Highlights A garage conversion has a typical cost range of $6,012 to $27,090, and a national average cost of $16,199. There are several factors that can affect the total cost, including the size and ...

Dear Pat: I am planning to convert my garage into abedroom with drywall. I have read many books about how to hangdrywall. What are the most common mistakes with installing drywallin a room? —- Nan D.

A recent survey commissioned by a home-improvement product manufacturer revealed that nearly 45 percent of Americans have turned to the last possible "room" in the house to renovate — the garage.

With housing costs so high in so much of the country, it can be more realistic to buy a smaller property and invest in expanding its living space over time. One place to start: converting a garage ...

More and more people are converting their garages, realising that, in many cases, they can get far more use out of them as habitable space than for storing all the things they haven't got around to ...

Dear Pat: I am planning to convert my garage into a bedroom with drywall. I have read many books about how to hang drywall. What are the most common mistakes with installing drywall in a room? -- Nan ...