Originally Posted by
Jim Becker
If it's "just a room", not as much as a nice en-suite would, even thought they are both "living space". But there are still many variables. I don't recall if an attached garage is calculated into the living space or not, but if not, increasing the living space might have some level of immediate uplift in resale value. Whether it covers the expense of conversion or not is a moving target.
In AZ the area of the garage per se is not calculated in the living space.
I'm (oh, so slowly) converting my ~ 450 sqft attached garage into a shop.
I have to upgrade the electrical to the house from 150 to 200A (which is the max the old neighbor infrastructure has available) and then will have 100A subpanel installed in the gara-shop.
A minisplit will also be installed. Garage will be insulated on one wall (outer facing). Block is on the other two [house] walls.
Door will be insulated but I'm debating exactly how I want to do that.
Even when all is said and done, it still may not be considered a "living space" because it has no window.
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