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
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.