Hi
We have an internal garage which we want to turn into a habitable room, it's going to be a playroom and a gym. I realise we will need building regs.
Walls are cavity as there is a bedroom above already so walls have insulation, albeit to mid 80s standards when it was built.
It already has a large bay window to the side, a door from the house and both lighting and electric circuits.
In terms of a conversion, I am thinking we would need to :
1. Block up the garage door which would involve digging out suitable footings first.
2. Batten the walls and go over them with insulated PB to get us to the required U value for building regs, same with the ceiling.
3. DPM on the floor to lap up above the existing brick DPM, insulate it and then go over with floor boards.
Considering the window, door entry from the house and the electrics are already done, this seems like it should be a no brainer for a conversion if we want extra room downstairs and reasonably straight forward?
Toying with the idea of getting a firm in to block up the door and doing the rest DIY or just getting someone in to do the whole lot
Cheers
We have an internal garage which we want to turn into a habitable room, it's going to be a playroom and a gym. I realise we will need building regs.
Walls are cavity as there is a bedroom above already so walls have insulation, albeit to mid 80s standards when it was built.
It already has a large bay window to the side, a door from the house and both lighting and electric circuits.
In terms of a conversion, I am thinking we would need to :
1. Block up the garage door which would involve digging out suitable footings first.
2. Batten the walls and go over them with insulated PB to get us to the required U value for building regs, same with the ceiling.
3. DPM on the floor to lap up above the existing brick DPM, insulate it and then go over with floor boards.
Considering the window, door entry from the house and the electrics are already done, this seems like it should be a no brainer for a conversion if we want extra room downstairs and reasonably straight forward?
Toying with the idea of getting a firm in to block up the door and doing the rest DIY or just getting someone in to do the whole lot
Cheers