DIY fans

[Stuart]

If you want building regs - I wish you good luck!

My in-laws converted their garage which was attached to the house into a games room, literally all they needed was a wall instead of the garage door and sound proofing/insulation, oh and a carpet.

The building regs were a JOKE! They had to have crazy deep foundations (the wall has deeper foundations than the house) and also have a wired into the mains smoke alarm fitted. All of which costs £££

Obviously.. without building regs this can be done quite cheaply I suspect.

I can empathise - I went down the building regs route and ended up having to excavate part of my driveway to establish there was a footing beneath the front of the garage.

Thanks for the warning!

I think I'm safe on that as my garage is a core part of the house, and is actually under my bedroom!
As long as the conversion does not extend its size building regs don't care about this :-)

Depending on what you have in mind I think you'll be OK from a planning perspective, but not necessarily immune from building regs. The latter are concerned with validating the structural integrity of your project and ensuring that it meets current standards for safety (escape routes, etc.) and insulation. Bit more here: https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/20...ulations/4

I hear that many people decide to not declare their intentions to the relevant department though, but I couldn't possibly condone that. *cough*