Garage Conversion FAQs

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Paying for your conversion

Do I have to pay any money upfront?

We ask for a 25% deposit including VAT payable at the time of placing your order. This enables us to buy all the materials and have bespoke items such as the windows manufactured ready to install, and matching bricks delivered to site. As these can’t be used elsewhere, the deposit covers their cost and confirms your build slot within our calendar.

Requests for conversions during school holidays is high and we are often unable to fit everyone in. Booking a build slot during these periods should be done well in advance.

When is the balance payable?

The rest is paid in three equal parts as the work goes on: 25% after each of two Building Control inspections, and the final 25% once the work is completed and we’re finished.

Do I have to sign a contract?

We use a simple plain English order form which simply sets out all the things we will do, when, at what fixed price and the details of how to pay us.

Protecting your money

What happens if your company goes bust?

Your initial deposit is covered by our deposit protection insurance, so that is never at risk. After that, you only pay 25% at a time, once each stage has passed its Building Control inspection, and the last 25% when the work is finished. So you have no risk of paying for work that hasn't been done.

Timing

When can you start our conversion?

We offer a genuinely unique service and we're always booked up well ahead. Generally you should allow 8-10 weeks from booking to our starting date. School holiday periods where we undertake work whilst customers are on holiday need 12-16 weeks notice.

The council and paperwork

Do I have to have the council involved?

The truth is, It’s your house and you don’t have to do anything! However, structural alterations to any house are legally notifiable to the Council and should be inspected to ensure the resultant work is safe.Therefore, we will politely decline to do any structural work where the Council are not going to inspect it. This offers the greatest element of peace of mind to our customers. You should also consider that alterations that are not inspected potentially invalidates any home insurance you have

How much paperwork is involved?

None, we take care of all of that for you, completely. I should point out that the Council charge a fee to visit and inspect building works, the actual amount is set and can be found on their websites. We will incorporate that into any quote you have from us.

The finished room and extra work

Can you decorate the room once it's built?

Of course, and we will carpet it, fit laminate, tile it or fit vinyl flooring such as Karndean or Amtico. Just tell us what you want during our survey and we can build that into your quote. We also have partnerships with soft furnishing and blind companies should you require them.

Can we visit a conversion you've done to see how good it is?

Absolutely. Just ask

Could you do other minor works for us at the same time?

We're always happy to take on additional work for our customers, and there is very little our team cannot do. However, we need to book the time taken to do these things into our programme, so the sooner you can let us know what your’e considering getting done the better.

Many of our customers have gone on to use us for additional extensions, kitchen refurbishments, bathroom replacements and other building work which we can schedule in. Any additional work will always be quoted before we do it to ensure your fully aware of the costs.