How To Convert A Garage Into A Room. When you need more living space in your home converting your garage into a room can be an attractive option. The owners of this family room in New Jersey performed a DIY makeover to convert their garage into a stylish extra living area.
The most common route is to replace the main garage door with conventional walling matching the rest of the building such as a masonry infill fully toothed and bonded into the existing brickwork. They have added a window vents insulating a subfloor and. Homeowners may plunge into a garage conversion based on the belief that little more is required than adding a few lights and flooring.
One of the great things about converting an existing structure is that you dont need to lay new foundations or build walls from scratch.
If you are lucky enough to have a laundryutility room connecting the garage to the house you might be able to turn it into a bathroom. Getting water supplied to the garage may be easy but drainage can present major problems. Build a wall that closes in the garage-door opening incorporating a window if it is part of your design plan. The design stage assessment should identify whether the foundations need upgrading to take the new loads.
