Adding A Room Above A Detached Garage

However like all remodeling projects adding a second story addition has a broad range of complexity and challenges.

Adding a room above a detached garage.

Screw drywall sheets to the walls and fill in seams with mud and tape. According to salter spiral stair the approximate cost of finishing the bonus room over your garage is approximately 35 per square foot. We centered the bump out on the garage wall but this isn t necessary. Start by locating the center of your addition and marking the size of the opening on the bottom plate of the wall.

Add some insulation to the walls along with a vapor barrier. If it will support the room it actually is easier to add the new room to a detached garage because you have four exterior walls with which to work. Average cost of adding a bonus room above a garage for all the reasons mentioned above the cost of finishing a bonus room above your garage can vary. For most the space above a garage is usually an unfinished attic.

Given the house s small lot and strict local zoning laws brewster sketched an addition in the only spot it could go. A garage addition adds home value and extra space topping the couple s wish list was an extra bedroom and bath upstairs. Above the attached unheated garage. Turning it into a living space is just a matter of finishing it off.

If you have a second floor above the garage or aren t sure how the roof is framed contact an architect or engineer to calculate the header size.