Garage Loft Conversion Layout Advice Please

[Iceverge]

During Covid I took it upon myself to build a garage, mixed timber construction some post and beam, some stick frame.  I made an upstairs room which I would now like to make useable. 

 

I would like.

 

1. A WC and shower
2. A Home office
3. An openplan play area/lounge. 
4. A good boot and coat storage/drying area for wet clothes from the farm. 
5. Some organised storage for Xmas decorations + old files + other rarely used items. 

 

This will be a slow project in my spare time.

 

I have a good idea of the insulation/ventilation strategy but want to get thinking on idea for the layout. 

 

The head height is limiting to the tie collar for the roof, but it will be vaulted to the apex above this. 

 

Here are some pics

 

North 

 

EAST

 

South

 

 

 

WEST

 

 

 

NORTH+WEST

 

 

Looking out the West Window

 

View of the EAST wall from inside. Apologies about the mess.

 

 

 

 

Finally the plans

 

And Section

 

 

 

 

 

[Radian]

Damn excellent space. I assume you're going to build an external staircase to that door. Would be nice to make it a platform with balcony out there while you're at it. I've got a 17m long garage with two 'rooms in roof' divided in the middle. Only fitted out one half to save a bit of cash but already laid in pipework for a loo in the other half. Workbenches fit quite well under the sloped ceiling but I do miss having vertical wall space for shelving.

 

 

It's a bit like fitting out the inside of an aircraft. If you divide it you could put the loo off to one side and have a walkway off to the other. This way you also get a proper vertical wall and a break between areas.

[Iceverge]

I like the idea of the desk under the eaves.  I hadn't considered that . 

 

External staircase yes. I've been watching out for a concrete one on the cheap. Maybe one with a bridge to the door. 

 

Alternatively I'll keep the ladder and pull it up after me when I want to escape family !

 

 

[Radian]

What form of heating are you thinking of?

[ProDave]

Workbenches against a sloping ceiling?  It depends what you want to do.

 

My workshop is just for that, working on stuff, so I actually have 2 workbenches one in front of the other. the slightly lower back one holds all the test gear and tools, and the front one, larger and higher is for the "work"  but this puts it further from the sloping ceiling.

 

[Iceverge]

20 hours ago, Radian said:

What form of heating are you thinking of?

 

Probably another plug in radiator. 

 

Heat loss should be pretty low. I'll try to pick up a cheap MVHR unit somewhere. U values 0.2W/m2K to 0.13. surface area 200m2. Airtight + Windtight.

 

Maybe 600w peak or so.