Cost of converting double garage from singles to double door

[Pulse]

We'll hopefully be looking to move in the near(ish) future, and ideally want something with a 'proper' double garage.

Does anyone know the rough cost of this sort of conversion, with all of the electric remote opening?

Are there any benefits to having the two single doors?

[Steve H]

Nice electric door will probably come in for under £2k but it's very likely that the support above the doors will be two separate lintels supported by the central pillar in which case you'd need to take them out as you remove the pillar and replace them with a single RSJ. That's going to add a fair bit to the job.

Pretty much the only advantage of single doors is cosmetic.

[Pulse]

Would you say two single doors look better then? I have to say, I probably agree actually.

The biggest advantage to a double door is being able to get in/out of the car easily, which is a big plus.

[Steve H]

Agreed but cosmetics is why they tend to do two singles when building a large double door would be cheaper.

Biggest real problem is just how small most double garages are once you get in there. One car plus some storage is the realistic option.

[SimonMaidenhead]

Is there a wall separating the two "single" garages like there is in mine? Although it's a partial wall, it does have the benefit of holding one side of the house up. I found out that it tends to start adding up when I looked into having mine converted.

[worsy]

Did this at my old place. Removed central pillar, new fabricated lintel, fitted double electric roller door. The lintel was fabricated as standard sizes were too short. Came in just under 3.5k. Probably didn't add any value to my house but saved my wing mirrors for the few years we had it.

Edited by worsy on Sunday 27th January 21:05

[phelix]

I had a quote over the phone for £4K for this. When I checked the lintel it's one wooden beam, not two. How big does it need to be not to sag when I take out the centre pillar?!

[sjj84]

worsy said:

Did this at my old place. Removed central pillar, new fabricated lintel, fitted double electric roller door. The lintel was fabricated as standard sizes were too short. Came in just under 3.5k. Probably didn't add any value to my house but saved my wing mirrors for the few years we had it.

Edited by worsy on Sunday 27th January 21:05

So not too different from getting two doors then, I was quoted about £3k for two roller shutters. Something to think about then, although I quite like having seperate doors as there is only a car in one side so don't need the whole space opened up.

[LordHaveMurci]

My double garage has two single doors, just makes it slightly more hassle getting the car in & out whereas one big door would be much easier. I use mine as storage on one side so it's nice that when I get the car in & out nobody can see what's on the other side.