Sheet A-3 · Seminole · Garage conversions
Your Seminole garage may be a ready-made apartment for a parent
Planning a garage conversion in Seminole? Take $100 off your first job, credited at booking.
The garage is full of boxes, and your mother needs a place of her own. Tell us the address and we look up how Seminole treats a garage apartment, then introduce a local contractor.
- County
- Pinellas
- Phone
- (315) 640-3590
- Offer
- $100 off your first job
City of Seminole, Pinellas County
Here in Seminole
We find out what your lot allows, then put you in touch with a contractor near you, who does the building.
Tell us about the space
Send the address and what you have in mind. The rules for that lot come first.
- Your request is in Keep your phone close. A call comes from (315) 640-3590.
- The lot comes first We look at what your city or county allows at that address.
- Then a contractor You meet a local contractor and see the price in writing.
$100 off your first job We credit $100 on the first job you book with our help.
- We pay the $100, so the contractor's price stays as quoted.
- One credit per customer for each home.
- Your job must be booked by December 31, 2026.
- Say you want the credit when you book.
The Senior Home Additions promise
- 1 Your first call and your request are free.
- 2 Planning with us costs you nothing.
- 3 We check the rules at your address before anyone quotes.
General notes
Questions about this space in this town.
N1 Does Seminole allow a garage apartment?
Yes. The code names garage apartments among its accessory units, with a ceiling of 750 square feet.
N2 Can the apartment have a kitchen and its own meter?
The code allows separate utility meters for accessory units. A kitchen is part of what makes it an apartment.
N3 Where do I park afterward?
Ask the building department what it asks for parking on your lot, and tell us the answer.
N4 Do I need to live on the property?
An owner has to live in one of the two units, so ask how that fits your family before you plan.
This fits when
Signs this suits your Seminole home
- A garage that has become a storage room The walls, roof and slab are there. A garage apartment puts them to better use.
- A detached garage across the yard A separate building gives your parent privacy that a wing cannot.
- A parent who would like to cook A garage apartment can hold a kitchenette, a bath and a bedroom within the city's cap.
- Cars that already live outside If the driveway holds the cars, the garage is free to hold a person.
Garage apartments are a named type here
Seminole's code lists garage apartments beside accessory apartments and guest houses, with 750 square feet as the ceiling in a residential district. That gives you a written route to start from.
A garage apartment is a second unit, so an owner has to live in one of the two. If you live in the house, you meet that. If not, ask the building department how it applies, and tell us the answer.
Measure the garage and note the windows. Photograph the walls and the ceiling. Bring the pictures to your first call, since they let a contractor spot a low beam or a bearing wall before quoting.
Ask whether the garage is attached or detached. A detached garage can read as a small house, and an attached one joins the main house through a hall.
What a slab built for cars needs before it holds a bed
A garage slab may sit lower than the living floor, and it may slope toward the door. Ask each contractor to check the level for you and say how they will fix it. A raised floor with insulation is part of the work.
Check the ceiling and the walls too. A garage with exposed framing needs insulation, drywall and windows that open. Ask each contractor to list these in the scope, so quotes compare fairly.
Ask each contractor what happens to the garage door opening. The new wall needs framing, insulation and a finish that matches the house. A patch that does not match tells every visitor the room was a garage.
Ask about the electric panel, too. A bedroom, a bath and a kitchenette draw more power than a garage does.
Parking, the flood line, and a garage in a 1979 home
Your cars need a place to go. If the driveway holds them, good. If not, ask the building department what the city asks for parking, and tell us the answer.
In a flood zone, the cost of the conversion is weighed against half the structure's value. A garage apartment with a raised floor can add up fast, so look up your parcel's number before you plan. We are not tax advisers and set no prices, but we can sit down with the figures.
Ask your contractor to name who handles the permit application, and to give you the permit number once it is issued. Check it against the city's own record.
Put a number on what you can spend before you call, then ask each contractor to price the plan in writing. We set no prices. We can help you compare quotes line by line, and we can check the contractor's license with you.
Keep the permit, the plans and the final inspection record in one folder. They matter if you sell the house or refinance later.
The Senior Home Additions promise
- 1 Your first call and your request are free.
- 2 Planning with us costs you nothing.
- 3 We check the rules at your address before anyone quotes.
- 4 We credit the $100 the way our Terms describe.
Your agreement with the contractor you hire covers the building.
Senior Home Additions, (315) 640-3590 Read the full terms
$100 off your first job We credit $100 on the first job you book with our help.
- We pay the $100, so the contractor's price stays as quoted.
- One credit per customer for each home.
- Your job must be booked by December 31, 2026.
- Say you want the credit when you book.
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