Garage Conversions in Flitwick
A town of integral garages nobody parks in, which makes it a very good town for garage conversions.
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Almost every house in Flitwick built between the sixties and the nineties has an integral garage, and almost none of them has a car in it. That makes the garage conversion the most sensible improvement in the town: a study for working from home, a fourth bedroom, a snug for the teenagers or a utility room to get the washing machine out of the kitchen, for a fraction of the cost of an extension and with two to three weeks of disruption rather than three months.
We do a lot of these in Flitwick and across Central Bedfordshire. The garage is studded out and insulated, as the project photographs on this page show, the slab is built up with a membrane and insulation to house floor level, the front opening is built in matched brick with a window, the services are extended and the work is inspected and certified by Central Bedfordshire building control.
Typical works can include
Every project in Flitwick is different. Depending on the agreed scope, works may include:
- Garage door removed and opening built up in matched brickwork
- New window or French doors fitted to match the house
- Continuous damp proof membrane lapped to the wall DPC
- Insulated floor build up brought level with the house
- Wall insulation, lining and plasterboard
- Roof or ceiling insulation as required
The full list, and how we run the job, is on the main garage conversions page.
Seventies and eighties integral garages
The integral garages on Flitwick’s estates are usually cavity built with the house roof over them, which is the easiest kind to convert: no roof to worry about, one wall already shared with the house, and a slab that only needs building up. The front wall is the visible part, and it is built as a proper cavity wall in the same brick as the house with a window that matches the others, so the house looks as if it was built that way. Opening the garage into the hall or the kitchen on a steel is a common addition.
The floor is where the money goes that nobody sees: a damp proof membrane, insulation to current standards and a screed or a floating floor to bring the level up to the house. Most Flitwick garage conversions are permitted development with Building Regulations approval, though the newer developments may have rights removed by condition. General guidance, in other words. We look at the particular house and say what needs checking with the council.
The guys that came out to do the work I needed done, were professional, friendly and extremely helpful, the final result was amazing I’m extremely happy with it, it looks amazing, I can’t rate these guys enough I would highly recommend.
Garage conversions we have built
Our own photographs, some mid build, because that is where you can see how a job was put together. More on the projects page.
Questions from Flitwick
How much does a garage conversion in Flitwick disrupt the house?
Very little compared with most building work. The garage is separate from the living space, so the noisy work stays in it, and the only time the house is affected is when the opening into the hall or kitchen is made and when the electrician and plumber connect into the existing services. Two to three weeks from start to a decorated room.
Will a converted garage add value to a Flitwick house?
Usually, provided it is done properly and certified. An extra room with a Building Regulations completion certificate counts as living space; a boarded out garage with a carpet does not, and a buyer’s surveyor will notice the difference. We build to the standard that makes the room count.
What is the difference between planning permission and Building Regulations?
Planning is about whether you are allowed to build the thing at all: size, appearance, effect on neighbours. Building Regulations are about whether it is safe and properly built: structure, insulation, fire, drainage, ventilation, electrics.
They are separate approvals. An extension can need no planning permission whatsoever and still require Building Control approval. For structural work we generally prefer the Full Plans route, so drawings and calculations are checked before we start rather than problems surfacing halfway through.
We work alongside Building Control and structural engineers regularly and can manage that liaison where it forms part of the agreed scope. Their fees and appointments are not automatically included unless the quotation says so.
How long will the work take?
It depends on the job, and anyone who gives you a number without seeing the house is guessing. As a rough guide: a bathroom is two to three weeks, a kitchen refit two to four, a single storey rear extension is usually ten to fourteen weeks from breaking ground, and a full house renovation runs three to six months depending on scale.
Weather, Building Control inspections and lead times on windows, doors and kitchens all move those numbers. We build realistic float into the programme rather than promising a date we cannot hold.
Other work we do in Flitwick
Garage conversions nearby
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Planning garage conversions in Flitwick?
Send a few photographs and tell us what you have in mind. We will come and look, and the written quotation costs nothing.