Compared to extending, converting a garage is an affordable way to add more living space to your Godalming home without increasing the size of its footprint. In addition to our other services, JN Builders is a specialist in garage conversions. A great thing to remember when converting is that you won’t need to apply to your local authority for planning permission unless you are making structural alterations or increasing in size. Work will normally fall under permitted development. And how you use a converted garage is entirely up to you.
This blog post looks at the main reasons for Godalming homeowners to consider garage conversions. These include:
You may, of course, have your own. Whatever your reasons for converting, JN Builders will be with you every step of the way to make sure our time-served team brings your creative visions to life.
If you own a garage, it already has a footprint. If you choose to convert, you won’t need to sacrifice precious space in your garden, communicate with neighbours (so long as your garage doesn’t share a wall with an adjacent property) or deal with planning departments.
Having the floorspace already saves you time, money and energy.
Most garage conversions pay for themselves if you ever decide to sell your Godalming property. Experts claim that a converted garage will add as much as 20% to your home’s resale value. Until the time comes to sell, however, you can go about enjoying your garage as you like.
Sometimes, having some added living space is worth its weight in gold.
It isn’t always easy for a builder to match an extension with other features, especially for period properties, but your garage already exists and won’t look like a poorly thought-out add-on. If we add windows and doors, or if we change anything outside, everything blends in seamlessly.
Garage conversions keep homes in Godalming looking consistent.
It is always the customer’s own choice as to how they use a garage after we have converted it. We think it is best to go into a garage conversion project with some ideas in mind so we can tailor our work to your needs, but this doesn’t mean you have to make your mind up immediately.
Your garage conversion can still be designed as a multipurpose room space.
Most garages in Godalming will have very small windows or no windows at all. Choose JN Builders for garage conversions, and we can install a full-sized window across the front to let natural daylight flood through. This is perfect if you want to use your conversion as an office or a studio.
We will make sure your garage has a light and airy feel.