Converting Garage into a Teenager's Room

RE: Converting Garage into a Teenager's Room Post By Sundar (Guest Post) (09/10/2008) I am thinking about converting the third car garage into a rec room. How much it would cost and how long it would take? Will it add value to the house than keeping it as a 3rd car garage? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Converting Garage into a Teenager's Room Post By Dan Dan the Drywall Man. (Guest Post) (01/19/2008) I just finished a brick garage to a family room...we knocked every other brick out along the edges of the garage door openings and finished it off with two nice windows....awesome! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Converting Garage into a Teenager's Room Post By Amy (Guest Post) (12/27/2006) Im doing this right now. Im only 15 and its not going to take to much building work as its just a chill out room. Im just going to lay carpet down, Get a sofa, and put posters up. Could be great :) How about asking your teenager their ideas? Report Spam or Abuse Current Idea Post By Stephen Haw (Guest Post) (03/27/2005) I have just spent the last week converting my garage into a home office network building. It took a long and hard process, but the outcome is superb! I'll bebrief with my words on how i did it - Floor - Underlay insulation then carpet. walls - supportive fram made of 2x2 then covered with plasterboard (9.5mm). This includes the garage door. Roof - The current beams were taken down and replaced with new ones using 2x3. THe roof was then covered with plasterboard again with a lining of insualtion ( fibre glass, polystyrene. I used fibre glass ) on the top of the plasterboard. A large hole was left in the middle of the room to allow access for storage etc, i covered this with a hinge door that folds down to a ladder outcome. Windows - I didn't want to lose any heat through the single glazed current windows installd so i simply just boarded them up with a layer of fibre glass in the centre - I wasn't too bothered about losing the natural light, but u may be so look into that. My conversion was for a totally different reason for what u want. Although, the warmth in my garage now is more than enough, and i only use one fan heater. Hope you get it all sorted out in the future! Good luck! Stephen Haw Report Spam or Abuse RE: Converting Garage into a Teenager's Room Post By Becky (Guest Post) (09/30/2004) We used ceramic tile on our cement floor. It's actually very cost efficient to do if you lay it yourself. We had never done it before, but managed to do 6 rooms (1300 sq. ft.) in less than a week. Home Depot and places like that will instruct you on how to do it. The look and durability is great. In cooler weather, just use a throw rug! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Converting Garage into a Teenager's Room Post By (Guest Post) (09/30/2004) I suggest putting a kind of "riser" on the floor, b/c in the winter they will be like ice. Visquine(SP??) would be quick & easy for the garage door, and why not just get a light-colored fabric to drape down in front of the new "wall"? Might not be a bad idea to likewise cover the other walls, as well. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Converting Garage into a Teenager's Room Post By Lizzy (Guest Post) (09/30/2004) We used two patio doors to close in the former garage door opening and it makes a nice sunny room. We used self stick vinal flooring to cover the cement. Report Spam or Abuse