A single garage conversion can add an extra room or two rooms to your home. However, as a single garage is generally longer and narrower than an average room in your home, you need to be careful with your design. A single garage will not be big enough to make a double bedroom with en-suite. It would however make an ideal teenagers bedroom with separate toilet and shower room.
As a single garage is long and thin, you should plan your conversion by splitting the space you have into two rooms. One can be the larger room, and the smaller is idea for a toilet or shower room. If you have a narrow garage, then don’t try and fit a large room into the space. Make a compromise and add a study or office or a simple storeroom and downstairs wet room.
Single Garage Conversion : Insulating
A single garage conversion that is to be used for living space needs to meet standards and building regulations. These include adding windows, insulation, and damp-proofing. When you need to insulate your garage, you will go on to lose even more width and height. What this means is that a narrow room will become an even narrower room. So, as we said before. Think carefully about what you wish to use the space for.
If you need to add extra insulation to the walls and to the roof of your garage will depend if your garage is built into your home or is attached to the side. An independent garage with no existing door to the main home will generally not be damp-proofed or have insulation. However, modern builds do tend to add insulation, even if the garage is attached to the side of the house. If your garage is totally separate, then a large amount of work will need to be carried out in order to make the space habitable.
The best type of single garage conversion is where your existing garage is an existing and integral part of your home. It may be under a bedroom, and generally to one side of your front door. This type of garage will often even have the same floor level as the rest of your home, making the whole conversion process simpler and less expensive.
Professional Advice
Many people choose to convert a garage by themselves, without professional help and advice. This type of conversion cannot be registered as living space, and will add no value to your home. In fact, it will take value away from your home as you no longer have an indoor garage for parking your car. It is therefore essential that you use the advice and services of your Bristol professionals when converting your single garage to living space. A professional conversion will meet all standards and regulation, will be really habitable, and will add value to the price of your property should you wish to sell it on in the future.