Garage conversion costs

[tllm2]

Am just considering converting the integrated garage on a 3 storey townhouse and wondered if anyone that has had anything similar done recently, could give me an approximate idea of cost and perhaps even whether if they'd recommend the builder used for it.

(We'd then want to move the Kitchen from upstairs into it and appreciate that the cost of a new kitchen could be in virtually any price range, but if that rough idea of cost could include preparing the room for a Kitchen that would be great to, as it would need more electrical sockets and perhaps a gas connection for a cooker when obviously an ordinary room wouldn't need those).

[Salsaboy]

The first place to start would be building control to see if you are actually allowed to do it.

[tllm2]

The house is probably in the minority in not having had its garage converted - on our little run of houses, so was assuming it wouldn't be too much of a problem and more an issue of whether we can afford the work.

In fact I was thinking that as the others certainly haven't been done since we've had it, there might even be less bureaucracy in store with planning rules and regs' being more relaxed in recent years.

[Salsaboy]

I did one about 10 years ago for someone and it was about ?12k but I'm sure it would be a lot more now.