Anyone converted their garage?
30 September 2009, 01:57 PM
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Anyone converted their garage?
Looking into this at the moment and wondered what people's experiences were.
Cost seems to vary wildly depending on the type of garage. Having just been reading up on the requirements allowing you to do a conversion it seems as though ours wouldn't be too much of a problem.
It's an integral garage with room above and looking at the garage it is breeze block inside so would assume it is in that case already a cavity wall for the external wall and insulated due to having a room on top of it. This then fits in with existing building regulations for making it a habitable space.
I'm also assuming for the time being the foundations wont be an issue due to it being an integral part of the house with a room above. So it would be a case of removing garage door and building a cavity wall with a large window, plasterboard the inside and put a proper ceiling in and fit a radiator or two plus sort the garage floor. The floor seems to be the biggest point as some keep the existing floor whilst others dig it up and put a new base in to make sure it is damp proofed correctly. The garage already has electricity points in it and ceiling lighting and was used by the previous owners as a sound studio although they just had a thick large blanket attached to the inside of the garage door to stop drafts
The central heating shouldn't be an issue as the utility room that is at the back of the garage is where the boiler is and so not far to run pipes to connect up a couple of radiators?
Obviously the above is a very basic simple view of what needs doing and so what else have those that have had it done found out needs doing in addition and how much did you spend?
I'm already making enquiries for free no obligation quotes etc to find out if it it remotely affordable.
Cost seems to vary wildly depending on the type of garage. Having just been reading up on the requirements allowing you to do a conversion it seems as though ours wouldn't be too much of a problem.
It's an integral garage with room above and looking at the garage it is breeze block inside so would assume it is in that case already a cavity wall for the external wall and insulated due to having a room on top of it. This then fits in with existing building regulations for making it a habitable space.
I'm also assuming for the time being the foundations wont be an issue due to it being an integral part of the house with a room above. So it would be a case of removing garage door and building a cavity wall with a large window, plasterboard the inside and put a proper ceiling in and fit a radiator or two plus sort the garage floor. The floor seems to be the biggest point as some keep the existing floor whilst others dig it up and put a new base in to make sure it is damp proofed correctly. The garage already has electricity points in it and ceiling lighting and was used by the previous owners as a sound studio although they just had a thick large blanket attached to the inside of the garage door to stop drafts
The central heating shouldn't be an issue as the utility room that is at the back of the garage is where the boiler is and so not far to run pipes to connect up a couple of radiators?Obviously the above is a very basic simple view of what needs doing and so what else have those that have had it done found out needs doing in addition and how much did you spend?
I'm already making enquiries for free no obligation quotes etc to find out if it it remotely affordable.
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30 September 2009, 02:13 PM
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As far as PP is concerned, I would have thought it would just count as any room in the house, unless there are special rules which apply to garages which are part of the house.
I think your major problem is where to put all the stuff which you may have stored in it if it is like mine!
Les
I think your major problem is where to put all the stuff which you may have stored in it if it is like mine!
Les
30 September 2009, 02:59 PM
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Les you are spot on with that, the garage is currently a total waste of space as it is used as a storage facility for things we should have sold due to no longer needing. So either will be selling what is out there or having one hell of a bonfire night in November 
As far as I know you are right about pp due to it being an integral garage. I think it is only if you are in a conservation area or the garage is separate to the house that you need pp for a conversion. Also apart from pp there are the building regulation that have to complied with when turning a non habitable space into a habitable space but covered that above. However all this would be checked if we go ahead with it anyway as I wont be doing it and using a company to do it.
As far as I know you are right about pp due to it being an integral garage. I think it is only if you are in a conservation area or the garage is separate to the house that you need pp for a conversion. Also apart from pp there are the building regulation that have to complied with when turning a non habitable space into a habitable space but covered that above. However all this would be checked if we go ahead with it anyway as I wont be doing it and using a company to do it.
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