Garage conversions

[blue matt]

Re: Garage conversions

Thats ok until you want to sell, even five or ten years down the line and then the first thing the buyers solicitors will do is a local authority search and the second thing is tell their clients not to buy it !

or its sold as a " posh garage " and you have to pay for a £150 Indemnity insurance to cover the building

[Tuerto]

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You have been given some quite misleading advice here. Never take advice about needing planning or building regulation consent for a job from a builder. Nine times out of ten they will tell you not, to save time/money. In this case you will need to check if you have permitted development rights from the original planning or whether they have been removed. Almost certainly for a detached garage you will need planning consent for change of use anyway and also definitely building regulation consent for the actual work, which will involve at least partial rebuilding of the walls.

The advice you have given has been said several times in this thread. I agree though, Don't try and pull strokes. Do it right.

[Tuerto]

Re: Garage conversions

Thats ok until you want to sell, even five or ten years down the line and then the first thing the buyers solicitors will do is a local authority search and the second thing is tell their clients not to buy it !

They won't tell their clients not to buy it, they're solicitors, they haven't got a clue and they don't care. Things can be retrospectively inspected, put right, insurance policies taken out or the value slightly reduced. All a pain in the arse, but standard shit concerning house sales.

[goats]

Re: Garage conversions

Thats ok until you want to sell, even five or ten years down the line and then the first thing the buyers solicitors will do is a local authority search and the second thing is tell their clients not to buy it !

Exactly, if you are going to do it....don’t ever plan to move.

[xsnaggle]

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from all this Mike, it sounds to me as if you might be better off demolishing the thing and building an extension to the house.
It may end up bigger better and easier lol

[blue matt]

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You have been given some quite misleading advice here. Never take advice about needing planning or building regulation consent for a job from a builder. Nine times out of ten they will tell you not, to save time/money.

To be fair, Some builders will point out the risks aswell as the gains

In reality, you are taking a Brick / Block cube with no insulation ( often it will have power ) and adding insulation and Plasterboard, as long as its done in a safe way, it doesnt need to be over complicated

When i was looking to move 2 years ago, the amount of " buildings and conversions " that were listed on the details, a " roof room for storage " ( it was a 5th bedroom , but not signed off ) , " garden rooms / posh sheds / man caves / home bars " ( all that were unoffical buildings without BC ) converting buildings without the " red tape " is not a new thing ( i was doing it in the early 90's and people i worked with since the 80's )

Yes of course PP and BC is great, but at times it makes the project a no-go due to the extra expense, and sometimes the risk isnt worth the money , for example I once did a double garage conversion for someone who was planning for the mother to move into it, it had a wetroom ( with toilet ) and " kitchen pod ", all finished to a high spec, they went all out, The mother was living in it for 3 weeks then passed away the guy then turned it into a Games room and it was hardly used

[Tuerto]

Re: Garage conversions

To be fair, Some builders will point out the risks aswell as the gains

In reality, you are taking a Brick / Block cube with no insulation ( often it will have power ) and adding insulation and Plasterboard, as long as its done in a safe way, it doesnt need to be over complicated

When i was looking to move 2 years ago, the amount of " buildings and conversions " that were listed on the details, a " roof room for storage " ( it was a 5th bedroom , but not signed off ) , " garden rooms / posh sheds / man caves / home bars " ( all that were unoffical buildings without BC ) converting buildings without the " red tape " is not a new thing ( i was doing it in the early 90's and people i worked with since the 80's )

Yes of course PP and BC is great, but at times it makes the project a no-go due to the extra expense, and sometimes the risk isnt worth the money , for example I once did a double garage conversion for someone who was planning for the mother to move into it, it had a wetroom ( with toilet ) and " kitchen pod ", all finished to a high spec, they went all out, The mother was living in it for 3 weeks then passed away the guy then turned it into a Games room and it was hardly used

He should've turned it into a shrine to his mum. Selfish bastard.

[blue matt]

Re: Garage conversions

He should've turned it into a shrine to his mum. Selfish bastard.

Pool table and the full outrun cabinet

with a bar in the corner ( made from Scaffold planks for the bartop and crinkle tin roof sheet for the front i know as i built it for him )

[Michael Morris]

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from all this Mike, it sounds to me as if you might be better off demolishing the thing and building an extension to the house.
It may end up bigger better and easier lol

Yeah it would. If I was younger and richer then that would be the best option. At this stage of my life I’m looking to wind down to the end of my mortgage not adding to it. Other houses around us have all had extensions or conversions. If we extended the garage backwards it would match up an extension on next doors.

Knocking it down and building a new stand alone building could be an option. I think I need a local builder to give me an idea. Lots of houses in the area have been improved.

An interesting set of responses. Thanks.

[blue matt]

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Yeah it would. If I was younger and richer then that would be the best option. At this stage of my life I’m looking to wind down to the end of my mortgage not adding to it. Other houses around us have all had extensions or conversions. If we extended the garage backwards it would match up an extension on next doors.

Knocking it down and building a new stand alone building could be an option. I think I need a local builder to give me an idea. Lots of houses in the area have been improved.

An interesting set of responses. Thanks.

is it for a purpose though Mike ? ? ? like a granny flat etc etc

or for family to visit and stay ? ? ?

[Tuerto]

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is it for a purpose though Mike ? ? ? like a granny flat etc etc

or for family to visit and stay ? ? ?

It's a love dungeon.

[Michael Morris]

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is it for a purpose though Mike ? ? ? like a granny flat etc etc

or for family to visit and stay ? ? ?

Well our initial thoughts was to make an independent living space for our sons to use as a stepping stone. It could also be a guest area for when visitors come, If it was not being used by the boys at that time.

[Peajay]

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Well our initial thoughts was to make an independent living space for our sons to use as a stepping stone. It could also be a guest area for when visitors come, If it was not being used by the boys at that time.

Just sent you PM........I think??

[xsnaggle]

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Yeah it would. If I was younger and richer then that would be the best option. At this stage of my life I’m looking to wind down to the end of my mortgage not adding to it. Other houses around us have all had extensions or conversions. If we extended the garage backwards it would match up an extension on next doors.

Knocking it down and building a new stand alone building could be an option. I think I need a local builder to give me an idea. Lots of houses in the area have been improved.

An interesting set of responses. Thanks.

You could salvage the bricks from the existing, (if it is brick) and use them on the extension lol. I know a good honest bricklayer.