To ask if you'd prefer a double garage or a single garage with a kitchen diner?

[judybloomno5]

We are looking to convert a largely unused double garage to a single garage and use the other side to attach onto the kitchen as a dining room but I'm concerned this might put off future buyers so what would you prefer if you were buying?

[IEatCannibals]

Single garage and kitchen diner for sure. Most people use garages as a large shed.

[InfiniteSheldon]

Double garage. Garage conversions often look exactly what they are, awkward rooms in slightly the wrong place. Unless you are going all out with a reconfiguration. If your property is big enough for a double garage why isn't there a dining room?

[SheSparkles]

Single garage...we actually converted our garage into a second living room and it most certainly doesn't look like anything other than just part of the house

[AlpacaPicnic]

Kitchen-diner 100%

Disclaimer - I don't have a car. And any 'storage space' like a shed or garage would be filled with crap that canjot possibly be thrown away dhs stuff within nano-seconds...

[kilmuir]

Single garage and diner. Depends on set up of test of the house

[FeliciaJollygoodfellow]

Single garage and kitchen diner, although I do agree that unless done well they can look awkward.

[orangebird69]

Single garage and kitchen diner. We always have at least 2 cars at home and we've never garaged any of them. Garages are extra storange and utility areas for me.

[judybloomno5]

We've got a dining room but we want to use it as a playroom/dumping ground

[TopKittyKat]

Double garage. Definitely!

[judybloomno5]

The garage we hope to convert is integral and the one we won't isn't

[NapQueen]

Single garage plus kitchen/diner and separate playroom!

[SoupDragon]

Single plus kitchen diner.

As it will be joined onto the kitchen, it won't look in the wrong place.

[DramaAlpaca]

Single garage & diner, definitely.

[StarOnTheTree]

Single

[SoupDragon]

Actually, I would make my choice a slightly-bigger-than-single garage. Large cars often don't fit into single garages.

[orangepudding]

Single garage plus dining room.

We have an integral single garage and are just about to convert it. We use it as a dumping room, have never stored a car in it, we may as well turn it in to a nice dumping room plus extra living room for teens.

[SoupDragon]

Although I have a 1.5 garage and just fill it with crap. The car is on the drive!

[NameChange30]

Do you have a driveway or allocated parking space?
If so I would go for the single garage and kitchen/diner. Always good to have more living space. You can use the single garage as storage.
If you (or future buyers) need to park a car in the garage, I'd keep the double.

[judybloomno5]

We have a drive with enough for 3 cars

[HeadDreamer]

Single garage with a kitchen diner. And DH is a huge fan of garages, so much so that a garage was a must have when we looked at houses. He thinks one is enough for his man toys.

[TheAnswerIsYes]

I would go single plus kitchen diner but my husband would want the double garage.

[mum2Bomg]

Garages always end up full of crap. I'd rather have the extra living space.

[AndNowItsSeven]

Single, don't see the point of a garage .

[Bluntness100]

I'd do kitchen diner single garage, I suspect more people want a kitchen diner rather than a double garage.

However agree with the others, it needs to be done well. A half arsed attempt at it only then just go with the double garage,

[NameChange30]

Well given that you have a big drive it's a no brainer IMO. Single garage and kitchen/diner.