Hi,
Had another good read through building regs an havn't been able to find the answer to my questions so was wondering If anyone could help me...
I need to convert my garage into another bedroom as a rapidly expanding family has now put to much pressure on our house.
I have read the local councils building regs however couldn't find any specific comments but cohldn't see any clarity on a couple of points.
One of the garage walls is single skinned, it is in good condition however would this pass building regs if I batoned, insulated, vapour barriered then plasterboarded it?
Also the ground floor is a solid concrete bass, it is 18cm lower then the house could i put a small step down into the room or does it have to be the same level? If it does then there wouldn't be the full 15cm clearance guide is this a problem? (assuming I had to raise the floor with a suspended floor?)
Also is there any guide on minimum headroom? Appreciate your help, obviously ideally would re build it fully and raise, level etc but need to do it as cheaply as possible whilst making sure it is a good quality conversion.
Thanks for reading
John
Had another good read through building regs an havn't been able to find the answer to my questions so was wondering If anyone could help me...
I need to convert my garage into another bedroom as a rapidly expanding family has now put to much pressure on our house.
I have read the local councils building regs however couldn't find any specific comments but cohldn't see any clarity on a couple of points.
One of the garage walls is single skinned, it is in good condition however would this pass building regs if I batoned, insulated, vapour barriered then plasterboarded it?
Also the ground floor is a solid concrete bass, it is 18cm lower then the house could i put a small step down into the room or does it have to be the same level? If it does then there wouldn't be the full 15cm clearance guide is this a problem? (assuming I had to raise the floor with a suspended floor?)
Also is there any guide on minimum headroom? Appreciate your help, obviously ideally would re build it fully and raise, level etc but need to do it as cheaply as possible whilst making sure it is a good quality conversion.
Thanks for reading
John