation, and it's well earned. Sloping ceilings, timbers in inconvenient places, just enough headroom to keep you honest. Ahead of a loft conversion, this one needed measuring properly — first time, no second attempt at the rafters.
Location
Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Purpose
Loft conversion design
Survey Method
3D laser scanning (Leica BLK360 G2)
Scale
1:50 & 1:100
Deliverables
DWG + PDF + Point Cloud
On Site
Front, rear, every floor, and the loft itself, alongside a topographical survey of the surrounding site.
Inside the Loft
Sloping ceilings and restricted headroom make lofts notoriously difficult to measure by hand. Scanned in place instead, with every angle captured first time and nothing left to double-check on a second visit.
From Scan to Drawing
Every scan is registered into a single, millimetre-accurate point cloud before a line is drawn — the step that makes the difference between a plan that looks right and one that actually is.
Precision Where It Matters
Ridge height, measured directly in the point cloud: 2.218m. The kind of number that matters a great deal once someone's trying to stand up in the finished space.
The Drawings
Ground floor, first floor, elevations, section, loft plan, roof plan, and a topographical survey — the full set, delivered in one pass.
No return visits, no conflicting measurements. The design team moved straight into the loft conversion.
Every survey starts the same way. Get in touch to talk through what needs measuring.
Phone
info@certus-spatial.co.uk
+44 (0)773 777 2182
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