Hello,
We are currently getting our house extended on the side and have decided to add on converting part of our current garage to a utility room. Our garage is 4 x 8m and we are wanting to convert just the rear section (4 x 3m) into a utility room. The garage is single brick construction so we will insulate the walls and roof. Our building inspector has asked us to add it onto our plans.
The floor is currently a 6inch concrete slab, 4inch lower than our house floor. We have been told the room needs insulating which we assume includes the floor? It has a damp proof membrane in already which we can prove. Does the floor need insulating too? If so, how do we do this with only 4inch to work with? We aren't planning on heating the utility, as we have a firedoor in place currently from the house to the garage, and only plan to store our washer and dishwasher in there.
We were going to speak to the building inspector but don't want to make the job more complicated than it needs to be. We will submit the plans and hope for them to be accepted as it is a small portion of work in comparison to the whole extension.
Thanks in advance
Hayley
We are currently getting our house extended on the side and have decided to add on converting part of our current garage to a utility room. Our garage is 4 x 8m and we are wanting to convert just the rear section (4 x 3m) into a utility room. The garage is single brick construction so we will insulate the walls and roof. Our building inspector has asked us to add it onto our plans.
The floor is currently a 6inch concrete slab, 4inch lower than our house floor. We have been told the room needs insulating which we assume includes the floor? It has a damp proof membrane in already which we can prove. Does the floor need insulating too? If so, how do we do this with only 4inch to work with? We aren't planning on heating the utility, as we have a firedoor in place currently from the house to the garage, and only plan to store our washer and dishwasher in there.
We were going to speak to the building inspector but don't want to make the job more complicated than it needs to be. We will submit the plans and hope for them to be accepted as it is a small portion of work in comparison to the whole extension.
Thanks in advance
Hayley