Home Designs Ideas

When the kids started growing up, there are more people in the house now than when originally built, and the house was almost gone. Space is a premium, but you have to and can not afford to buy a new house. What should I do? One way to create a new addition or living space in your garage. Cheaper in many cases, conversion of existing structures for housing than if you build a new facility. There are some problems, but you have to think and plan.

City regulations. First, you know what the division and buildings in your area. Some cities have very strict restrictions on parking restrictions in the street and / or front yard, and require some parking in the building. If you plan to change the garage into the living room, you need to find alternative parking for the cars that you push. Also the impact of the conversion of the garage will be a note on the value of your home sale. Most home buyers consider when buying a garage to the property.

Building permits. Listing local building you will be specific criteria for ventilation, stairs, bathrooms, exit, and structural integrity. Find out what is permitted and make sure that the building permit is required before starting rehabilitation.

Garage. First, what should be done with the garage door. Removing the door with a larger than the door normal to open and occupied by the wall, preferably a window for ventilation. Every new house mix smoothly with the entire house, you need to adjust the way with the materials the same or similar as the rest of the outside of the house to finish.

Isolation. Most garage floor is made of non-sheet insulation cement. To protect the soil cover placement sleeping timber treated to the disk, thus improving insulation and subfloor of plywood, or into or removal mats, lying in isolation, then through the plate on the water, or a new one. The latter is more difficult than it looks, and in both directions will cost money. Insulation will be placed on the walls and ceiling, if not already there.

Floor leveling. Garage floor slopes back to the door, and a few houses they hang back good drainage. Whatever method you choose to do the isolation floor, the floor is still to be done. This means that the formation of a subfloor (if using wooden bearings), or throw a new, even sheet.

Heating and cooling. Garage, even if in the house, usually heating and cooling systems installed in its place. Changing a garage into living space requires an extension of the existing heating and cooling systems in an enclosed space, or the introduction of the new from the room air conditioner during the summer and gas or electric edge heater for the winter. One way to reduce costs is the use of portable air conditioning and heating.

Plumbing. If water is needed for a new house, and no one in the garage, you will create a supply line of new and pipelines. Ask your installer to find out how to raise as efficiently as possible – either by cutting out the floor or the garage floor.

And electrical wiring. If you want to use electrical equipment in the new accommodation, you may need a different circuit does not overload existing electrical wires to add.

As in any project or company is planning button. Approach to conversion garage as a business plan with a budget, design, layout, and a lot of research. Careful planning can ensure that you build a new addition to efficiently and successfully load and unnecessary costs.

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