Converting my garage. Any advice?

[Magic_x_uk]

Hi I am thinking of converting my garage into a room.

I shall quickly describe my home. New build in 2000, attached single garage. Window and door at the back to outside as well as a internal door into the house/kitchen.

I am thinking of converting the back half (ish) into a room.
Now I have just had gas central heating put in the house and the plumbers fed me some pipes into the garage for if and when I do do the conversion.

one of the side walls and back wall is single skin and the floor is conrete. The walls I can see a DPC (damn proof course) but the floor is concrete and I dont know if that has a DPC in it.

My idea is to fix a stud wall around the garage and plasterboard. Adding a door from the new garage room into the remaining garage.
Then getting a plasterer in to do his magic.

I have looked around and seen plasterboard and the metal strips you put on corners etc, joining tape and the likes.

Just wondered if anyone had any pointers. My brother in law is a ex builder who now lives down south but is coming up to give me some pointers in a month or so, just wondered if anyone has done it before.

I am also having new UPVC windows and doors in the house in the next 2-3 months and the present window and door in the garage is opaque but I am having clear glass put in for those.

The only thing that I cannot get my head around is the floor at the moment. Ideally I would when all done want it carpeted in there. Just unsure what I would need to do if there is no DPC under the concrete.


The room will have my guitars and piano in it. No neighbours close enough to cause a problem either.

 

[Magic_x_uk]

Thank you Jingo.

But I need to add, You would see no difference whatsoever looking at my property. You cannot see the back of my property from the road etc.

The front would not change ONLY the inside of the garage. Even the exsisting doors and windows are staying in exactly the same place. Just being replaced (the entire house) with new UPVC doors and windows. Just the ones presently at the back of the garage have frosted glass whereas the new ones will be normal see through glass.

But yes I will call the local council and ask for there advice. But I wont be doing any major building work. Just stud walling the back half of the garage and getting a plasterer to plaster the new room.

 

[Magic_x_uk]

Who is that Mr White ?

 

[Magic_x_uk]

Isnt it better to put the car in it?

Can't My motorbike, radio control planes and helis are in the rest of the garage. Car can stay outside. It is happy there. It has told me

 

[Magic_x_uk]

Going to do this myself now. As had a couple of garage conversion people around and given me quotes around the £3k mark. Which is just for converting 10ftx10ft of the garage (half the garage)


I have spoken to council and have a contact there. Who I will be speaking more in depth with.
I think I can do most of it myself, even the electrics although I wont as not allowed these days, Also get a plasterer in when all
plasterboarded out to finish that off.