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We have a double garage and we are thinking about converting part of it into a den for our kids (so they can watch TV, practice their musical questions etc and we can have the main living room as our space.
We'd need to knock through and install a fire rated door (currently the only access is via the garage door itself) then build a timber frame, insulate etc. Electrics should be straight forward as the consumer unit is right by it and I was thinking about just having an electric panel heater so I don't need to do anything with the central heating.
The 'outside' of the new room would be nicely finished (ie with shelves etc) so we can maximise storage in the reduced size garage.
So the materials would be, timber frame, floor, lighting, new glass in exterior window (currently obscured but would want standard glazing), door, insulation, boarding over and plastering and materials.
I was guesstimating around £6k - does that seem reasonable? Anything I have missed?
Are there any regulations I need to consider if I want it signing off as an official room? (I know about the fire door).
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There's a decent guide to the rules on the planning portal if you want to do it properly. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200130/common_projects/25/garage_conversion Not sure I'd bother with doing a proper job though. If you put a fire door between the house and the garage and the floor is low enough then you can do whatever you like, more or less.
Price sounds high to me. Is that with getting the pros in and a decent finish? Maybe right in that case.
I would be able to do a bit myself (the timber frame, plasterboarding, installing (but not wiring up) electrics etc) but the majority would be workmen.