The biggest question facing most garage conversions is what to do about the garage door once the door is removed the resulting space needs to be filled in so that it both blends in with the rest of the house and provides a useful service to the new living space.
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Since you will already have such an expanse of opened wall a huge window is a great option.
Many who complete a garage conversion ultimately choose to leave the garage door intact imbuing the space with a note of industrial flair.
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Because of the garage door s existing header the new secondary door frame was a nonload bearing wall so we built the header from doubled 2 4.
Using existing rustic doors ensures this double garage conversion stays true to its garden surroundings in california.
For a load bearing wall the header would need to be larger and supported by trimmer studs.
Other homeowners replace the garage.
This diagram shows a standard door frame.