Garage Conversion
Converting an existing garage to conditioned living space — bedroom, office, ADU, or family room.
What garage conversion actually means.
Garage conversion repurposes an existing attached or detached garage as conditioned living space. The work includes insulating the existing walls (most garages aren't insulated), adding a floor system over the slab, framing in the garage door opening, installing egress windows (required for sleeping rooms under FBC R310), and tying into HVAC. Trade-off is losing covered parking; many homeowners with two-car garages convert one bay.
- Georgia Building Code Residential — Section R310 (egress)
- Georgia ADU rules update 2026 (garage-conversion classifications)
Adjacent definitions.
- ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit)
A separate, smaller residential unit on the same lot as a primary residence — attached or detached, with its own kitchen, bath, and entrance.
See the definition - Egress Requirements (FBC R310)
Georgia Building Code Residential requirements for emergency escape and rescue openings in sleeping rooms.
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