Ever thought of improving your garage or remodel it to add more space to your house? A very cost-effective way to gain more space for your house is to remodel your garage. If you no longer use your garage to park your car, you can greatly expand your home’s living space. Apart for that, remodeling your garage can help you become more organized and stop storing everything in your garage.

Garage has been traditionally been used as workshop or to park your car as it provide a perfect environment to work. Many people are converting their garage to used for a gym or for another living room designed for special activities. However, remodeling your garage does not necessarily mean that you have to sacrifice your storage space or your parking area. Garages today have become multi functional, allowing cars, general storage, a workshop and even a home office all in the same place.

Because many garages are attached to the home they can benefit from the same comfort as a home: phone wires, heating and cooling and plumbing. All you need is a little imagination, a fixed budget and a plan.

Moreover, when remodeling your garage you should consider an addition above the garage. Adding a room for work space and even for living, for one of your kids(they usually love this) above the existing garage can give you additional space and also increase the value of your home without major changes to the floor plan.

If you feel the need to remodel your garage but you don’t know exactly what you want or need, you should consider the following ideas.

1. Converting your garage into a laundry room, if you have your laundry room in the basement, will eliminate the need to go up and down the stairs.

2. A music studio can be a great choice for your garage remodeling plans if you or your kids have some tendencies in this direction. The garage is the place where many “garage bands” got their start. To avoid your neighbors’ complaints consider soundproofing your garage walls.

3. Transform your garage into a gym. If you do not have enough place to store your equipment, you can always move it into the garage and have plenty of place for your daily exercises and training.

Before you decide to remodel your garage, first consider your budget and determine how much you can allocate to spend on your garage. If you are converting your garage to a living area, you need to consider adding additional phone lines, electrical wires, heating, cooling, and plumbing,.

However if you prefer your garage to remain your workshop, you could consider the following things that need to change or improve.

1. Storage cabinets
2. Workbench
3. Drywall
4. Flooring
5. Plumbing
6. Electrical
7. Heating/Air/Ventilation
8. Countertops
9. Ceilings
10. Interior walls
11. Interior/Exterior doors
12. Laundry/Mud room
13. Bathroom