Hi people
I have bought a modern (10yrs old) property in Wigan. It has had the integral garage converted into a 2nd living room which I dont need. The entrance doorway has been bricked 1/2 way up (around 8' w x 3' h) with doubleglazed double fronted window. Inside is a door to the kitchens utility room and another to the hall. Also the gas boiler is in a small utility cupboard in the "garage".
Q1. What sort of approx. cost am I looking at to have the window and wall taken out to have an up n over garage door put back in?
Q2. It was not done with planning permission so I guess I dont need it to turn it back into a garage? (The seller payed for indemnity insurance against the council ever saying return it to a garage. Solicitor said thats ok)
Q3. Is the boiler and two internal access doors a problem?
Q4. I dont live there yet so I am unsure from memory but if there is a radiater installed along the "front door" wall, can I easily have this turned around to the side wall? (It is for my 2 motorbikes so it would be nice for heating for when I service them etc in winter months)
A ball park figure is for a comparison guide as my alternative is to have a base built in the back garden and an 18' x 10' garage/shed bought and erected. This is probably going to cost around £2,000 so I am trying to see which would be the better/cheaper option.
sorry for all the Qs
thanks
Carl
I have bought a modern (10yrs old) property in Wigan. It has had the integral garage converted into a 2nd living room which I dont need. The entrance doorway has been bricked 1/2 way up (around 8' w x 3' h) with doubleglazed double fronted window. Inside is a door to the kitchens utility room and another to the hall. Also the gas boiler is in a small utility cupboard in the "garage".
Q1. What sort of approx. cost am I looking at to have the window and wall taken out to have an up n over garage door put back in?
Q2. It was not done with planning permission so I guess I dont need it to turn it back into a garage? (The seller payed for indemnity insurance against the council ever saying return it to a garage. Solicitor said thats ok)
Q3. Is the boiler and two internal access doors a problem?
Q4. I dont live there yet so I am unsure from memory but if there is a radiater installed along the "front door" wall, can I easily have this turned around to the side wall? (It is for my 2 motorbikes so it would be nice for heating for when I service them etc in winter months)
A ball park figure is for a comparison guide as my alternative is to have a base built in the back garden and an 18' x 10' garage/shed bought and erected. This is probably going to cost around £2,000 so I am trying to see which would be the better/cheaper option.
sorry for all the Qs
thanks
Carl