Garage Conversion in Los Angeles

For a typical 400 square foot garage, construction runs $90,000 to $110,000 for an attached garage and $90,000 to $120,000 for a detached one. Plans and permitting are priced separately: $5,000 to $7,000 attached, $5,000 to $10,000 detached. These are typical ranges rather than quotes, and not every 400 sq ft conversion falls inside them.

It depends on the structure, its condition and how it sits on your property. That is what the free property visit is for: we look at the existing garage and tell you what converting it would involve before you commit to anything.

Many garage conversion projects take around three months to build, depending on scope and site conditions. Permitting comes first and often takes approximately two to three months, depending on the city and the project.

Yes. A garage conversion into a living space is permitted construction and the drawings go through plan check. Unpermitted conversions cause problems later: at sale, at refinance, and with insurance. We handle the plans and the permit application together with the build.

Raise it early rather than late. Existing unpermitted work affects what a conversion involves, and the answer depends on your property and your jurisdiction. We look at it during the free property visit and tell you what we find rather than guessing from a description.

Yes. A permitted garage conversion is one of the recognised ways to create an accessory dwelling unit, and it is the most common ADU project we build. It can also be built as a junior ADU where that suits the property better.

You lose the garage as a garage. Whether a replacement parking space is required depends on your jurisdiction and your specific property, and California's rules on this have changed substantially in favour of ADUs. We confirm what applies to your address during the free property visit rather than guessing at it here.

Yes, we do both. Detached conversions cost slightly more at the top of the range because utilities have to travel further and the structure more often needs work, but they usually produce a more genuinely separate living space.

The scope depends on the garage. Typically it involves insulation, windows and an exterior door, a new floor, plumbing, an upgraded electrical supply, heating and cooling, closing up the garage door opening, and then the kitchen, bathroom and finishes. What is included in your project is confirmed in writing before work starts.

Yes. An attached garage is one of the common ways a junior ADU is created. We have completed garage-to-junior-ADU conversions, including one alongside a full remodel of the main house.

Yes, both of them. With a garage conversion the visit matters more than usual, because the existing structure is the starting point, and it is how the estimate reflects your garage rather than an average. There is no charge for either, and no obligation to go ahead.

Yes. The Project Preview is there for homeowners who want to see something before they talk to anyone, and it is never a requirement. If you already know you want to convert the garage, call and we will arrange a free property visit and estimate.