At my house, I have a large attached 2-car garage. At the back of the garage, I have my home gym and a woodshop, which also has a 1/2 bathroom. I also have a wall space heater that runs on LP.
With this cold weather, it has limited the time I can stay out there in my gym/woodshop. And that is not good. It's my go-to place. Even with the heater on high, it just isn't large enough to warm that entire garage. Especially with the heat loss from the 2 garage doors.
I've been considering putting up a wall to separate my gym/woodshop from the rest of the garage. While it's been nice keeping that area open to the rest of the garage, I do like the idea of having a separate shop as well.
In your opinion, how would this affect resale value? While I love my house, I can't guarantee my wife and I will never move to a larger place. Our house is small, 2 bedroom, but it's very nice.
When buying a house, is it a plus having a large garage, or is it a plus having a separate work room in the garage?
With this cold weather, it has limited the time I can stay out there in my gym/woodshop. And that is not good. It's my go-to place. Even with the heater on high, it just isn't large enough to warm that entire garage. Especially with the heat loss from the 2 garage doors.
I've been considering putting up a wall to separate my gym/woodshop from the rest of the garage. While it's been nice keeping that area open to the rest of the garage, I do like the idea of having a separate shop as well.
In your opinion, how would this affect resale value? While I love my house, I can't guarantee my wife and I will never move to a larger place. Our house is small, 2 bedroom, but it's very nice.
When buying a house, is it a plus having a large garage, or is it a plus having a separate work room in the garage?