I can not tell you the number of times a buyer has a home inspection and one of the items that come up are that there are voids in the sheet rock on the wall the separates the home from the garage, sometimes the wall has no sheet rock at all. The door between the garage and the home can be a concern also, as a buyer’s agent or a seller’s agent this is one of the repairs I encourage to be completed.
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I'm trying to think if I've seen anything like this. I don't think I have in our area. Are the homes without the sheetrock in the garage being built that way because they were added after the home was built? Or are builders trying to save money at the home owners expense?
Jim - thanks
Lisa - when a home is built with an attached garage here often times they only have sheet rock on the wall that adjoins the house - but sometimes there are voids in the sheet rock created later from changing things like the heating system or hot water heater which are often in the garage and that void is not repaired.... there are all kinds of things that cause these voids - one house I sold the dogs had been locked in the garage and they ate the sheetrock - crazy
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