Houston Garage Remodeling

While bathroom and kitchen remodeling may grab all the headlines, a good garage remodel may just outperform these more popular remodeling projects both in your own enjoyment and the increased value to your home. Why is this? While other remodeling projects can only enhance pre-existing areas of your home, garage remodels can often transform your garage into a completely new living space.

Houston Garage Remodeling Ideas
So, what can your garage be? How about a home gym to help you lose a couple extra pounds or make your cardio workouts more convenient? How about brightening your weekly laundry with a bright, warm, and dry laundry room? Or, maybe a game room: garages can often be the only viable space for a pool table, poker table, ping-pong table, etc. If you have any musicians in the family, they may need a space to practice that won't drive the rest of the family crazy. Soundproofing a garage can be a lot easier and cheaper than trying to soundproof an interior room in your home. Finally, a work space or home office can also be created in the garage with far fewer complications than in many other areas.

Houston Garage Renovations
Around the country, many of these ideas are often implemented in the basement. Houston homes, as we all know, don't have basements. Instead, our garages can pick up the slack. As long as you don't need your garage to store you car (or at least have one-half of a two-car garage to work with), you can make a go at a garage renovation in Houston. Insulation, soundproofing, or running electrical wiring and plumbing out to your garage are often the big-ticket items of a Houston garage renovation. Another great remodel is actually more of a home addition. Many garage designs can easily accommodate a loft or second level living space. In fact, many homeowners find they can add square footage to their home without drawing up expensive floor plans.

Cost of a Houston Garage Remodel
Garage remodels fit the cost estimates of other home remodeling projects. They range from a few thousand dollars to several tens of thousand of dollars depending on the level of renovation you need. The national average for a garage remodel is $10,500. To compare it with other home remodeling projects you might be considering, the average kitchen remodel costs $18,500. For bathroom remodels, it's $9,150.

Still, if you just want to de-clutter, reorganize, and install a few garage storage cabinets, a Houston garage remodeling contractor might charge you as little as $1,000. A full-service garage renovation, on the other hand, that requires multiple contractors might run well over $20,000. Keep in mind, that there's a good chance most of this cost is really a financial investment in your home that increases its resale value.

Project Length of a Houston Garage Remodel
Like its variable cost, how long a Houston garage remodel will take depends on exactly what you're doing. It can range from as little as a day or two up to several weeks. On average, garage remodels take about two weeks. The good news is that, unlike other home improvement projects, keeping your car out of the garage and entering and leaving your home through the front door is likely to be the greatest inconvenience to your daily life during construction.