Converted Garage

[IMPEX]

Hello All

We have recently moved into a 4 bed detached which is about 10 to 100 years old now. There was a garage which is an integral part of the house (i.e one of the bedrooms is on the top of the garage. The previous owner has converted the garage into a room, which would make an excellent dining room, if it was not for the fact that it is really cold room!!!

It seems the issue is to do with the fact that the floor is still at the same original garage height, i.e. you have to step down into the room from the hallway door.

Also the outside wall of the room does not seem to be at all insulated. These two things make the room almost non-usable, even though there is a radiator in there.

Can anyone suggest what options we have in order to raise the floor to normal height, whilst insulating it at the same time, and what can we do about the outside wall?

Regards

Asgar

 

[IMPEX]

opps...sorry, the post should read 10 to 11 years old!! duhhh!!!!

 

[memor maplin]

Sprung wooden floor. and internal insulation.

 

[IMPEX]

Hi

Thanks for your reply, are you please able to expand a little bit, as I am a novice at all of this.

Thanks

Asgar

 

[noseall]

the height difference between floors and access will determine how you go about levelling up the floors and the method of insulation.

you can either use screed + insulation or use timber + insulation.

if the difference is less than say 3" then there are flooring sheets available that have a ply deck bonded to insulation. kigspan thermafloor for one. these are 'floated' directly onto the sub-floor via a dpm.

the walls can be beefed up with an internal stud partition and celotex or, if you already have a cavity wall then insulated plasterboard may do the trick. this can be fixed to the wall using dry wall adhesive.

more info' is needed as to wall thickness, floor differential, window size etc.

incidentally, how has the frontage been dealt with, i.e. the garage door removal?