Garage Conversion in Huntington Beach
Serving 92646 · 92647 · 92648 · 92649 and Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Westminster
Garage conversion is popular in Huntington Beach for a simple reason: the tract garages are generously sized, structurally sound and already inside the building footprint. You are buying insulation, services and finish rather than foundations and framing — which is why the cost per square foot lands well below new construction.
Real projects. Real prices.
73 finished remodels published with their final price — nothing hidden.
What our finished LA work actually cost: 27 kitchens ran $23k–$84k, median $50k; 28 bathrooms $28k–$105k, median $38k; 17 whole-home remodels $36k–$440k, median $150k. Real final prices from our own job records, not estimates.
$25,000 White shaker cabinetry, white subway tile, and light quartz counters.
$32,000 A wood shaker double vanity under twin black mirrors, with a freestanding tub and marble-look shower.
$75,000 Rift-oak flat-panel cabinetry with white uppers, a quartz island and a fluted tile backsplash.
$105,000 Marble-veined slab walls, a frameless glass shower, and patterned tile floors.
$242,700 Structural work to open up the space, a vaulted ceiling, solid wood floors, kitchen and two baths.
$250,000 White shaker cabinetry and veined quartz, with hex-mosaic walk-in showers.
The cheapest square footage you already own
What the work actually is
Insulating walls and roof, raising the floor or dealing with its drainage fall, adding egress and light, running heating and power, and closing the vehicle opening in a way that looks deliberate from the street rather than obviously filled in.
The parking question
Removing a garage removes parking, and whether it must be replaced is a city question. It is worth answering before the design settles, not after.
Written by Onn Cohen-Meguri, founder and designer at Design Onn Point — 12+ years in business, 1,200+ finished Los Angeles projects. CSLB #1133368.
Pricing in Huntington Beach
Market estimate, not our own project data.
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