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wrote:
Well, we have a garage, and there has never been a car parked in it.
We use it to accumulate junk. Well, I just threw out a TON of stuff,
and I was really thinking of remodeling half of the garage into a
living space my son and I could put a pool table in or do projects in
the winter without freezing in the cold.

Anyway, my wife doesn't like the idea of cutting the garage in half at
all, citing the resale value issue (is there an issue?).

Anyway, I thought it would be cool if I could come up with a
compromise.......perhaps some sort of folding partition wall that
could be easily opened up or removed if needed........

I looked around via google, and didn't see anyone mentioning ever
doing anything like this (probably because it's a crazy idea?)

Anyway, if anyone knows of any resources for clever (and easy) ways to
partially remodel a portion of a garage, that would be helpful.
Thanks.

Local building codes may have something to say about it. Worth
investigating first to know what you may be up against.

Have you given consideration as to how you are going to heat and cool
it?

As for resell, you should be able (see building code issues) built it in
such a way that you can remove it for any sale. I would think you would
want to do that. I don't think I would use a folding partition, but that's
up to you.

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Joseph Meehan

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