In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Clive wrote:

Hi,

I am looking at houses, but not all already have one built!

SWMBO isnt happy with any we have seen so far, so it looks like work
is needed on whatever we buy.

Does anyone have a rough ballpark figure what cost am I looking at to

a) Build a single story brick built garage adjoining the property.

b) Build on top of a existing garage to create a first floor bedroom
with flat or apex roof.

I have guesses at about £25k for either option? Any I off the mark??

You should be able to build a detached garage for a lot less than that. What
size are you talking about.

I had a double (17'6" square internally) detached garage built last year
with insulated cavity walls - with concrete blocks rather than insulation
blocks inside, and with a pitched roof for about 22 grand - including a wide
well insulated motorised sectional door, a back door and large window.

The cost of building over an existing garage will depend on what's there
already. If it's got cavity walls, and if the foundations are suitable for
taking the extra weight, it should again be under 25k. Otherwise, it could
start to get complicated - and expensive!
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Cheers,
Roger
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