Garage conversion

Caro75

Our garage is located at the end of our drive in the back garden, it is effectively a storage area, as getting a car up the narrow drive is difficult. We have off road parking, how would converting the garage into a study affect our house price? Currently 3 bed semi value around £200,000.

Thanks

robnye

your best bet would be to raise the question with a local estate agent?

chickadee

It is best to consider how useful it will be to you as whatever you convert it into.

I converted my garage into a study last year and it has been a brilliant decision. I now have a useable room in my home instead of a dumping ground for junk that I only dared enter in desperation. I honestly now use this room every day so for me the change was priceless.

As a word of caution, the surveyor who valued my property before and after (due to changing mortgage deal) said that it doesn't necessarily add value to the property because you have effectively just traded use of the same floor space, i.e. swapped a garage for a study. The best way to add real value is to add more space to your property by extending, converting your loft, etc.

Hope this helps.

Pal

I agree. The way to really add value is to do whatever is required to make the garage back into a garage, and then look into building an extension if you want extra space.

in_my_wellies

I converted my garage last year. It is used as a study/ playroom everyday. I insulated the floor, walls and ceiling, bricked up the door and put in a large patio door facing the sun at the side. Also added a wash basin. The whole room was divided into two, part 7' long for tools and workshop (you need somewhere for junk!) and the remaining, 12', for living space.
Building regs were happy and we have a certificate for the work.