Hi
We have the go ahead to start our garage conversion. The garage is attached to the side of our house, at the back of it is a utility room which was already there when we moved in 14 years ago.
The building inspector is coming out this week to give us guidance on what to do and what material to use so that we don't waste any time or money buying stuff before hand.
We have already put the electrics in (extra sockets) so that bit is completed.
If anyone out there had done a garage conversion, can you please let me know - need all the help we can get..lol!
One thing is worrying us, about 3 years ago we had a leak in the flat roof of the garage, so we replaced some boards and refelted it properly, since then it has been bone dry and no one problem BUT we have been left with stains on the boards here and there, at one glance the patches look wet, but you can touch them and they are sound and perfectly dry - will the building inspector demand we replace the roof again because of these patches....we are terrified that he will want us to do this as it will put our conversion back about 6 months as we are on a tight budget?
If anyone has any idea what this inspector will think then please let us know!
I would love to hear from anyone who has done a similar project - anyone insulated their flat roof and had to put air vents in the facia boarding and holes in all the joist to allow adequet ventilation? This is what we have been told we will have to do.
Cheers
Ian & Susan
Anxiously waiting urgent replies...
We have the go ahead to start our garage conversion. The garage is attached to the side of our house, at the back of it is a utility room which was already there when we moved in 14 years ago.
The building inspector is coming out this week to give us guidance on what to do and what material to use so that we don't waste any time or money buying stuff before hand.
We have already put the electrics in (extra sockets) so that bit is completed.
If anyone out there had done a garage conversion, can you please let me know - need all the help we can get..lol!
One thing is worrying us, about 3 years ago we had a leak in the flat roof of the garage, so we replaced some boards and refelted it properly, since then it has been bone dry and no one problem BUT we have been left with stains on the boards here and there, at one glance the patches look wet, but you can touch them and they are sound and perfectly dry - will the building inspector demand we replace the roof again because of these patches....we are terrified that he will want us to do this as it will put our conversion back about 6 months as we are on a tight budget?
If anyone has any idea what this inspector will think then please let us know!
I would love to hear from anyone who has done a similar project - anyone insulated their flat roof and had to put air vents in the facia boarding and holes in all the joist to allow adequet ventilation? This is what we have been told we will have to do.
Cheers
Ian & Susan
Anxiously waiting urgent replies...