Home Remodel
Projects

Convert a Garage

A slab, three walls, and a very large opening to solve.

What it does

A garage conversion succeeds or fails on the door opening. Filled badly it announces itself from the street forever; filled well it reads as though the house always had a room there. This shows both the inside and what the front elevation becomes.

How to use it

  1. 1Photograph the garage interior, and the facade separately if you can.
  2. 2Say what the room is for.
  3. 3Choose how the old door opening should be filled.

Questions

Does it show the outside too?
Run the facade photo through Remodel the Exterior to see the street view.
Will it account for the floor level?
Name the step in the notes — most garage slabs sit below the house floor.