thanks. this sounds like the best way to go. afterall, I'm not looking
to make this half of the garage into a dream room, I just want an
insulated area to do some work and play in.

the only surprise from the responses I got was the realization about
building codes. I didn't think putting up a non-load-bearing wall just
to separate 2 halves of a single car garage would be of concern to
building codes, but I guess I was way wrong on that. I imagine going
through that process is going to be more time consuming than actually
building the wall. But it'll be a learning experience for me!

thanks for the easy solution. a weekend's work max, and if my wife has
gripes a few years from now, Ii can just tear it down. my only problem
now is making sure I do it within the building code. that will
definitely slow down my enthusiasm for doing this by an order of
magnitude. argh.

RicodJour wrote:
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.

2x4 PT plate, Tapcons into the slab, 2x4 top plate and studs all
screwed together with deck screws. Insulate, cheap paneling.

It's not folding, but it doesn't do any damage other than some small
holes in the slab. Very quick to take down and it's inexpensive.

R