Little Garage Conversion - 'The dog house'
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To be honest I never really thought about this! However I was hoping we left enough room to be able to access most of the boiler. Does anyone know how long the testing rod is?
Electrician yesterday managed to hide the main cables into the cavity and also fit the socket and light switch into the wall.
The door supplier is having some issues making doors currently so having to wait on the firedoor to arrive into stock. Originally orders end of May with a possible delivery date of next Friday...keeping fingers crossed.
As it is an intergrated no planning required, if it was a detached garage then I would have had to apply for the change of use and no planning is required for adding the window.
A little concerned about the flue now for the engineer, I may need to replace the plasterboard with some 12mm plywood/MDF and either screw or add a hinge so it is easier to access. This was a very good point raised as no one else has thought about that!
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shouldnt be too hard or take too long to do tho?? at least it was spotted just now and not a few months or years down the line when it was too late
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cracking job you have done there and looks extremely good. looking forward to seeing the finished picsA little pic without all the rubbish in the room which shows how much tidier the wires are looking to the fusebox. We have also mounted the box off the wall now so we can fit some plasterboard behind and make a bit tidier job.
shouldnt be too hard or take too long to do tho?? at least it was spotted just now and not a few months or years down the line when it was too late
Absolutely and a great spot, will literally be a 5 min job to sort out.
The wifey really isn't feeling this room mind, she would have much preferred the cash to be spent on the patio or a family holiday!!
Thanks mate, can't wait to get the doors on and it plastered and will start feeling like complete room. Just done a quick panoramic pic to try show a bit more depth:
And a before shot of before we began:
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big difference between before and after shots
Yeah, really happy with it now...problem is there is going to be about 2 weeks now until anything can be done. Plasterer and Joiner is coming the same day (brothers) to plaster in here whilst fitting the oak doors in the downstairs and the 2 doors in here.
Planning permission is not equal to building regulations. Conversion of a garage into habitable space normally requires building regulations approval.
It's likely you should have submitted a notice prior to works commencing and need to get the works inspected particularly in relation to means of escape, fire proofing, insulation and ventilation.
I'd have a read of the below before progressing any further. At your current stage it's quite easy to make minor alterations if you need to:
https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200130/common_projects/25/garage_conversion/2
https://www.homebuilding.co.uk/convert-your-garage-to-a-living-space/
Thanks for the info, will take a look into it.
Had a quick look at this and to be honest everything should be ok, all walls to the dwellng are as before and not been tinkered with, fire door is going on the new doorway into the garage and the led spotlights are fire rated.
New window has been installed using the required lintel and electrics are all installed as per guidelines.
Although I am trying to do this on a bit of a budget we haven't cut corners.
When I had a combi boiler installed a few years ago I was told that the flue had to be accessible to be able to be inspected. My boiler is in the old airing cupboard which had a void boxed in at the top which had to be knocked out as the flue goes through it into the attic then out through the roof.
Just needs a floor to ceiling door or an extra little door at top for the flue.
Just needs a floor to ceiling door or an extra little door at top for the flue.
Thanks, think I will get some MDF and make it a removable hatch.
Awesome stuff, although I'm the 0.1% that actually parks a car in their garage so this would be no-no for me!
About the boiler, can you still get the cover off for servicing? It looks quite tight in there. A taller door would be my suggestion.
About the boiler, can you still get the cover off for servicing? It looks quite tight in there. A taller door would be my suggestion.
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Good to hear. You will still need to notify building control and get it inspected and signed off. If you don't it could cause problems if you ever sell or with your building insurance.
Main things I'd be thinking about:
-thermal performance of the new stud wall
-what is the means of escape route out of the garage and does the window need to be a secondary moe?
-does the floor have a DPM?
Good to hear. You will still need to notify building control and get it inspected and signed off. If you don't it could cause problems if you ever sell or with your building insurance.
Main things I'd be thinking about:
-thermal performance of the new stud wall
-what is the means of escape route out of the garage and does the window need to be a secondary moe?
-does the floor have a DPM?
That garage looks too skinny to keep a car in, you may be able to drive it in but you wouldn't be able to get out of the car. Can tell just by looking at the picture as the walls either side of the garage door are level with the door, ideally you'd want it to butt out a brick or 2 either side.