How much does it cost to turn a closet into a mudroom?

Mudroom Addition Cost by Location

Location	Average Costs (Labor Included)
Closet	$3,600 – $7,200
Garage	$3,600 – $10,000
Kitchen	$3,600 – $10,000
Living Room	$3,600 – $10,000

How do you make a mudroom closet?

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1: Remove doors and doorstop.
STEP 2: Frame out opening.
STEP 3: Sand, caulk, and paint opening.
STEP 4: Remove baseboards.
STEP 5: Build your bottom frame.
STEP 6: Cut and attach bottom platform board.
STEP 7: Caulk, sand, and paint bottom platform.
STEP 8: Decide height of the top platform.

What do you do if you don’t have a mudroom?

Here’s How to Get a Mudroom When You Don’t Have an Entryway (13 Ideas)

Grab some crates and build a rolling station.
Class up a little nook with board and batten.
Build your own with a bench and hooks.
Transform your laundry room with shelves.
Nail some crates to your wall.
Turn the corner of your garage into one.

What can you turn a closet into?

8 Unexpected Ways to Repurpose Your Unused Closet Space

Tiny Office.
Compact Bar.
Vanity Station.
Small Nursery.
Laundry Room.
Reading Nook.
Sewing Space Or Mini Craft Room.
Entryway Nook.

Does a mudroom add value?

Above all, adding a mudroom will not only make it easier on you and your family in daily activities, but mudrooms increase the value of your home. Not only does it add value, mudroom help to protect your investments throughout your home.

Are Mudrooms out of style?

Here’s Why Mudrooms Are Disappearing The ‘room’ may be gone, but the function is still there! Some new construction homes have started eliminating mudrooms. Tract home builders have started eliminating them because they don’t have enough square footage to dedicate to a full room.

Where do you put a mudroom?

“The best place for a mudroom is near whichever door you usually enter,” says interior designer Traci Zeller. A mudroom off a kitchen or back door often becomes the de facto family entrance. For gardeners and kids, it’s likely to be a space that truly gets muddy.

How deep is a mudroom bench?

Typically, a mudroom bench is about 14 to 17 inches deep. You can sit on it without feeling like you’re going to fall. You can also find benches in various widths, but between 3 and 4 feet is the most common.

What do you need in a mudroom?

10 Elements Every Mudroom Should Have

Cubbies or shelving.
Shoe storage areas.
Hooks.
Floor mats or rugs.
Seating area.
Washer, dryer, and laundry baskets.
Clothing hangers and shoe racks for closets.
Pet supplies.

Is it bad to sleep in the closet?

Sure it is ok. As long as you are comfortable. When I was in college, I was in a fraternity and the closets in the fraternity house were huge. We would hang our clothes on the racks and then you could lay a queen size mattress on the closet floor.

Can a coat closet be a mudroom?

Turn a Coat Closet…into the perfect MUDROOM! A fun transformation happened in our house recently. And it all began with an awkwardly shaped coat closet by the front door. Yes, there was a coat rod in there with a standard shelf right above the rod……but ack, a lot of wasted space.

How did Chris convert his garage to a mudroom?

Chris was able to run electric from the garage to the mudroom so that the cord was also hidden. We removed the door frame and added new 1×4’s to give it less of a closet feel. We then smoothed out all of the walls by filling any holes with putty and sanding the wall smooth.

Where to put wellies in a mudroom?

Below the bench is the perfect nook for our wellies, which are as useful as they are cute to look at. The “step” also seemed less out of place with the use of a large basket for the girls’ shoes. It was convenient for them to find their own & sit on the bench to put them on.

How tall is the ceiling in a mudroom?

The ceiling is 96 inches (or 8 feet) tall, so 64 inches is 2/3 up from the ground. When installing Board and Batten and Bead Board……and good visual rule is to divide the wall into thirds and place the horizontal board at one of these divisions. And since this is a mudroom, we went with 2/3 up from the ground for the visual appeal.