Garage - part change of use to playroom

[andy1977]

Hi

I currently have an integral garage, we are looking at converting approx 2/3 into a playroom. Please could anyone advise the best methods of:
Rasing the level of the floor and adding a wall into seperate the playroom and remaining garage. (stud or brick)

What I am not sure of is the building regs / requirenments as we want this to be fully compliant and be classed as a habitable room. (for future re-sale could be classes as a bedroom)

Any tips / advise would be gtreatly appreciated.

Thanks!!

 

[Symptoms]

andy - the first thing to do is to ring-up your Local Authority Planning Dept. and have a chat with them - you should find that they'll give you advice.

 

[andy1977]

thanks, I have spoken to planning and they are sending a letter through confirming it is ok for change of use. I have been trying to speak to a building officer but haven't managed to get through yet!!!

Just thought I would see if I could get a head start!!

 

[^woody^]

Easiest way to raise the floor is by spanning some timber joists and fitting chipboard flooring

For the wall, a timber stud partition.

This work will require building regs, and the main issues for this type of conversion are insulation to the floor and walls (and ceiling if its an external roof), means of escape from the room, and fire protection to the stud wall between the garage and new room

You will need a secondary exit route if the door to this new playroom leads directly onto another room. If it leads to a hallway, then you are OK

 

[noseall]

...and some additional parking space, maybe?

 

[Thermo]

Dont be silly Mr N, now who actually does put their car in the garage?

 

[^woody^]

Owners of Fords Ka's, Daewoo Matiz's, Citroen C1's
and Noddy may park in their garage