I bought my first house last year, its older and I have intentions to renovate a lot of it. It didn’t have a laundry room, w/d were in the long single car garage. I thought this was a bit frustrating so I gave up some of the length of garage space and added a laundry room.The room is about 5’x10’ interior, it is supported properly with 4 2x10s or 2x8s (ive forgotten now) joists every 16”. The joists are mounted to the wood that rests on the foundation walls, the same wood that hold the weight of the exterior walls of the house.We moved the door into the garage to the new wall of the garage and reused the same solid core door. We installed can lights in the ceiling, the dryer outlet, and 4 other outlets on a gfci circuit. There is hot and cold water to the washer and a drain away from it. We insulated any walls to the garage, hung the drywall and tiled the floor. The result is a new interior room and its awesome.My point is, a laundry room has a lot going on, not to mention the joists supporting the weight of the room.I did all of this without a permit b/c I didn’t know any better. Im young and make mistakes and this is my first home, I was just excited to get to work on my laundry room.I think I need to get the work inspected for the potential of me selling the house one day. It is obvious that it was added on because there is an opening under the room visible from the garage. Im concerned some buyers will ask about permits and be deterred from purchasing. Im also worried about the potential fire or flooding and insurance not covering any claims I make.But if the inspector makes me tear open walls or tear up my floor im gonna be obviously upset, Im worried once they know my property has unpermitted work they will order the room ripped out immediately or fine me or something.Does anyone know if its acceptable to hang a room in garage like Ive described? Anything that jumps out as concerning structurally? via /r/DIY https://ift.tt/2Gqxz8t
