Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jun 20, 2009 11:49 am I have an attached garage with internal access in my PPOR. I am going to have it converted into 2 bedrooms and rent those rooms out. I will convert my laundry into a second bathroom. Changes a 3bed one bath house into a 5 bed 2 bath house. Later (i have no car) I will get a carport out the front. Lots of brick houses in this neighbourhood have converted their garage. I will get a large shed for the back yard to replace the storage function of the garage. The total best quote excluding the shed is $8500 which is very cheap. $5000 for the two beds and $3500 for the laundry to bathroom (I have to supply bathroom wall tiles (prob about $500). I think the price is pretty good for the overall outcome plus I will get an extra $220 or more per week in rent. I am really finding approvals very confusing. I know that if I get this done and never sell it will not be a problem. But if I do sell it will cause problems because the buyer will want certification. I called the Council and they said I may need building certification which is done through a private company. Does that apply to the garage conversion because it does not alter the structure of the building? Also the guy who I might get to do the work is very knowledgeable. I had 4 builders come around and he was the most experienced, motivated and innnovative. He has come over from London and so he is used to this type of work as over there they do lots of conversions to maximise space. He has shown me photos of work he has done/is currently doing here with bathrooms. However I dont know if he is a registered plumber. I doubt it. If the work is not done by a registered plumber i.e. connecting a new toilet to where the existing toilet outflows and putting in a new washing machine waste (connecting to the where the exisiting tub outflows) will that be illegal? There is no alteration of any plumbing outside of the house just additional connections to that at the point where the existing ones connect. The Brisbane City Council confused me as it seems this garage conversion and plumbing work is the responsibility of the State Govt. Also what about insurance. How do I get this work cleared by the insurance. I am not so concerned if it is covered as Has anyone done this sort of thing recently in Brisbane that could help me understand who I need to talk to about aprovals/certification etc. I dont want to cause myself problems down the track. Is it possible to get the work certified later? i.e. in 5 yrs if I sell? I am renovating a 3 bed house. I have no trades experience but I am keen to learn how renovate. I really appreciate the advice people give me here because I dont have a car so it is hard to get around trades places to talk to people. 1 2965 Hi Minho I have heaps of experience in Ku-ring-gai with both DAs and CDC ( this is the main area we build in). DA's are taking 12-18months and CDC's we have been doing… 1 3148 |