I had a consultation with a homeowner in England who wanted to discuss converting the garage into a habitable room. Converting a garage is relatively straightforward but there is a bigger issue, where will the cars be parked and will the planners see this as a big issue.
Planning permission will be required for this garage conversion. Because the garage counts towards the overall number of cars parked on site, and the house needs three cars parked off street, converting the garage would mean there are fewer parking space for the house. The owner would need to create new off street parking to offset the lost parking from the garage.
Converting the garage is a good idea but the building regulations will require the floor, walls and roof to be insulated. The garage door could be changed to a window to allow natural light for the new habitable space.
Turning a garage into a habitable space is feasible be it needs to be done with care. Talking to an architect about this work at the outset is the best advice.
the cost to convert the garage might not be very high, most of the structure is already built.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - The existing house
0:56 - car parking spaces and number of bedrooms are connected
2:06 - why the planners won’t accept promises
2:57 - my design ideas for this garage conversion
5:04 - sponsor
5:20 - cost effective garage conversion design
5:55 - how to get advice about your garage conversion from an architect in the uk
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5 июн 2024
