Building a Garage big Enough...ARGHH!!
11-14-2012, 08:31 PM
#21
Meaner than ymeski56
We've got a 3 car garage and only my mom's pickup and the family suburban get parked in there because of not having enough room. The rest of us park at the bottom under a lean to. Take a lesson from all of us, go big.
11-15-2012, 08:23 PM
#22
Member
Having too much garage is just like having too much money. (In fact there is probably an inverse relationship between the two.)
I bought a house with a small single car attached garage. Someone bought the house next door and moved it to the country. Their driveway was 13' from mine. I bought the lot and added another garage, using their old driveway. So the first 13' are space for stuff, then the next 12' are 2nd garage and the last 4' are more storage and clearance around the vehicle. I put in 7x9' doors. Big mistake! Need to be at least 10' wide so tow mirrors will fit without folding and 10' high so I can pull in with tall things in the bed. I did make it full house depth of 34' and went on with the pad another 15' so I could have a covered patio at the back of the garage. Spent around $12k doing it, including concrete pad, driveway section, heavy electrical including new feed to old house and old house attic insulation 85 bags, but was well worth it. When I get a chance, I'll edit and add a couple of before and after pics.
Before
After
Rear View (Before I rebuilt the lawn)
I bought a house with a small single car attached garage. Someone bought the house next door and moved it to the country. Their driveway was 13' from mine. I bought the lot and added another garage, using their old driveway. So the first 13' are space for stuff, then the next 12' are 2nd garage and the last 4' are more storage and clearance around the vehicle. I put in 7x9' doors. Big mistake! Need to be at least 10' wide so tow mirrors will fit without folding and 10' high so I can pull in with tall things in the bed. I did make it full house depth of 34' and went on with the pad another 15' so I could have a covered patio at the back of the garage. Spent around $12k doing it, including concrete pad, driveway section, heavy electrical including new feed to old house and old house attic insulation 85 bags, but was well worth it. When I get a chance, I'll edit and add a couple of before and after pics.
Before
After
Rear View (Before I rebuilt the lawn)
Last edited by Legendsk; 11-16-2012 at 03:08 PM. Reason: Add before and after pics
11-15-2012, 09:33 PM
#23
Senior Member
Depending on what you are wanting to spend. You can get decent size garage for not that much(materials before your floor and labor)
For example.
I did a quote for a guy today. 24wide and 32long. 2x4 walls 1/2 OSB all around Rafter style trusses for storage above. 35year shingles. Mid grade Vinyl siding.
8ft tall walls to fit 7ft tall door.(depending what you want for room height wise) You will need to go 9ft tall for 8ft tall door and so on.
Went with a 16' wide x7' tall garage door and the a 4'x7' roll up door next to that with 36"x80" service door on side and 2 windows.
Ran him about $5700 now this was just all the materials. Would still need floor poured and to add in labor fees.
Best of luck on your hunt for building a garage you will love.
For example.
I did a quote for a guy today. 24wide and 32long. 2x4 walls 1/2 OSB all around Rafter style trusses for storage above. 35year shingles. Mid grade Vinyl siding.
8ft tall walls to fit 7ft tall door.(depending what you want for room height wise) You will need to go 9ft tall for 8ft tall door and so on.
Went with a 16' wide x7' tall garage door and the a 4'x7' roll up door next to that with 36"x80" service door on side and 2 windows.
Ran him about $5700 now this was just all the materials. Would still need floor poured and to add in labor fees.
Best of luck on your hunt for building a garage you will love.
11-15-2012, 10:01 PM
#24
I have a three car garage, the truck (screw with 5.5 foot bed) is parked in the 24' x 24' portion. The doors are 9 feet wide which gives about 6-8 inches for the mirrors to pass. Has room to go in front and behind the truck. I would like longer and wider so the door does not hit the wall or wife's vehicle. I have my cougar in a 14 x 30 foot and just built a 40 x 40 shop. Still not enough room. As has been said here before, you can't have too much garage space. Decide what you want and add to it. The price per square foot is cheaper to make larger than build twice.
11-15-2012, 10:05 PM
#25
Senior Member
My house has an attached 24'x24' with a 7'x16' door. The entrance to my house is through that garage. Needlesss to say, I don't even think about parking my truck in there. So I built a detached 30'x40' with 8' tall doors. Now I can actually walk around my truck and dont have to watch and listen to my antenna hit the garage door every time I pull in and out of the garage. If funds allow I would consider no smaller than 26' deep. It doesn't cost much more to make the garage a few feet deeper.
11-15-2012, 10:13 PM
#26
Senior Member
25 wide by 30 deep works well. 25 is wide enough to open doors on Expedition or 150 without hitting the walls. 30 deep even has room at back for workbench. Even used to park F250 4 door inside....(had the little mirrors)- barely went thru 9 foot door
11-15-2012, 10:32 PM
#28
0.9% is for suckers!
7ft door won't cut it. My last house was a 2 car garage, 23x23 and if I was careful I could squeeze a superduty in there and close the door. The door was 8x18, plenty wide.
My new house is a 3 car tandem and I hate it. they gypped me on Sq ft all the way around, lol
My new house is a 3 car tandem and I hate it. they gypped me on Sq ft all the way around, lol
11-17-2012, 11:59 PM
#29
When we built our house, with a 3 1/2 car garage, we made sure to have at least 4 feet on each side of the doors, we have the 2 car door and a single car door, both doors are 8 feet tall, so the space between the two doors is 8 feet with the 4 feet on the other side of each door.the 3rd car side its about a car and a half deep,Lots of room. But it always seems to small when we put more stuff in.
