How to Convert a Garage - Concrete Cutting & Drainage - Garage Conversion Step by Step | Episode 2

This Garage conversion step by step video is a must watch for anyone wanting to convert their garage into living space. In the second episode of my garage conversion series I show you how the builders locate my existing sewage pipe to later connect my new drainage pipe for my new bathroom. Then the concrete cutters come on site to cut the concrete on the driveway and the concrete garage floor. Once done the drain layers dug out a trench to lay the new drain and connect it the the exisiting council sewage pipe. They add drainage metal to cover the trench and reinforce the concrete with steel before closing it.
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[@aaronblankenbyl]

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[@janelove3723]

well done! great cinematography, you forgot the most important trade, the guy who stands on his phone while the other guy works :-)

[@aaronblankenbyl]

Haha luckily we didn’t have this guy on site :)

[@therealSIRBOOM]

I wish we had those sweet contractor vans in the US. I would literally drive that myself as a daily. That thing is awesome.

[@violetbennett2407]

My children will doing this for me (80 years old) I will be living in their converted garage. Your video is very helpful. Thanks.

[@aaronblankenbyl]

Good luck! :)

[@BurningSock]

very cool bro, great info and vid

[@aaronblankenbyl]

Thank you :)

[@missionaryjeankesnel9502]

The look very good bro nice work. I just need help for my but not easy to find someone to to the plan for me

[@aaronblankenbyl]

I would start by calling an architect and a plumber/drain layer and run your idea past them

[@thexclusivek]

This is super helpful. Thank you for this! I had a couple of questions: - How much did it cost to get the plans from the architect, lodge the proposal to the council and get it all approved? (In your last video you said it was about $5K?) - How much did it cost so far to do the Concrete cutting and drainage bits?

[@aaronblankenbyl]

I’m glad it helps. I wish this was up a year ago because it would have given me more clarity. Architect fees were just slightly under 5k. About 2k to lodge to the council and I think another 2.5k once approved. Everything you saw in this video cost 10k. Concrete alone was 1850 plus labour

[@thexclusivek]

Awesome that is good info 😁 How much do you think a it will cost all up once completed?

[@aaronblankenbyl]

@@thexclusivek I try not to think about it too much haha. I initially thought 30-40 but it will be more like 80k

[@thexclusivek]

@@aaronblankenbyl it’s a great investment!

[@danubiapaim4642]

Hey Aaron, did you have to apply for build consent to add a bathroom? Also, any reason why you did not add a kitchenette? Great work, thanks

[@aaronblankenbyl]

Yes we applied for building consent. From memory I would have needed to apply for resource consent if I was to add a kitchenette and the cost was a lot higher.