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How much will it cost to enclose your carport so it will by Endroit Devaiture http://www.agarages.com Back in the 60's and 70's, builders in the south often saved money building carports on houses instead of a garages. With the security and privacy that garages have to offer you might be considering changing your carport into a garage. Its really not that hard or expensive to do. Enclosing a carport can be done much less expensively than building a separate garage or shed. But before you get excited and head off to Lowes to buy the materials, you need to do a little leg work first. First, you should find out how many walls you will need to build to enclose your carpot. Some carports only need to have one wall built to enclose them, others need 2 walls. If your carport has the back and one side open, then your project will be a little more complicated and a little more expensive. What's great about enclosing a carport is that you don't have to mess with a new foundation or a new roof. These two items are the most expensive parts of a house. Once you've decided how many walls you need to build to enclose your carport then you are ready to develop an estimate of what it will cost to complete your project. Its easy to estimate the cost of your project. First you create a list of the materials that you will need to do the project and then bring your list to lumber yard to have them give you the prices for the materials you need. If you tell them what you are doing, they may even help you make the material list. The following list is an example of the materials you would most likely use in your project: 2 x 4s - for studs in walls Pressure treated 2 x 4s - for bottom of wall (bottom plate) Garage door complete with track and opener CDX plywood or chip board-for sheathing (to enclose garage) CDX plywood, pegboard etc - for inside of wall insulation Vinyl siding or brick veneer Once you get the price for the materials add approximately 25% for profit and don't forget to add tax for your area. Now you need to calculate how much time (labor) it will take to enclose your carport. The number of hours needed will depend on how complicated your project is. You can reasonably expect the project to take 3-4 days for 2-3 men. A good framing carpenter should easily be able to frame and sheath your project in this time. You can use $30-35 per hour for each man hour that is worked. Get a price from a garage door installation company to install the garage door because it requires expertise and special knowledge for the garage door to operate properly. It will be worth the money you pay them, trust me. The total cost of the project will depend on the type of exterior you have (brick, vinyl,siding, masonite, wood, etc.) Brick will be the most expensive, but you don't have to use brick exterior unless you just want to. When you add the labor, materials (including the garage door) and the profit, you will get a good idea of how much the project to enclose your garage will cost. The cost of having a contractor do the work for you will range from as low as $3000 to as high as $8,000 depending on what area of the country you are in and the construction of your house. |