Garage insulation/sheetrocking - any last thoughts/tips?

[newracer]

Not sure if true but I have heard that if you texture and paint in a garage then it can be considered livable space and therefore your taxes could go up.

[Great-Kazoo]

Not sure if true but I have heard that if you texture and paint in a garage then it can be considered livable space and therefore your taxes could go up.

Needs plumbing to be adjusted as a living space.


IMO it's a garage, pay a decent contractor, if you're not up to the task. Make sure it's up to code and call it good.

[DeraldR]

Not sure if true but I have heard that if you texture and paint in a garage then it can be considered livable space and therefore your taxes could go up.

Larimer county tried to do that to me. They had never even seen it. I had to go to a hearing to get the appraised value back to normal.

[flogger]

Put in a bunch of wiring for 'can' lights. They have some new LED pancake remodel pucks that are really nice and well priced. You can never have too much light. Add some wall outlets while your at it

Another thought is ventilation, you may want to add soffit/gable vents to keep air moving up there once its sealed off. As mentioned before, a retractable access ladder is a good idea and if you plan on storing anything up there (and you will), beef-up the trusses and add a floor but don't put the bowling ball collection up there.