What To Consider Before Converting Your Garage Into A Home Office

No one really wants to use their bedroom or a noisy kitchen when they work from home. 

Laundry in the background of a video call doesn’t look professional, but converting an underutilised garage can give you a professional and comfortable home office. 

Adapting your garage space can add an extra room and add value to your home. The good news is you don’t need planning permission for most conversions.

Insulating And Heating Your Garage

If you’re planning on working in your garage all year round, then you’ll want to be warm. Garages are often cold, and even if they are heated, much of the heat is lost through the walls, roof and door. 

Insulated panelling can be added to internal walls to reduce heat loss. You could also consider replacing your garage door with double-glazed bifold or French doors. 

If you’re thinking of filling in your garage door with a brick wall, the work may require planning permission. Talk to our experts to discover which option would work best. 

Consider how you will heat your new office. Will a plug-in or wall-mounted electric heater suffice? Can you hook up your garage to your home’s central heating?

What Flooring Does Your Home Office Need?

Garage floors are often solid concrete, which is cold and hard underfoot. To preserve heat and to improve acoustics, you’ll need to think about the type of flooring that would work best. 

Adding a layer of insulating underlay before installing laminate flooring will help to keep the garage warm. Using carpet can be an even warmer solution, or rubber flooring if you want to use part of the space for a home gym. 

How Should You Plan The Layout Of Your Home Office?

Your new workspace should be designed to fit around your needs and requirements. Start with the basics of where to put your desk and chair. 

Be smart about storage. If you have files that need keeping safe or bikes that need a home, factor that into your design. 

It’s also worth paying attention to lighting. Perhaps replacing that fluorescent strip lighting with something softer and more stylish.

Whatever you decide for your garage office conversion, make sure that the space is both functional and comfortable to work in.