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July 12, 2012 at 2:23 PM #19960July 12, 2012 at 2:50 PM #747850
EconProf
ParticipantBetween $3000 and $15,000, depending on the specs you need to give us. Details, please.
July 12, 2012 at 2:59 PM #747851maverick
Participanthi econprof thanks! does this help?
would like to add french doors, wood flooring, and a sink, toilet, and shower.
if you have a referral could you private message me the contact info? thanks again.
July 12, 2012 at 6:27 PM #747876
CoronitaParticipantQuestion. Why not just get a different house that has an extra room? I guess I disagree. I think garages are meant to be *cough* for grease monkeys/man caves.
July 12, 2012 at 6:33 PM #747877spdrun
ParticipantReal men work on cars outside, to get that nice red sunburnt look on their necks. And beat anyone who complains to the HOA to a pulp.
July 12, 2012 at 10:40 PM #747895Participant[quote=flu]Question. Why not just get a different house that has an extra room? I guess I disagree. I think garages are meant to be *cough* for grease monkeys/man caves.[/quote]
…because we need to move an in-law in. we’d like to give her as much independence and privacy as possible.
July 12, 2012 at 10:56 PM #747896an
ParticipantIt really depend on your material choice. I’d say, it can be as cheap as $7-10k and as expensive as you want. Just guesstimating though.
July 13, 2012 at 6:59 AM #747903ParticipantThe main question is whether you can get a permit for it. Lots of hurdles involved, but if you can, your cost will be reflected in the new value of the property. If not, then you are taking big risks and could be adding zero value, in some cases even negative value.
The plumbing will likely be your biggest expense, but also your biggest contributor to an increase in value and usefulness.
If it is the typical 10′ x 20′ single garage size, you can just squeeze a br and small ba in.July 13, 2012 at 9:26 AM #747915sdduuuude
Participant[quote=spdrun]Real men work on cars outside, to get that nice red sunburnt look on their necks. And beat anyone who complains to the HOA to a pulp.[/quote]
Yes. Underneath the car with half the car jacked up about 3 feet high on cheap car-jacks with no chocks under the wheels.
July 16, 2012 at 12:55 PM #748132earlyretirement
ParticipantI can’t offer any advice on contractors but my only advice would be to go as high end as possible and do as close a job to match the rest of the house.
When we were looking at houses, last year…we saw one we really loved but they just did a horrible job on the conversion. It didn’t look like the rest of the beautiful house.
To add, I don’t even think it was legal. It just looked really awful. They were advertising it as a true bedroom even though it was just horrible and they were probably better to just have left it off as a bedroom for marketing purposes. I can’t imagine anyone really considering it a bedroom with the horrible job they did.
July 16, 2012 at 2:05 PM #748137desmond
Participant[quote=earlyretirement]I can’t offer any advice on contractors but my only advice would be to go as high end as possible and do as close a job to match the rest of the house.
When we were looking at houses, last year…we saw one we really loved but they just did a horrible job on the conversion. It didn’t look like the rest of the beautiful house.
To add, I don’t even think it was legal. It just looked really awful. They were advertising it as a true bedroom even though it was just horrible and they were probably better to just have left it off as a bedroom for marketing purposes. I can’t imagine anyone really considering it a bedroom with the horrible job they did.[/quote]
Here’s earlyretirement thinking about that conversion last night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNUr__-VZeQ
July 16, 2012 at 2:28 PM #748139Participant[quote=earlyretirement]I can’t offer any advice on contractors but my only advice would be to go as high end as possible and do as close a job to match the rest of the house.
When we were looking at houses, last year…we saw one we really loved but they just did a horrible job on the conversion. It didn’t look like the rest of the beautiful house.
To add, I don’t even think it was legal. It just looked really awful. They were advertising it as a true bedroom even though it was just horrible and they were probably better to just have left it off as a bedroom for marketing purposes. I can’t imagine anyone really considering it a bedroom with the horrible job they did.[/quote]
I totally agree. If you’re going to do it, then do it right and make it look as if the addition was built with the house. I hate the type of addition that once you see it, you know it’s an addition. Why not spend a little more to make it look good, not just functional.July 17, 2012 at 11:28 AM #748230Anonymous
GuestI second the doing it right when you do it. I had a friend that recently tried to renovate their garage to do the same thing. They needed a little extra money to pay their mortgage. They did it very cheaply and have been regretting it ever since. They wish they had their garage back. They forgot how much they need to store things like a rack and a portable air compressor. Now they have a living space they can’t rent and no place to store their gardening equipment.
– Sara
July 17, 2012 at 4:29 PM #748258Fearful
Participant[quote=maverick][quote=flu]Question. Why not just get a different house that has an extra room? I guess I disagree. I think garages are meant to be *cough* for grease monkeys/man caves.[/quote]
…because we need to move an in-law in. we’d like to give her as much independence and privacy as possible.[/quote]
Here’s your casita:Look, it’s got a skylight and everything.
July 17, 2012 at 7:21 PM #748269bearishgurl
Participant[quote=Fearful]Here’s your casita:
Look, it’s got a skylight and everything.[/quote]
LOL! Except there’s no electrical and plumbing. The MIL will have to use a camp lantern and the bathroom and kitchen in the OP’s house. That’s not very “independent.” :=0
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