Double garage conversion ideas

[roccles]

I have been looking into garden offices and had specced up a 4m x 5m (45mm walls) with floor and roof insulation. This was coming in at around £4500 I would then need to lay electrics etc to the building which is quite a distance from the consumer unit and also build a solid base for it so i am guessing at least another couple of thousand just to get the basics in.

So this got me thinking could I convert my existing detached double garage approx (5.5m x 5.5m) into my office. The problem with my garage at the moment is that the only access is the large double garage door. It does not have any other windows or doors (although there is a possibility i could put a door on the side near the guy chopping wood).

This is the garage





My initial idea was something like this (please excuse the mockup!)



Would this work? Any ideas on ballpark cost?

I have looked in double garage doors with pedestrian access but not sure that is what I am looking for, as it would be nice to have one side dedicated to office space.

Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

 

[roccles]

Big open space is the plan but I thought a roller shutter might come in handy from time to time. I also wondered if planning permission etc might become an issue if i remove the garage door completely.

This is an old photo that car is long gone! Although its replacement is far from exotic and not even sure it would fit anyway (Skoda Superb) I have never tried.

 

[roccles]

A roller garage door is going to be cold unless you have an internal partition too. Whilst it shouldn’t be as much as £4500 to convert an existing structure, it’ll be a decent chunk of cash to do it properly with a proper wall, door, window and insulation. I guess it depends on what you’re planning to do in your office, but you need a few creature comforts to work for long periods of time.

The more I look into this I think you might be right it could even end up costing more to do it properly. back to plan A with the log cabin then I think, will have a much nicer view from there anyway!