Garage conversion, guest suite & pool — Mar Dar Homes, LLC

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A garage becomes a guest suite

An attached garage converted into a bedroom and full bathroom, with new impact windows cut into the block, new plumbing and electrical, and a new pool and paver deck in the back yard.

Stage one — opening up the block

Former garage opening with new window dimensions marked in red on the concrete block — New window openings laid out on the garage wall

Concrete block wall with new window openings cut through and headers in place — Openings cut through the block

New impact windows installed in the former garage opening with block infill below — Impact windows set with block infill below

Exterior of the converted garage with new windows masked and stucco patched before paint — Stucco patched and masked for paint

Stage two — behind the walls

New copper supply and drain lines run against concrete block for a new bathroom — Supply and drain lines for the new bathroom

Rough plumbing for a bathroom with copper supply lines and a shower valve set in the wall — Shower valve and copper set in the wall

Soldering a copper connection during the plumbing rough-in — Soldering a copper connection

Metal stud framing with electrical boxes and wiring set before drywall — Metal stud framing with boxes and wiring in

Interior slab after self-levelling compound has been poured and cured — Slab levelled and cured

Stage three — finishes

Interior of the converted space with drywall hung and insulation in the exterior wall — Drywall hung and insulation in the exterior wall

Taping and floating drywall joints before paint — Joints taped and floated

Plank flooring being laid over the levelled slab — Plank flooring going down

Finished guest bedroom with two beds, new window and trim complete — The finished bedroom

Finished tiled shower with a rain head, glass enclosure and recessed lighting — The finished bathroom

Stage four — pool and yard

Excavation for a new swimming pool with formed footings and shoring — Excavation and footings

Reinforcing steel cage tied in the pool shell before shotcrete — Steel tied in the shell

Sprayed concrete pool shell after excavation and steel — Shotcrete shell sprayed

Paver deck set around the finished pool shell before the pool was filled — Paver deck set around the pool

Finished pool filled with water alongside the new paver deck — Pool filled and deck complete

Finished landscaping with mulch bed, paver edging and low-voltage path lighting — Landscaping and path lighting

The finished pool and deck at night with pool and landscape lighting on — The finished pool and deck at night

Walkaround of the finished pool deck and landscaping