The missus would like a utility room for the washing machine, etc
This would mean taking 1/3 of the back of the garage, currently a single
garage big enough for
one car. (I only have a motorbike and so personal use is not a problem)
Hardly anyone in our road uses their garage for a car it would seem

Would reducing the garage to 2/3rd the length effect the house value?
considering the house gains a utility room with access to the outside via a
side door, this would be a benefit, no?

Thanks in advance
--
Vass

Vass wrote:
The missus would like a utility room for the washing machine, etc
This would mean taking 1/3 of the back of the garage, currently a single
garage big enough for
one car. (I only have a motorbike and so personal use is not a problem)
Hardly anyone in our road uses their garage for a car it would seem

Would reducing the garage to 2/3rd the length effect the house value?
considering the house gains a utility room with access to the outside via a
side door, this would be a benefit, no?

What sort of garage is it, where is it situated
re. the house.

"Chris Bacon" wrote in message
...
Vass wrote:
The missus would like a utility room for the washing machine, etc
This would mean taking 1/3 of the back of the garage, currently a single
garage big enough for
one car. (I only have a motorbike and so personal use is not a problem)
Hardly anyone in our road uses their garage for a car it would seem

Would reducing the garage to 2/3rd the length effect the house value?
considering the house gains a utility room with access to the outside via
a side door, this would be a benefit, no?

What sort of garage is it, where is it situated
re. the house.

Integral garage, semi detached house, south coast UK
--
Vass

Vass wrote:
"Chris Bacon" wrote...
Vass wrote:
The missus would like a utility room for the washing machine, etc
This would mean taking 1/3 of the back of the garage, currently a single
garage big enough for
one car. (I only have a motorbike and so personal use is not a problem)
Hardly anyone in our road uses their garage for a car it would seem

Would reducing the garage to 2/3rd the length effect the house value?
considering the house gains a utility room with access to the outside via
a side door, this would be a benefit, no?

What sort of garage is it, where is it situated
re. the house.

Integral garage, semi detached house, south coast UK

Does it need to be a real room? Couldn't you just put
the washing machine in there? If it does need to be a
room, then errecting a stud wall (possibly with a door
in it) is easy, cheap, and undoable.

"Chris Bacon" wrote in message
...
Vass wrote:
"Chris Bacon" wrote...
Vass wrote:
The missus would like a utility room for the washing machine, etc
This would mean taking 1/3 of the back of the garage, currently a single
garage big enough for
one car. (I only have a motorbike and so personal use is not a problem)
Hardly anyone in our road uses their garage for a car it would seem

Would reducing the garage to 2/3rd the length effect the house value?
considering the house gains a utility room with access to the outside
via a side door, this would be a benefit, no?

What sort of garage is it, where is it situated
re. the house.

Integral garage, semi detached house, south coast UK

Does it need to be a real room? Couldn't you just put
the washing machine in there? If it does need to be a
room, then errecting a stud wall (possibly with a door
in it) is easy, cheap, and undoable.

Can I put a door from the Kitchen into it though, if the 'room' is not
insulated as per some buigling regs that someone will be along in a min to
tell me about?
--
Vass

Vass wrote:
Can I put a door from the Kitchen into it though, if the 'room' is not
insulated as per some buigling regs that someone will be along in a min to
tell me about?

If you're going to put a door into the kitchen (I take it
there isn't already a door directly into the garage from
the kitchen) then you will need to "do things" which will
depend on the existing garage floor level v. the house
floor level, the type of door, etc. The insulation may
not be an issue if you're not actually incorporating the
garage into the living area. I should look on the 'net,
and then approach your local council pen-pushers.

Vass wrote:
"Chris Bacon" wrote in message
...

Vass wrote:

"Chris Bacon" wrote...

Vass wrote:

The missus would like a utility room for the washing machine, etc
This would mean taking 1/3 of the back of the garage, currently a single
garage big enough for
one car. (I only have a motorbike and so personal use is not a problem)
Hardly anyone in our road uses their garage for a car it would seem

Would reducing the garage to 2/3rd the length effect the house value?
considering the house gains a utility room with access to the outside
via a side door, this would be a benefit, no?

What sort of garage is it, where is it situated
re. the house.

Integral garage, semi detached house, south coast UK

Does it need to be a real room? Couldn't you just put
the washing machine in there? If it does need to be a
room, then errecting a stud wall (possibly with a door
in it) is easy, cheap, and undoable.


Can I put a door from the Kitchen into it though, if the 'room' is not
insulated as per some buigling regs that someone will be along in a min to
tell me about?

What about an external door which would make the garage still
technically outside?

The message
from "Vass" contains these words:

Can I put a door from the Kitchen into it though, if the 'room' is not
insulated as per some buigling regs that someone will be along in a min to
tell me about?

AIUI if you want a connecting door between house and garage the door
must be a fire door and there must be at least a 4" step down into the
garage. Should you want to physically separate any utility room from the
remainder of the garage the wall has to have a certain fire resistance
which would rule out a simple stud wall.

I can't see any reason off hand why a utility room has to be treated as
a habitable room but regulations fatty 2 jags has a hand in are not
renowned for reason. :-)

--
Roger Chapman

On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:02:50 -0000, "Vass" wrote:

The missus would like a utility room for the washing machine, etc
This would mean taking 1/3 of the back of the garage, currently a single
garage big enough for
one car. (I only have a motorbike and so personal use is not a problem)
Hardly anyone in our road uses their garage for a car it would seem

Would reducing the garage to 2/3rd the length effect the house value?
considering the house gains a utility room with access to the outside via a
side door, this would be a benefit, no?

Thanks in advance

Maybe just build it in such a way that the wall could be easily removed if someone wanted to turn it
back into a garage ?

On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:02:50 -0000, "Vass"
wrote:

The missus would like a utility room for the washing machine, etc
This would mean taking 1/3 of the back of the garage, currently a single
garage big enough for
one car. (I only have a motorbike and so personal use is not a problem)
Hardly anyone in our road uses their garage for a car it would seem

Would reducing the garage to 2/3rd the length effect the house value?
considering the house gains a utility room with access to the outside via a
side door, this would be a benefit, no?

Would it be possible to extend the garage forward (Or backward) by a
third such that you can have a utility room and garage?

Failing that, convert the whole garage to two rooms, use one as a
utility and the other as something else, such as a study.

sponix

"sPoNiX" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:02:50 -0000, "Vass"
wrote:

The missus would like a utility room for the washing machine, etc
This would mean taking 1/3 of the back of the garage, currently a single
garage big enough for
one car. (I only have a motorbike and so personal use is not a problem)
Hardly anyone in our road uses their garage for a car it would seem

Would reducing the garage to 2/3rd the length effect the house value?
considering the house gains a utility room with access to the outside via
a
side door, this would be a benefit, no?

Would it be possible to extend the garage forward (Or backward) by a
third such that you can have a utility room and garage?

Failing that, convert the whole garage to two rooms, use one as a
utility and the other as something else, such as a study.

Cant give up the motoebike space, its my only getaway.....
but would this effect the price?
--
Vass

Vass wrote:
"sPoNiX" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:02:50 -0000, "Vass"
wrote:

The missus would like a utility room for the washing machine, etc
This would mean taking 1/3 of the back of the garage, currently a
single garage big enough for
one car. (I only have a motorbike and so personal use is not a
problem) Hardly anyone in our road uses their garage for a car it
would seem

Would reducing the garage to 2/3rd the length effect the house
value? considering the house gains a utility room with access to
the outside via a
side door, this would be a benefit, no?

Would it be possible to extend the garage forward (Or backward) by a
third such that you can have a utility room and garage?

Failing that, convert the whole garage to two rooms, use one as a
utility and the other as something else, such as a study.

Cant give up the motoebike space, its my only getaway.....
but would this effect the price?

if the sub division of your garage was easily removable and the whole
garage could be reinstated in an afternoon by ripping out the studwork
and plasterboard (assuming you're using timber) it won't have any
adverse affect on the price and may well add value.

.. wrote:

if the sub division of your garage was easily removable and the whole
garage could be reinstated in an afternoon by ripping out the studwork
and plasterboard (assuming you're using timber) it won't have any
adverse affect on the price and may well add value.

Good idea. Would it also mean that, because it was a temporary partition it
wouldn't need planning or BCO involvement?

Dave

david lang wrote:
. wrote:

if the sub division of your garage was easily removable and the whole
garage could be reinstated in an afternoon by ripping out the
studwork and plasterboard (assuming you're using timber) it won't
have any
adverse affect on the price and may well add value.

Good idea. Would it also mean that, because it was a temporary
partition it wouldn't need planning or BCO involvement?

Dave

essentially, that's up to Vass ;-)

On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:02:50 -0000, "Vass"
wrote:

|The missus would like a utility room for the washing machine, etc
|This would mean taking 1/3 of the back of the garage, currently a single
|garage big enough for
|one car. (I only have a motorbike and so personal use is not a problem)
|Hardly anyone in our road uses their garage for a car it would seem
|
|Would reducing the garage to 2/3rd the length effect the house value?
|considering the house gains a utility room with access to the outside via a
|side door, this would be a benefit, no?

Would it be possible to extend the kitchen in another direction?
--
Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk
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"Dave Fawthrop" wrote in message
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On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:02:50 -0000, "Vass"
wrote:

|The missus would like a utility room for the washing machine, etc
|This would mean taking 1/3 of the back of the garage, currently a single
|garage big enough for
|one car. (I only have a motorbike and so personal use is not a problem)
|Hardly anyone in our road uses their garage for a car it would seem
|
|Would reducing the garage to 2/3rd the length effect the house value?
|considering the house gains a utility room with access to the outside via a
|side door, this would be a benefit, no?

Would it be possible to extend the kitchen in another direction?

I already have planning for a 'family room' to go onto the back of the
kitchen into the garden
so that option is already taken unfortnatly
--
Vass

"Vass" wrote in message
...
The missus would like a utility room for the washing machine, etc
This would mean taking 1/3 of the back of the garage, currently a single
garage big enough for
one car. (I only have a motorbike and so personal use is not a problem)
Hardly anyone in our road uses their garage for a car it would seem

Would reducing the garage to 2/3rd the length effect the house value?
considering the house gains a utility room with access to the outside via
a side door, this would be a benefit, no?

Thanks in advance
--
Vass

================
You could install a door (or possibly two) to divide the garage into two
separate rooms. The doors could be kept closed for your personal purposes
and be readily openable by any future buyer. This arrangement might be a
valuable selling point when you decide to sell.

Cic.

In message , Vass
writes
The missus would like a utility room for the washing machine, etc
This would mean taking 1/3 of the back of the garage, currently a single
garage big enough for
one car. (I only have a motorbike and so personal use is not a problem)
Hardly anyone in our road uses their garage for a car it would seem

Would reducing the garage to 2/3rd the length effect the house value?
considering the house gains a utility room with access to the outside via a
side door, this would be a benefit, no?

Thanks in advance

IMHO a garage is worth more than a utility. Why not just make it
possible to do the washing etc. In the garage - e.g. plumb for
washer/dryer and fit a sink and some kitchen units, or whatever.

I suppose she wouldnt want the motorbike fumes though?

--
Richard Faulkner

Richard Faulkner wrote:
In message , Vass
writes
The missus would like a utility room for the washing machine, etc
This would mean taking 1/3 of the back of the garage, currently a
single garage big enough for
one car. (I only have a motorbike and so personal use is not a
problem) Hardly anyone in our road uses their garage for a car it
would seem

Would reducing the garage to 2/3rd the length effect the house value?
considering the house gains a utility room with access to the
outside via a side door, this would be a benefit, no?

Thanks in advance

IMHO a garage is worth more than a utility. Why not just make it
possible to do the washing etc. In the garage - e.g. plumb for
washer/dryer and fit a sink and some kitchen units, or whatever.

I suppose she wouldnt want the motorbike fumes though?

aye, tham thar wimmin are funny like that )

"Vass" wrote in message
...
The missus would like a utility room for the washing machine, etc
This would mean taking 1/3 of the back of the garage, currently a single
garage big enough for
one car. (I only have a motorbike and so personal use is not a problem)
Hardly anyone in our road uses their garage for a car it would seem

Would reducing the garage to 2/3rd the length effect the house value?
considering the house gains a utility room with access to the outside via
a side door, this would be a benefit, no?

When last looking for a house we steered clear of any with "shortened" or
"not suitable for a car" type garages.

Main point is they have to be mentioned on sale details that may not be
possible to get a car in garage (a bit negative on sale items) and also most
converted in rather crap way. !!!. One we saw had a utility room (washing
etc) only accesable from garage only and no windows ????. Another done
right'ish but had a heavy fire door + associated spring closer on entrance
of utiliity room as the dividing wall was just plasterboard stud, so two
heavy fire doors on same wall looked "not good". One that had had it done
via BCO, filled in original house to garage door opening, had normal
internal door to utility room, had a window fitted and the connecting garage
fire door was now from utility room, they also managed to get a Fiesta in
the garage.

Ian_m wrote:

"Vass" wrote in message
...
The missus would like a utility room for the washing machine, etc
This would mean taking 1/3 of the back of the garage, currently a single
garage big enough for
one car. (I only have a motorbike and so personal use is not a problem)
Hardly anyone in our road uses their garage for a car it would seem

Would reducing the garage to 2/3rd the length effect the house value?
considering the house gains a utility room with access to the outside via
a side door, this would be a benefit, no?

When last looking for a house we steered clear of any with "shortened" or
"not suitable for a car" type garages.

Wheras we wouldn't have cared. Garage wasn't at all high on our
shopping list (though shed(s) or space therefore was) For everyone that
must have a garage there will be another who is more interested in (for
instance) size of master bedroom/overall floor area/utility
Room/Working Chimney/"Nice" Kitchen?etc,etc.

Go ahead and put it in if it suits your use of the building, others can
either rip it out, pr pass by.

In message .com,
writes

Ian_m wrote:

"Vass" wrote in message
...
The missus would like a utility room for the washing machine, etc
This would mean taking 1/3 of the back of the garage, currently a single
garage big enough for
one car. (I only have a motorbike and so personal use is not a problem)
Hardly anyone in our road uses their garage for a car it would seem

Would reducing the garage to 2/3rd the length effect the house value?
considering the house gains a utility room with access to the outside via
a side door, this would be a benefit, no?

When last looking for a house we steered clear of any with "shortened" or
"not suitable for a car" type garages.

Wheras we wouldn't have cared. Garage wasn't at all high on our
shopping list (though shed(s) or space therefore was) For everyone that
must have a garage there will be another who is more interested in (for
instance) size of master bedroom/overall floor area/utility
Room/Working Chimney/"Nice" Kitchen?etc,etc.

Go ahead and put it in if it suits your use of the building, others can
either rip it out, pr pass by.

E
The original question asked if it would affect the value of the house.

There is no doubt that a house with a "garage", which cannot be used as
a garage will have a negative impact on a typical buyers perception of
value.

--
Richard Faulkner

Richard Faulkner wrote:

There is no doubt that a house with a "garage", which cannot be used as
a garage will have a negative impact on a typical buyers perception of
value.

Agreed. I would have thought if you are going to convert it, then do it
completely - replace the door with a wall/window etc, insulate to modern
specs and provide permenent access to the room(s) from inside the house.

An extra reception room and utility may add value over a garrage if
there is already ample off street parking.

--
Cheers,

John.

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John Rumm wrote:
Richard Faulkner wrote:

There is no doubt that a house with a "garage", which cannot be used
as a garage will have a negative impact on a typical buyers perception
of value.


Agreed. I would have thought if you are going to convert it, then do it
completely - replace the door with a wall/window etc, insulate to modern
specs and provide permenent access to the room(s) from inside the house.

An extra reception room and utility may add value over a garrage if
there is already ample off street parking.


One house on our "maybe" list would need this undoing if we moved in!

Chris

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