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catherine_bissell

double garage conversions

Catherine Bissell
6 years ago
has anybody done a double garage conversion into a home office? I've checked with planning and we wouldn't need planning permission. we want to keep one side of the garage to house a car, but have a mezzanine floor across both car spots. just wondering how the front would look with one garage door and one new 'converted door' can't help but think it will look odd.

has anybody pulled this off successfully? any advice or pictures? thanks!
Featured Answer
  • Jonathan
    6 years ago
    I would cover the opening of the garage door with the same vertical siding as the top part of the building and cut windows and doors into the external covering.
    Personally I would prefer to see the garage door recede by staining the wood cladding dark.

    Comments (8)

    • Jonathan
      6 years ago
      You could always keep the door but not use it. Put a stud wall inside the door and put a window in the side/ back/ roof instead
    • Catherine Bissell
      Original Author
      6 years ago
      ahh unfortunately we can't do that, as we have no sides, it goes on to neighbours land... see pic. thanks though!
    • PRO
      White Red Architects
      6 years ago

      Hi Cathrine,

      I think this could be an elegant sliding door system with the framing the same colour as the other door. It would look simple and considered and would let plenty of natural light into space. Perhaps broken into three equal screens.

      Worth speaking to building control might want a fire separation between the office and the garage section.

      Hope this helps

    • Catherine Bissell
      Original Author
      6 years ago
      thanks :) so would you keep one half with the roller garage door as it is now? or just have a sliding door for all of it, and you'd be able to see the car?

      there is a wall inside that separates the two garages, with one half having a ceiling... was hoping we could have that as a mezzanine floor that goes across both garages. hope the pic helps explain!
    • PRO
      White Red Architects
      6 years ago

      I think it depends on the budget. Assume you'd want a standard opening garage door to get the car in and out. I think it could look crisp either way.

      The space inside is very interesting. You'd need to speak to building control about getting the car in the same space as the office (we work with who can be quite creative with these things) but I imagine a very dynamic space could be created with the different levels and natural light from above.

      Happy to discuss further if it helps

      Joe

      07817798459


    • PRO
      Lumen Designers Limited
      6 years ago

      Hi Catherine.

      Try speaking with Mike Neal - he solves all sorts of home office conversion issues. He does everything from conversions to building home office cabins from scratch, with a pile of timber and your ideas.

      His team turn up with a load of Oak and a few tools but at the end of the job you have a handcrafted staircase for example - pure genius!

      I am sure Mike could create a way of making the two sides match, even if it uses dot matrix printing to make them look identical from a distance.

      Let me know if you want his contact details.

      BR,

      Neil

    • Catherine Bissell
      Original Author
      6 years ago
      thanks thats so helpful seeing a drawing like that!

      we had a garage conversion guy come round to quote last night and the biggest hurdle we have is that he thinks we'd have to fit a separate septic tank... the septic tank for the house is around 40 metres away and it doesn't slope :(
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