00:00Hi, my name is Josh Jones and I live in a garage and this is how much it cost me to build it myself.
00:05Before we get started, this is how it looks before the whole transformation and this is how it looks now.
00:10Stay tuned to the end to hear the final price.
00:12Before I even got to tickle any tools, I had to pay £850 for architectural fees and building control.
00:18The first tool we found ourselves tackling was raising the garage roof. This cost me £1,150.
00:24The joists were running front to back resting on this massive beam that had to be moved because it was too low down
00:29so now the joists run sideways and the beam is completely removed.
00:33The next job was cutting a hole in the middle wall of both garages.
00:37This didn't cost me anything, it just gave me the same cough as a 60-year-old chain smoker.
00:49At this point in the build, I was feeling super, super optimistic.
00:52However, it's time for drainage. The drainage materials cost me £450
00:56and in my opinion was one of the hardest parts of the whole entire build.
01:00If I was feeling good before, I was feeling great now because the drainage was done.
01:04Now we move on to the front. I sold the existing garage door for £50 profit.
01:09I bought a new front door for £100. I bought a new UPVC window for £20.
01:14All the timber, brickwork, insulation and boarding all come to a total of £400.
01:20So the total for the front was £470.
01:23The stud wall and timber cost me £240 and the insulation was actually free from a friend of mine.
01:27BOOM!
01:29The plumbing was a nice surprise. It only cost me £750 for all of the first and second fix.
01:34Before we went any further, it was time to tackle the damaged boards from the roof lift five years ago.
01:38But look, my hands went straight through it.
01:41The small roof lift wasn't the plan and it cost me £500 a fix.
01:45Next up to do the plaster boarding was £650 and that was just materials alone.
01:49However, I did not do the plastering myself. I actually got a professional in and I'm so glad I did because it looks absolutely amazing.
01:56The plastering cost me £1,350.
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