CASE STUDIES

GREENSHORES GARAGE RENOVATIONS

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

When Josh & Rebecca moved their family of five into this home on Greenshores Drive, they inheirited an outdated garage with storage systems that were not going to suit their active lifestyle. The garage came with an additional storage closet which housed an old workbench and pegboard, neither of which were going to work for the family.

We started the project after the movers left and Christina, one of our professional organizing partners, began unpacking the possessions. It was clear to us that we needed to increase the storage capacity in the garage to fit two cars, transform the third garage bay into a martial arts studio and provide the family with a space for arts and crafts.

With the extra labor power and systematic process our team possesses, we helped Christina and the family say goodbye to what they no longer needed in one day and stored the remaining possessions in a mobile storage unit onsite. Then we demo’d the existing overhead storage racks and the storage room workbench setup. From there we installed new lighting, a heat pump for heating and cooling, re-coated the floors after grinding off the existing “low-grade” coating, installed a massive custom powder-coated garage cabinet and slatwall system then finished the space off with their martial arts equipment (complete with a yoga swing!). The storage room became an arts & crafts are for the kids with two side-by-side stools, upper cabinets, slatwall, and slow-close pull out drawers.

This whole project was completed with very minimal time investment from either Josh or Rebecca. In just under one month, we transformed this garage into a family-friendly 3-car garage their whole family can enjoy.

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CASE STUDIES

ANDERSON MILL GARAGE CONVERSION

ABOUT THE PROJECT:


When Olivia booked her free consultation, her garage was in tremendous need of immediate intervention. The plumbing didn’t work, the air conditioning had failed, there were fire hazards with the electrical and her garage door opener was connected to a disco light.

A single parent of two pre-teens and tech business leader, she wanted to create a space that served several purposes for her family: provide a clean, quiet office where she could be productive, create a maker’s space for the kids to do arts & crafts and LEGO, revamp the gym area and create a “performance” area where her kids could play music and put on plays.

With almost 900 sq ft to work with, we had a great footprint to make it all happen. But first, there was a lot of work to be done. The ground water pit had to be filled with concrete, the electrical had to be redone to facilitate new lighting and wall outlets, the plumbing needed to be brought up to code, the cabinets needed to be removed, her new office furniture needed to be designed and furnished and her gym needed some upgrades.

Watch the full video of this project here.

Over the course of several weeks, we had new heat pumps installed, the water heater replaced, the electrical redone, the garage door and opener swapped out, the concrete floor coated, a new cabinet system and slatwall installed, a dog bath delivered, amongst other work.

The result is a beautfiul space the family now enjoys together with friends and family. They host parties, create artwork and Olivia can be productive when working from home. When compared to buying a home 900 sq. ft. bigger in her area, although she invested just over $100,000 in this project, she saved over 56%! Garage conversions like these are cost-effective ways of adding livable space while preserving childhood friendships by remaining in the same school district, adding value to your home and avoiding the costs and hassles of moving.