Kieran McCarthy: 'How do I convert my garage into a living space?'

A garage stuffed with junk can easily be transformed into a living space, writes Kieran McCarthy

Converting a garage into a home office is becoming very popular.

Hello Kieran, 

As someone who has a garage attached to my home, I would like your opinion on how best to go about converting it into a living space. It’s a single-block build with a slanting, corrugated roof (I think there is asbestos in the roof). Our home is a three-bed semi-d, with side access to the rear via a passage down the other side of the garage which I would like to retain.