We are looking at a house that has an old slab garage down the garden. Its slab with asbestos roof but i can get rid through work. I would like a garage building on the side of the house, with the potential to put a bedroom on later.
Garage would have a garage door at the front and a single door at the back. Approx size is 6m x 3m. Felt type sloping roof to start with.
House is in Wakefield so no London builder rates please.
Thank you for any help on this.
with the potential to put a bedroom on later
I would have thought that that bit would change things a great deal.
Dave
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Thats what i was thinking Dave. The planning permission part isn't bothering me.
I just know that it would need to be buit right ie strong enough, to potentially take another roon if the need arises in a few years time.
Cheers Woody, i'll drop him a line.
i got a price for a single skin breeze garage to replace a concrete slab/asbestos roof garage.
it was about 18 month ago and the bloke quoted £3k
he said he would do it in a week.
i priced the stuff up myself......£1200.
£1800 a weeks wages it more than i was gonna pay.
If you were to plan on putting a room upstairs in future youd need to build it to meet fire regs and building regs (incl insulation etc) now.
also, just found this
http://www.whatprice.co.uk/prices/building/extension-double-storey.html
The main thing you'll need to consider if you may want to build on top is the footings. If you certain that you'll put a room above later then as Stoner says you'll need to meet all the building and fire regs now. If it's just a possible then it might at least be worth making sure the footings you put in would be adequate for 2 storeys and then building a standard garage on them . If you build it to that spec as well it might help when you come to sell as it would make the conversion a lot easier.
To be honest I'd do all the work now and possibly not cut thro into the existing house yet. The extra cost for the bit in the middle will be a lot cheaper done at this stage.
If it's thro building regs the footing design won't differ greatly from single to two storey. Also bear in mind if you're wanting to access the garage from the house this also brings fire reg issues. Do you still have to have the floor at a lower level also if it's intergrated. Not sure on that one myself, it's been a while!!
Interested in this myself... Ton, your £3k, is that a board and felt roof? And does it include the door and disposal of the asbestos?
We're not looking to access the garage from the house, just have it as a stand alone garage - door on front and back. Floor in the garage would be below floor level in the house.
Was thinking about doing it this way round as the current garage needs replacing and moving a new one up to the side of the house would free up a good lump of garden. Also as and when kids come along, we may need the extra room so just wanted it there as an option. It may not be needed but if the difference isn't massive, might be worth doing if we stay in the house or not.
Personally I'd do it now. You'll need to reapply for planning if you decide to go above, you'll need to remove roof and construct a proper one, you'll have to get a builder in again for a totally separate project and you'll also have all the crap associated with us hairy arsed builders twice, ie skips, mess and the mrs on t duty!
Basically I reckon you'd save a minimum of £1500 doing it as one project!
Bez, felf and board roof, wooden doors and i was gonna get rid of the waste through work.