Integral Garage Conversion: Floor Levels / Existing Door

[woolfe]

Dear all,

I am planning to convert my integral garage which currently has a concrete slab sitting approx 150mm below the interior floor level; obviously there is plenty of space and options for insulating and covering relative to the interior floor - the problem is that the garage has an external side door which is only around 50mm above the concrete slab.

50mm is clearly too shallow a space in which to add insulation and new floor covering.

The external side door is relatively new, so I want to keep it. There is obviously a lintel above, but I presume it would be expensive to migrate the door and lintel a few courses up?

Any ideas how to work around this?

All responses greatly appreciated.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

You won't get a compliant floor within that depth unless you step down locally and I can't see an inspector accepting it, its just naff anyway. Raising the lintel won't cost that much, only a days work for someone. Or just do it yourself for a few quid.