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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]125k[/quote] Really? That is insane! [/quote] Two things that people who haven't done construction often don't understand: 1. The shell of a house isn't the most expensive part. The real cost is in the mechanical systems and the interior finishes. The shell might be 30% of the cost. 2. When a house is framed, the framing is done based on the intended use of the space. A garage will have been framed differently than a room that was intended as living space. Often this means that when space is converted from one use to another some of the framing has to be redone, which is more expensive than it would have been to do it from the outset. Let's say this garage is 25x24, 600 square feet. $125K is $200/sf. In the DC market that's pretty cheap for finished interior space.[/quote] Exactly. And OP said it was a large garage. So maybe 700 -750 sq ft[/quote]
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