citadel Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 I am trying to increase the depth of my basement garage so we can fit a car inside. Today it is only 15' deep. I have a long closet on the other side of the garage wall and it has our basement furnance in it. Can I simply tear out the wall between the garage and this long closet area? It would give me about 3 additional feet which is deep enough for a car to be parked in it. Do I need to raise the furnance off the ground by 18" Or should I try and build a closet around the unit after the wall is removed to isolate it from the garage? Or should I just leave it on the floor? I was going to get rid of the drop ceiling in the garage and replace with spray foam, roll insulation and then sheet rock. Any chance i get get the job done for $2k? The garage now is 15' x 17' Click to Enlarge 33.53 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Robert Jones Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Doesn't look like a gas furnace so doesn't need to be elevated 18"(actually the burner compartment is what is raised 18"). Looks like you have an a/c unit attached to it as well. I would leave it where it be. I don't imagine that wall was there originally so my guess would be that it could be removed. Impossible to offer price quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Would you consider a Mini or a VW Beetle? Your tradein plus the $2K? [] Robert has made a good observation. It is not likely that garage has always been too short, so you are wanting to put it back the way it was. Is it normal to see a furnace in the garage where you are? We don't do that here, but garages are cold here. If you wall the furnace in, it will need combustion air ventilation added for safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 There's no return duct. It just draws return air into the box below the furnace. What are you going to do with that if the furnace becomes located in the expanded garage? If you make a small closet, how will return air get to it without going through the garage? Can't draw air from a garage. Is it an electric furnace or heat pump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Examine the attic framing before tearing out that wall. It, or a portion of it, might be load bearing. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Doesn't look like a gas furnace so doesn't need to be elevated 18"(actually the burner compartment is what is raised 18"). You don't consider the blower motor to be an ignition source? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citadel Posted March 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 here is an idea I have about closing the unit in via a closet. There is a kitchen area on the other side we I can place a louvered door... thoughts? before Click to Enlarge 17.78 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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citadel Posted March 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 proposed after..... thoughts? Click to Enlarge 22.24 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 You don't want/can't have return air from the kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citadel Posted March 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 The return in the kitchen is actually in the breakfast room and is about 20 ft from the range, oven and fridge area. Would that make a difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Maybe. The language says "not in the kitchen", nothing about distances from appliances. It's a little grey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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