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Say you had a double garage with single skin block walls with pillars...like I have

 

Could you ADD an inner skin, straight off the floor slab, maybe even in timber, in order to give support if adding an "upstairs"?

 

 

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9 minutes ago, BMcN said:

There is no need for cavity walls.  With attic trusses the room will be within the inside space of the garage anyway and easily insulated.


Are attic trusses a standard feature of a garage build or should I specify these at the design stage ?

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At design stage for the trusses.  Regardless of whether or not you choose to make it a room, I would be speccing attic trusses so you can make use of the space for storage.  I for my double garage it was approx £400 extra.

 

 

 

 

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15 minutes ago, BMcN said:

At design stage for the trusses.  Regardless of whether or not you choose to make it a room, I would be speccing attic trusses so you can make use of the space for storage.  I for my double garage it was approx £400 extra.

 

 

 

 

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would you also suggest having stairs and windows installed ?

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