Converting a Garage into Living Room ||Complete Build||

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We just wrapped up this awesome garage to living space transformation, we raised the floors, added some nice windows for some extra light, a half bath and it came out perfect! Let us know what you think?!

Music;
Another Breakdown; April Moon
Whistleblower; Tellsonic
Standing on Your Own; Paper Twins
Therapeutic;Sleepaway Camp

[Centerline]

So satisfying to watch! Like watching an artist paint a masterpiece 🙂

[nosolar]

Loved watching you build this!
My fiance was a carpenter I used to help him do all kinds of projects esp in my house. Unfortunately
I lost him 2 years ago to esophagus cancer. He was a union carpenter for 30 plus years and never wore any masks while cutting wood etc. I believe this added to him getting cancer he was only 53! Make sure you are wearing proper protection you don't want to breath in those chemicals from treated wood etc. And detox on a regular basis!
Thanks for your videos!

[kenbredow]

I'm preparing to put a 12x14 ft addition on the back of my 19th century schoolhouse I live in northern Michigan!
I just turned 61 years old and I want to do this addition by myself.
Your videos give me a lot of good ideas and what types of materials are best suited.
Thanks a lot for what you're doing best to you and yours.

[NickyFyah]

This was soooo satisfying to watch! Thanks for sharing your talent with us!

[gallen]

Love this transformation!! Love the music as well😊! Thanks for sharing!

[ElijahPrivetteRealEstateVlogs]

do you not have a video where you did the plumbing? awesome content!

[coffeetalkwithrhonda]

What a brilliant job. We are going to convert my step dad's shop into a tiny house in our back yard. He built it in 1986. He passed away 16 years ago and my Mother hasn't touched it since. It's 20ft x 14 ft. Poured concrete floor. New shingles. Electric is installed. The garage door has to go for sure. We'll figure it all out one day. I think the plumbing from our house to the shop is going to cost a bundle. Your video is the perfect example I needed to make plans. Thank you. Btw, we're in the Greater Toronto area - Rhonda

[jackbooher]

like the excellence of your work...your music...your coverage of all the elements of the build.

[d.c]

Wow absolutely awesome. I’m very impressed 😊😊

[supermanhawj]

Awesome build! I was curious about the plumbing for the bathroom.

[RevdUp.Art.Fotografer]

It was good to see/hear you do and talk about the steps you did. I've never even seen a garage redo before this. 👍
Unless I missed a video, I didn't hear you talk about bringing the water in or dealing with installing the toilet and all that entailed. I'm pretty sure you had someone else deal with all of that. Me, myself, I'd have put in either a composting or incinerating toilet. I'm sure running a sewer line from there, even to connect with the house line, wasn't cheap. I also didn't hear about what they were doing for heating. I guess a couple of rolling oil radiator heaters would work ok.

[hellostorm]

Great job. We are about to convert for the grandparents

[hellostorm]

You could have added a shower. Have you ever heard of a wet bathroom? Many Foreign countries have wet bathrooms where its tiled throughout and the drain is in the floor. Of course sloped.

[sawilliams]

Did you texture the walls? You can see tape and bed under the paint...otherwise good job.

[codycorg]

Awesome build! What are the interior dimensions of this former garage? I'm converting a single-stall garage myself and am trying to visualize the space when it's done.

[hpjames]

Super job. Surprised you didn't put a damp-proofing course in the floor though, or did I miss that?

[timberdark]

Nice but I would have put the toilet next to the window it would have been a nicer finish to have the door open to the vanity view the vanity would have obscured the toilet some .

[NathanielHaugh]

Curious if there is a video for the toilet rough in and if you had to cut slab. Will continue to look

[bokadesh]

Gentleman, I would like to know how much was the total cost including everything for that garage conversion?

[simpson]

Great video! I am in NC. I noticed the difference between the treatment of the existing insulation on the right-hand long wall and the new insulation on the bathroom wall. The new was placed with the vapor barrier in with the existing insulation remaining with the vapor barrier "in" from the perspective of the house. So I am guessing the following, plus an unrelated question:

1. The bathroom wall is a true exterior wall as opposed to heated space.

2. The placement of the vapor barrier is irrelevant between two heated spaces in the same dwelling

Correct? I appreciate any help you can offer. I am about to tackle demo on a garage to bedroom conversion. I may do some framing since I have some experience with it--just been a long time ago.

Flooring: I live on slab construction and the garage floor is at the same level as the kitchen. What is needed, if anything, to provide insulation on the floor? I saw you built up to the existing interior floor level. That's not an option here. The house was built in the mid-90s--so I am guessing relatively energy efficient codes were in place. Say, as opposed to the 1923 two-story, full basement house I grew up in--with a coal furnace!!