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Hopefully as I re-read my last post I don't come off as a ball-buster or dream crusher but I'm a practical get-r-done guy and trying to steer you in the right direction. A house addition will give more flexability as he would not be locked into the garage's dimensions but then he would have the cost of the shell and slab. Utilities would be cheaper since you are cutting the distance of runs and if he could use the existing house HVAC, better yet. However just the slab cost alone would be more than the new HVAC for an existing garage buildout. Interior buildouts should be a wash for costs if he keeps to about the same square footage. Maybe a quick call to a local contractor to find out a rough cost on the shell and slab based on the square footage would help. You just don't want the contractor wasting time preparing bids that will likely not result in work for them. It's tough enough out there to make a living. They should be able to quote a square footage number range for your area on a quick call. With a garage buildout you can maintain a low profile (good for alot of reasons), a house addition, not so much (re-assesment of taxes).
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