Hi All,
I have been using my garage as a gym and shop for almost a decade. We don't ever park in that space. A few years ago I took the garage door rails off, because they were in the way of overhead exercises. Also, the garage doors are from the mid-70s and have seen better days.
Recently, I was contemplating either just walling in the opening and just screwing the doors to the outside of the house to give the appearance we have a garage, then insulating the wall there and dry walling inside. Alternatively, building some swing out doors on hinges to avoid the rails in a relatively low ceiling garage.
I don't want to do anything wrong here, I am not trying to turn it into heated interior living space with finished floor and hide it or anything. And ultimately, I like the option of going back to garage at some point in the future.
Is there any concerns in just sealing off the space for a while? building code, electrical, otherwise?
Additional information: I do have a regular door to the exterior in the garage as well, the garage doors were not the only exit.
Thanks
I have been using my garage as a gym and shop for almost a decade. We don't ever park in that space. A few years ago I took the garage door rails off, because they were in the way of overhead exercises. Also, the garage doors are from the mid-70s and have seen better days.
Recently, I was contemplating either just walling in the opening and just screwing the doors to the outside of the house to give the appearance we have a garage, then insulating the wall there and dry walling inside. Alternatively, building some swing out doors on hinges to avoid the rails in a relatively low ceiling garage.
I don't want to do anything wrong here, I am not trying to turn it into heated interior living space with finished floor and hide it or anything. And ultimately, I like the option of going back to garage at some point in the future.
Is there any concerns in just sealing off the space for a while? building code, electrical, otherwise?
Additional information: I do have a regular door to the exterior in the garage as well, the garage doors were not the only exit.
Thanks