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Hi everyone
A quick question for the hive mind, I have an external double garage with a big window and small door facing the garden. The garage door is blocked up by a stud wall. I’m only using the garage as a workshop so no sleeping living etc etc.
i want to turn the narrow doorway into a small window and the wide window into a wide door, anyone done similar? I’m happy with doing the work and wouldn’t be widening the openings so the lintels will remain. I just want to know about experiences/planning requirements etc etc local council want to charge me for asking the question which seems a bit bobbins
thanks in advance
I can tell you how to cut a hole in the ceiling...
Lol, I did read your tale with equal measures of mirth and sympathy. 👍🏻
You'll need to comply with Building Regs for thermal performance, and if you're doing the work the local council will need to certify. That puts you on the radar for PP which, depending on your property and your council, may be required. In short you may need to pay their fee
Who the hell is going to tell the council?
Was always like that wasn't it?.........
OP - use the bricks again, remove them carefully from the larger window opening and refit them into the old door opening - you'll have more than enough to fillet in any that are at 90 degrees so it looks like it was always there. Remember to repoint more of the original brickwork at the same time to blend it in.
Simplez
Cheers all, the consensus is similar to how I was feeling ie do it but tell no one and hide it well.
timba, I had a look at our local council page and one thing I did manage to glean was an external outbuilding not being used as a dwelling appears to fall under permitted development. I’m assuming as no one is sleeping there and it doesn’t have any heating etc it would not require any thermal considerations. The real issue is there’s loads of info on converting a garage to a new room, nothing on changing entrances etc
might try another cheeky phone call and see if I can get to talk to someone. #donttellthemyournamepike
JFDI as @regenesis suggests would be my approach and will be later this summer when I shall be replacing an existing window with a set of french doors 😁
would not require any thermal considerations
Not necessarily so, but in practice most garages would be exempt
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There are other requirements to do with fire, etc
I Got a big personal door and made a timber frame and put them in the main door opening then clad it in osb then pvc tonge n groove.
Imho bricking it up was over kill
You’ll need to comply with Building Regs for thermal performance
An external garage used as a workshop is likely exempt from part l2b, even more so if it's under 50m²
Just do it.