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Anyone converted an attached garage to a living space? Any unexpected issues? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm planning on converting a 21x21 garage to a living room in the next couple years. I've got pretty much everything figured out I believe, and it seems a bit simpler than the bonus room conversion I finished earlier this year.

Has anyone done this, and have any tips / unexpected things I might encounter?

Thing's Ive investigated / confirmed / planned so far:

Leveling the graded concrete floor
Filling the entrance hole with an exterior rated wall + windows
Insulating the preexisting exterior wall segments
HVAC connection
Additional electrical outlets
Framing an entrance to the space in the adjacent load bearing wall

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Yea I'll definitely chop up the parking pad, don't want cars directly in front of the window. I'll probably leave a narrow portion as a walkway from the new garage to the front door.