Hi,
We 're in the process of buying a house and one of the selling points (for me at least) was the fact that it had a detached garage that I want to convert into a gym/games room for my son and I.
The garage is situated behind and to the side of our property with the garage door opening to the rear.
In the picture below our garage is (1) and the adjoining garage is (2).
It turns out that our garage is linked to the neighbours by, presumably, a single skin wall.
The roof is also 'shared' and looks to be the old cement based asbestos.
My questions are as follows:
- Is converting the garage still an option?
- If so, how do I go about changing the roof if it's 'shared'? I was thinking of a pitched roof to give more internal room but I suspect that may not now be possible.
- I was going to remove the garage door, brick it up and double skin everything. Is there anything special I would need to do to the linked wall?
- What sort of planning, etc. do I require? I don't believe I need planning permission but obviously I must adhere to building regs. Do I also need a party wall agreement?
Sorry for all the questions.
Kind regards,
Chris