Would love your opinions on this!
Garage at the side of the house is huge - 20ft deep by 17ft wide. Thinking of converting it but don’t want to loose the space to store and access bikes, car crap, camping equipment, etc, at the front of the house.
So, wondering if it would make sense to keep the front 8ft x 17ft of the conversion as garage, then use the back 12ft (plus another 8ft) to make a useable room that can be accessed from the main house and that leads out to the garden. Would that be enough room for a pseudo-garage space if we’re smart with organisation?
Ideally, I’d like more space downstairs to accommodate growing kids - a playroom initially that’ll become a space for teens to watch TV/hang with friends/do homework etc. (meaning they won’t have to retreat to their bedrooms to avoid us) 😂 There’s potential for expansion in the kitchen but not as much, and I think I’d like a dedicated space for toys, etc, if possible.
Husband is resistant, and wants to keep the garages as is (and continue to fill them with useless shit probably)! But my argument is that we have a cellar, a loft, and more than enough garden for a bloody shed (though prob not a decent sized garden room). He has a lot of large tools but they’re for his job and he stores them in his workshop elsewhere! I think a good watertight shed would suffice for the mower and garden tools. Other domestic tools can be kept to what’s actually useful and stored in pseudo-garage.
Car goes on driveway. Never park it in garage anyway (insured for parking on street atm).
Would the decreased garage size put you off buying? It’s a long term home so not too bothered really if the house works better for our family, but I am curious of the potential effect on value and saleability.
Thanks!