Garage Conversion Part One; Not Just For Cars Anymore!

For over a decade, I've been refinishing furniture and sharing my projects on "ImpulsivelyCreative.com". Limited by space, I've worked on small projects in my office and dining room, or outdoors weather permitting. Now, my husband and I are converting the garage into a year-round workspace to accommodate my growing workload and desire for a dedicated office, freeing up the dining room.

The first thing we had to do was rent a POD to store everything that was in the garage. I thought it was too big, but it was barely big enough for what we needed. We will definitely be reorganizing and purging before everything goes back in the garage.

I forgot to get a picture of the empty space, so I took a quick picture before the framers got started.

The electrician surprised us with two options: breaking through the drywall ceiling or burying the wires in the ground in front of the house. We chose the latter, which proved to be a better alternative to than opening up the ceiling.

We are electrified!

Then the inspector came and required insulation to be buried outside of the exterior walls to help keep the heating/cooling from leaking out of the concrete slab floor. This meant cutting the driveway across the front of the garage and digging up our plants on the outside wall. This time the plants had to be removed. I left my Hydrangea bush but tucked it into a box for protection.

Insulation is done on walls and ceiling. After it is all inspected and approved, then comes the drywall!

Look for Part Two coming soon! I hope...

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