Garage conversion in Lanarkshire

Garage conversions are a good method to increase space and likely value to your house. Plenty of garages aren’t used as useful spaces, and so a garage conversion can be a way to reclaim space and put it to more efficient use. Garage conversions can add living or utility space, a bedroom, home office or bathroom, or expand a kitchen. Most garage conversions do not need planning permission so long as you don’t intend on increasing the size of your home, but when considering a garage conversion it’s important to consult with your Local Authority, as some restrictions can apply, for example on the amount of off-road parking spaces in the area. The garage conversion will also have to comply with building regulations on drainage, insulation, damp proofing, among other things.

When carrying out your garage conversion, have a structural survey done on the current garage in order to verify the amount of work that will be done. This will determine the best way to perform the conversion. The walls of your existing garage will typically need improving from a single skin design to a cavity wall. Flooring will in most cases require raising to meet the height of your house. Roofs will require either updating or completely modifying to a tiled pitch roof style. The pre-existing garage door will generally be infilled with a new brick wall and also have a window added. The new room will need insulating to the standard of habitable rooms.