"Joseph Meehan" wrote in message

I suspect that you are wrong there. If that were so, you would likely
see new home builder offering it as an option and I would expect to see
far more people doing this kind of remodel. Builders build what sells.

While it might be possible that a seller will find that one person who
wants the remodel (and happens to want it done the way the OP does it) and
likes the rest of the hose as well. I suspect selling the house will be a
lot easier without it. People looking for a home are going to pick the
one without the modification rather than buy one with it and plan on
removing it.


I took out my garage door, bricked it up with a window. It became part of
the basement and that is where the washer, dryer, tub went. Cost me about
$500 for the conversion, but I'd estimate I got back $5000 in the added
sales price of the house. Others in the neighborhood follow my lead.

Can't say that every house is enhanced removing the garage, but some would
be, especially in a smaller house where other expansion is not easily done.
In a 4000 square foot house with a two car garage, probably not.