Is Your Home Begging for a Breezeway? The Perks and Costs of This Upgrade, Explained Is Your Home Begging for a Breezeway? The Perks and Costs of This Upgrade, Explained Looking for more outdoor space? Building a breezeway might be the answer to a sheltered, safe spot as the weather warms up. Jennifer Geddes, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail If you're lucky enough to have a house with another free-standing structure nearby—say, a garage, guesthouse, or home office—that's great in terms of carving out separate space for various needs, but not so great if you hate getting rained on as you run from one place to the other. The solution may be simply to build a breezeway between the two.