FHA And Garage Doors

[JTip]

Picture this: Two-story brick with a detached garage.....The garage had the garage door removed and replaced with a framed wall and standard insulated door. Inside is the wife's hobby room.

So if I want to compare apples to apples (two-story w/garage), would it be logical to do a cost-to-cure for a garage door install in order to make it a functional garage? People want garages and not 'hobby' rooms....

I don't want to get into semantics of comparing a hobby room with sheds or whatever, it's a garage that needs a door to function as a garage.

Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[Timeismoney72]

Picture this: Two-story brick with a detached garage.....The garage had the garage door removed and replaced with a framed wall and standard insulated door. Inside is the wife's hobby room.

So if I want to compare apples to apples (two-story w/garage), would it be logical to do a cost-to-cure for a garage door install in order to make it a functional garage? People want garages and not 'hobby' rooms....

I don't want to get into semantics of comparing a hobby room with sheds or whatever, it's a garage that needs a door to function as a garage.

Thanks for your thoughts.

I would still call it a garage on the grid and hit it under functional for "cost to cure" to convert back to a garage. Had this happen before, I did not make the report "subject to" because there really was no FHA issue. Obviously explain..

 

[glenn walker]

Agree with post #2 that will work or make the adjustment in the garage grids. Example: Comp-1 usable 2 car garage -$1,500 in grid or whatever your estimated cost to cure is.

 

[Deleted member 134708]

I 3rd. I'd do it on the 1st free line under porch/patio so It's near garage line. I'd say "functional garage." "Yes/no"

Absolutely nothing wrong with post 2 or 3 way.

 

[Restrain]

Done it that way on a lot of 'conversions' where the garage door is replaced with a door. Often find that the garage door is still in place behind that door or wall.