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Garage conversions in Antelope, turning stored square footage into a room you actually live in.
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Garage conversions across Antelope: offices, guest rooms and living space.
Most garages stopped holding cars years ago. What they hold now is bikes, paint tins and things nobody has opened since the move, inside four hundred square feet that is already framed, already roofed and already attached to your house. It is the cheapest room you will ever gain.
Solid converts unused garage space into functional living area (offices, guest rooms and living space) with the structure, insulation and services brought up to the standard of the rest of the house.
You get a floor level with the house where possible, insulation and climate control that make the room usable in August and January, and daylight brought in properly rather than through a repurposed garage door.
Floor, ceiling, daylight and finishes matched to the rooms next door.
Insulation, climate control and glazing planned together.
Power, and plumbing where the plan calls for it, run to code and inspected.
Solid turns unused garage space into functional living area. The shell exists, it is already attached to the house, and it is already under a roof, which is why a conversion is usually the cheapest room a house can gain.
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The use a garage takes most easily: a quiet room with its own door, wired for the equipment you actually use, and lit by a wide glazed opening where the garage door was. Detached enough from the house to be quiet, close enough to still be in it.
A bedroom with its own bathroom, and often its own entrance, the version that needs plumbing, and the one that changes how you host.
A family room, playroom or den that takes pressure off the middle of the house without adding a square foot to its footprint.
The use that suits a garage best: hard floor, high ceiling, its own door, and nobody minding the noise.
A new wall divides the garage: one part becomes a finished office or hobby room, and the other still holds a car or storage.
Not every garage converts well, and it is better to know in the first half hour than after a design. These are the six we work through on the walkthrough, and three of them are about services, not space.
What the six are protecting: a room that works like the rest of the house
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Garages are often framed lower than the house, and a raised floor takes more of it. Height is usually the first thing that rules a conversion in or out.
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Garage slabs sit lower than interior floors and slope toward the door. Levelling that, or building over it, is early, invisible work.
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Distance to the electrical panel drives the cost of every circuit the new room needs.
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Only matters if the plan includes a bathroom or kitchenette. When it does, it matters a lot.
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You are giving up a covered space. Driveway parking, street parking and how it reads at resale are worth saying out loud early.
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Extending the existing system, or giving the room its own, is what makes it usable in August rather than merely finished.
All six get answered on the walkthrough, before any drawing work starts, including the ones that argue against converting.
A conversion is a short project with a fixed order, and one decision in the middle of it, about the old door opening, that sets how the finished room feels.
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The space cleared back so we can see the slab, the framing and where the services actually run.
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Floor brought up level with the house where the height allows, then walls, ceiling and roof insulated.
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Electrical distribution and lighting, plus plumbing and ventilation where the plan calls for it, roughed in and inspected.
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What happens where the garage door was: window, sliding door or wall. This is the decision that stops it reading as a garage.
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Floor, trim, paint and fixtures matched to the adjacent rooms, then final inspections and the walkthrough.
Considering a detached ADU instead? Compare the two. We build both, so we have no reason to steer you.
Conversions are priced by floor area and by how far the services have to travel. A typical single bay is around 420 sq ft; a double is nearer 480.
Want a range for your own garage? The calculator below takes the finished use and the size, and updates live.
No plumbing, a quiet room with its own door, wired properly.
A family room, den or playroom that takes pressure off the house.
The version that needs plumbing, and often its own entrance.
Figures are planning ranges for the region, not quotes. We price from a fixed scope after the walkthrough. It's free and there's no obligation.
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A single bay and a double bay are the same job at different scales, and the rate per foot barely moves between them.
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Garage slabs sit low and slope to the door. Building over that, or cutting it out, happens before anything visible does.
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Distance to the panel sets the cost of every circuit; distance to the drain sets whether a bathroom is sensible at all.
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The single biggest step in a conversion. Plumbing, ventilation and waterproofing all arrive together.
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Window, sliding door or a solid wall. This is the decision that stops the finished room reading as a garage.
Design-build means one team owns your whole room: the slab, the insulation, the services and the opening where the garage door was. That's a calmer process for you and a room that reads as house. Here's what it looks like day to day.
One plan, one contract, one team accountable end to end.
A real number up front, no vague ballparks or surprise change orders.
CSLB #975441, Class B general contractor. Specialty trades are performed by licensed Class C subcontractors, held to one quality standard.
Smarter storage, better light and a layout planned around your routines.
Permits, plan review and inspections are on us, not you.
We stand behind the build long after the final walkthrough.
Six deliberate phases, one team carrying the work from a napkin sketch to the final walkthrough, each stage building on the last. Tap any phase to see exactly what we handle.
The starting point
Every project follows this path. Yours starts with a conversation.
These two get used interchangeably and they are not the same project. One adds living space to your house; the other creates a second legal dwelling you can rent separately. The difference decides the cost, the timeline and the paperwork.
Antelope · Sacramento County
| Garage conversion | Garage ADU | |
|---|---|---|
| What it becomes | Living space on the house | A legal, separate dwelling |
| Typical cost in Antelope | $52,000–$115,000 by scope | $95,000–$145,000 |
| Kitchen | Not required | Required |
| Rentable separately | No | Yes |
| Parking at Sacramento County | Covered-parking rules may apply | Replacement parking waived under state law |
| Timeline | A few weeks | Three to four months |
| Adds appraised value as a dwelling | No, it counts as living area | Yes, a permitted second unit appraises |
If the answer is the right-hand column, the ADU page covers it properly: plan routes, the pre-approved catalogue and the lot walk. Parking and covered-parking rules move with the ordinance, so we confirm what your lot allows before you commit to either.
This is a great opportunity not only to feel the materials, but also to get an idea or some inspiration.
You have probably seen most of it on a screen. Every cabinet, countertop, tile, and fixture Solid Construction & Design works with is there to touch and compare.
The showroom covers 28,000 square feet inside the Filco Superstore on Fulton Avenue, which makes it the largest design and appliance showroom in Northern California.
Bring a floor plan, a photo off your phone, or just an idea. A designer will pull samples with you and keep the choices within what you planned to spend.
Recent garage conversion projects from Antelope and the nearest communities we have worked in. Each card opens the project: photos, scope and location.
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Straight answers on what a garage can become, losing the parking, plumbing, whether it will still feel like a garage, conversion versus ADU, permits and what a conversion in Antelope costs.
We've converted garages into offices with a relaxation area, guest rooms and living space. The right answer is usually whichever room your house is currently short of.
Usually yes, and it's worth thinking about before you fall in love with the idea. Driveway parking, street parking and resale all deserve a mention at the estimate. Some conversions keep part of the bay for storage.
Only if the plan does. An office or living room typically doesn't; a guest suite with a bathroom does, and how far the existing drain line is affects both the cost and the layout.
Not if the details are right. Floor height, ceiling finish, daylight and how the old door opening is treated are what separate a real room from a lined garage, and that's mostly a design decision, not a budget one.
Different jobs. A conversion is faster and cheaper because the shell exists; a purpose-built ADU gives you independence and a separate entrance. We build both, so we've no reason to steer you.
Projects that touch plumbing, electrical or structure require a permit. We handle it end to end: drawings, plan review, permits and inspections are part of our scope, so you're never chasing the city yourself.
Conversions are priced by floor area and by how far the services have to travel. An office or studio in a typical 420 sq ft bay runs $110–$165 per sq ft, about $46,200–$69,300. Living space runs $125–$185 per sq ft, or $52,500–$77,700. A guest suite with its own bathroom runs $160–$240 per sq ft, or $76,800–$115,200 on a 480 sq ft bay. A long drain run or a new panel adds up to 32% on the top end. A conversion is still well below the $190–$290 per sq ft a garage-to-ADU conversion runs on our ADU page, because that one is a separate dwelling. Use the calculator above for your own bay.
Living space on the house, or a separate legal dwelling. The difference decides the cost, the timeline and the paperwork, and it is worth settling before anything is drawn.
The rentable version
Detached and garage-conversion ADUs, from the pre-approved plan catalogue through permitting to keys.
If the garage should stay
Suites, bump-outs and second storeys, designed to the buildable envelope your lot actually allows, then tied in so it does not read as an addition.
What replaces the garage door
Entry doors, patio sliders and multi-panel systems, priced from the opening, because the opening is what decides the work.
Areas We Serve
We work across the Northern California region, and after 20 years, you will find a Solid Construction & Design project in most neighborhoods around here. If your town is not on the list below, ask anyway, because we take on home remodeling jobs outside the usual radius all the time.
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