Build A Room In The Garage

This article describes how to create a living area above a simple detached garage.

Build a room in the garage.

These enclosed rooms in your garage add value to your property and bring extra order out of the chaos of a large and open garage. Now you have the area you need for a new office. Building an enclosed room is simple and inexpensive. I didn t think it was worthy of any sort of a full length build video so i wanted to make a fun fu.

Double hung windows are usually easier to put in and will offer a great deal of protection from air escaping from your new garage room. A bonus room over a garage can be created in all home designer programs. Since the insulation in a garage isn t generally the greatest you will want to install energy efficient windows. An enclosed room inside of a spacious garage can serve as a workshop storage area or hobby room.

Building a safe room in your garage. Aside from the cost of the space are the costs of the materials used to complete the renovation and the people who do the work. As a result many homeowners have considered a safe room inside of their garage for security purposes or for shelter during natural emergencies like a tornado or a hurricane. You can either replace the existing joists with 2 by 10 joists or add additional joists for more strength.

Some garage ceilings are not strong enough to handle the extra weight of a room above it since the joists were not build to handle it. To create the 2nd floor. Since you re building a brand new room on top of the garage the space may require extra insulation or wiring that an addition in a different part of the home might not. Building a small bathroom in the man cave garage was fun.