Converting a garage is one of the most cost-effective ways to gain a room, because the structure is largely there already. We design the new space and prepare the building-regulations drawings — covering insulation, damp, floor levels and fire separation — so a Wirral builder can quote and build with confidence.
What we do
The most common case — converting a garage built into the house into a warm, usable room.
Where a separate garage becomes an office or studio, with its own considerations.
The technical essentials that turn a cold garage into a comfortable, compliant room.
Detailing where the converted space adjoins the rest of the house.
Converting a garage within the existing structure is often permitted development, particularly where the external appearance changes little. However, replacing the garage door with a window or wall changes the frontage, and some areas have conditions (or Article 4 directions) that remove these rights.
We advise on the likely route and, where useful, prepare drawings for a Lawful Development Certificate — subject to confirmation with your local authority.
Garage conversions need building-regulations approval. The key areas are insulation and damp-proofing, raising and insulating the floor, ventilation, and fire separation where the garage adjoins the house.
We prepare the drawings and specifications that building control needs.
Questions
Technical drawings and details prepared for building-control approval — the 'how it's built' stage that follows planning.
Architectural design drawings for rear, side, wraparound and kitchen-diner extensions — planned around how you actually live.
Plain-English help working out whether your project is likely to be permitted development — and the drawings to prove it.
Garage Conversions for homeowners across Wirral, including:
Send Sean a few photos and a short description of what you'd like to do. You'll get an honest first view with no obligation.