Garages & Carports

Shops & Garages

Drive around any housing estate nowadays and you will see most double car garages have a vehicle on one side, and one the other side are the kids bikes, canoes, maybe a computer desk as well or even a home studio! Due to housing block size shrinking over the last decade, the garage has become by necessity a great storage solution for many household needs. Properly organised, it can be a functional, practical space, but get it wrong and it can be a nightmare!

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Kitchen Remodel

Transform your cooking space into a functional and stylish heart of your home. From modernizing cabinets and countertops to installing new lighting and flooring,

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Bathroom Remodel

Transform your personal space into a luxurious and relaxing retreat. From updating fixtures and flooring to installing a spa-like shower or bathtub.

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Flooring

Transforms your home with beautiful and durable surfaces underfoot. From replacing old or damaged flooring to updating your home with amazing new flooring.

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Deck Remodel

Transform your outdoor space into a beautiful and functional extension of your home. From repairing an existing deck to building a new deck from scratch.

We do two main types of work with garages and carport renovations that fall into the following categories:

Garage renovations or carport renovations

As we have alluded to above, the average block size, and therefore house size has diminished over the years, meaning that one major issue has emerged, and that is storage. On larger blocks, there is the shed out the back with plenty of room for the kids’ bikes, the kayak, the lawnmower, and even the gym set for the energetic! But in modern homes, especially in estates, storage is limited with a lot of outdoor type equipment in the garage. This means if the family has two cars, one is usually out in the sun all day which is not good. A garage or carport renovation often happens with a face-lift or makeover to the front of the home as in most cases, the garage or carport is also at the front, and it makes sense to do them at the same time. Sometimes it is a simple as a new roller door, but in other instances, it is enlarging the garage in whichever direction there is room to move. Another renovation that we carry out is the addition of a lot more storage solutions so that you can store equipment in the garage, but in an organised fashion so you know where everything is, and it is easily accessible as well.
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Construction of a new garage or carport

Many older style homes in fact do not have any type of garage or carport so we are engaged to build one. In some instances, an old garage or carport that is currently attached to the home is converted into a family or game room, and so we are required to build a new garage or carport in front of that new room. In other cases, a carport or garage was just never considered at the time the home was built, and new owners have taken over and are looking for protection for their vehicles, or storage space as well. In any case, the new garage or carport is designed to work in with the current home in look and feel, and also to blend seamlessly so that you would not know that there was not a garage or carport there in the first place. One big thing to consider, especially with detached garages or carports is how to make sure you can get to the home without having to be in the rain or snow! This often can require additional roofing areas from the garage or carport area to the home but can be designed to match the original home or become a feature of its own.

Internal Garage

Internal Garage Conversion for Growing Household

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 With an expanding household, the owners of this property came to our teamwww.watdgroup.ca wanting to convert their internal garage into a studio. The new space includes a master bedroom, en-suite and spacious living room. The two existing garage doors were removed to make way for the new aluminium joinery; a bi-parting slider and a large window for the new bedroom. An external wall was built around the new bedroom window and cladded in weatherboards to match existing. All internal rooms were finished off with a fresh coat of paint.

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