Cellar conversion

Housebuy12345

Found a house and negotiating with the letting agents.

There is a cellar and an identity properly a few doors down has converted into a bedroom. I haven’t checked out the property’s cellar but it seems to be three chambers. How easy is it to change a cellar into a bedroom or at least a laundry room. Would I be able to get someone to have a look for free and quickly?

eddddy

Housebuy12345 wrote: »

Found a house and negotiating with the letting agents.

Do you mean selling agents? (Obviously, you can't really convert the cellar, if you'll be renting.)

Housebuy12345 wrote: »

There is a cellar and an identity properly a few doors down has converted into a bedroom. I haven’t checked out the property’s cellar but it seems to be three chambers. How easy is it to change a cellar into a bedroom or at least a laundry room.

It depends on a lot of factors. A key one is whether there is enough headroom at present.

If there isn't, you'd need to dig down, and probably underpin the foundations - which will be expensive.

This website suggests some approximate costs for converting a cellar: https://www.labcwarranty.co.uk/blog/10-costs-you-need-to-consider-for-your-basement-conversion-before-jumping-in-feet-first/

Housebuy12345 wrote: »

Would I be able to get someone to have a look for free and quickly?

I guess you could ask some specialist builders - but they may think it's a bad use of their time to give you a quote on a job on a property which you may not even buy.

FreeBear

eddddy wrote: »

It depends on a lot of factors. A key one is whether there is enough headroom at present.

Another point to consider is escape routes in the event of a fire... Cellars are usually damp, dark, dreary little holes. Without a lot of work, not really suitable for sleeping in. If damp is not an issue, then using the space as a utility area would be preferable to sleeping down there.

babyblade41

It will be a specialist builder and if money isn't plentiful then I'd shut the door and forget about it .

Housebuy12345

The house a few doors down has managed it ok...:

supa34

For 2 rooms, about 4mx5m and height of 2.4m I paid about 15k, for conversion. The rooms very empty so no digging required. They were membranes, had a chanel dug out and a pump installed. I also had a window installed. Floors were boarded, walls were plastered and had about 20 spots in each room. The window makes a big difference, the natural light. If not have slot of different types of layered light.

Housebuy12345

Thanks. Yes there is natural light already. I would prefer that was made bigger but yolo