A window where the door was
A window goes in facing the street, so the living area gets real daylight. From the curb, the old opening reads as a wall with a window and a door.
Before
A NEW PURPOSE FOR THE SPACE YOU HAVE
ROOM TO
DO MORE.
Most garages end up holding boxes and a water heater. Yours can be a finished studio with its own bath and kitchenette, permitted and inspected, without adding a square foot.
You already paid for the room.
The slab and roof are already there, and so are most of the walls. What turns a garage into a room is how the door opening gets closed and how the inside is insulated, cooled, and laid out.
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1
Your garage
One, two, or three car. The slab and roof are already built, and one wall is shared with the house.
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2
What we change
The door opening becomes a wall with a window and an entry door. Walls get insulation and drywall, and a mini-split handles heating and cooling.
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3
What you choose
Finished space on its own, with a full bath, or with a bath and a kitchenette.
Same garage.
Different room.
Same slab, same walls. Drag the handle to compare.
Before / Existing
After / Studio
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What changes
The garage door comes out and a window and entry door go in. Walls are insulated, drywalled, and painted. A plank floor goes over the slab, and a mini-split heats and cools the room.
What stays
The footprint and roof stay, and so does the slab underneath. The house's water heater stays too, in its own closet with an outside door, so nobody walks through your studio to service it.
Watch it
get built.
Pick your garage size and package, then step through the build in order. The inspections are in there too, since they set the schedule.
Garage
Package
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Existing garage
Floor
Cabinets
Countertop
Every package includes Agreeable Gray walls, a white stacked-brick tub and shower surround, stainless square pulls, and two recessed lights per room. Appliances aren't included.
Built to feel like part of the house.
The usual complaint about garage conversions is that they still feel like a garage. These are the decisions that fix it.
Finishes that match a house
Wood-look vinyl plank over the slab, painted walls, and interior doors with lever hardware. Nothing in the finished room says garage.
One plumbing wall
The bath, kitchenette, and water heater share one wall. That keeps the trench in the slab short and leaves the rest of the floor open.
Here's the math.
Price is only part of it. A permitted room counts as living area when your home is appraised, and that changes what the project really costs you.
Garage
Package
Your studio
These are estimates. Value added depends on your home, your street, and the appraiser, and it isn't guaranteed. Financing depends on credit approval, and the rate shown is a sample. Appliances aren't included.
What people ask first.
Will converting the garage hurt my resale value?
It can if the conversion was never permitted, since buyers and their lenders get nervous about rooms nobody inspected. A permitted room counts as living area. The math above shows the trade in dollars, including what the garage was worth as parking.
Will it still look like a garage from the street?
The door opening is framed and finished to match the house, with a window and an entry door. The goal is for it to read as part of the house from the curb.
Do I need a permit?
Yes. Every package is permitted, and the build is inspected at each stage you saw above.
I have an HOA. Can I still do this?
Often, but check first. Some HOAs restrict garage conversions or renting them out. Send us your CC&Rs and we'll read them before we price anything.
Where does all my stuff go?
Plan for that before we start. You give up the parking and the garage storage. Every layout has a closet, and a shed or attic storage can take the rest.
Can I rent it out?
That depends on your city, your zoning, and your HOA. We'll check your address before you count on rental income.
WHAT WOULD YOU
MAKE ROOM FOR?
Build your studio above and check the numbers. Then ask our assistant anything, or book a time to walk your garage.