books.gregvan.com If you’re planning on remodeling your garage or converting it into living area, you should watch this video to get some ideas on how to deal with the building department and building permits. Some building and safety departments require a minimum space, to park a car. Usually this space is 11 feet wide by 18 feet deep, but like I said earlier, you need to check with your local building department, because some building codes are different in different areas and cities. Garage conversions can be tricky and even if you don’t plan on pulling any building permits, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to build everything to code, just in case something ever happened.