I've built 4 or 5 houses before and I'm an engineer now so I'm aware.
Got a contractor coming over next week to work up a quote so I'm trying to get some sort of bogey on what other people have paid for something like this.
Garage Addition
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Got a contractor coming over next week to work up a quote so I'm trying to get some sort of bogey on what other people have paid for something like this.
Not sure how much more that would cost, but I don't think you can say this at all with any certainty. I certainly wouldn't pay more for a higher garage door, and wouldn't imagine most people I know would, either. Especially if you're not going to just take it to camper height.
One other thing. Can he build it anyhow. Most places you can concrete your whole yard but if you build something on it, permits and set backs are required.
We added an extra stall to ours. Unheated and unfinished. Will finish it later and put a walk through door when that happens. The shell, concrete for it and added drive cost us 11k total. We found reliable people that were lighter on work and they were a little cheaper.
Yeah - I'd pay more for a wider or deeper garage, but not height, that's a pretty niche thing IMO.
I believe the cost was a couple thousand more over a normal garage. The larger doors did help when we sold the home. Lot of people have campers or taller vehicles that struggle with regular size garage doors. I actually had quite a few people tell me they liked the taller garage after we built it.
I think standard garage door height is 7'.
When we were home shopping, one requirement was the garage door height was at least 8' and the garage depth was 24' or more. It was amazing how many homes - even new builds - had 7' doors and were only 20' deep.
I am amazed at how many in our neighborhood (new subdivision & no HOA) have their garbage cans sitting in front of their 3 or 4 car garages. I understand not wanting a smell in the garage, but for heavens sake - create an area to the side of the garage for those cans and put a fence around it or something to make it look nicer.
We are in N. Ames, home built in 16, all in our area have 3 car garages but only have 7 foot tall doors and are 20 feet depth. You have to be careful pulling in our GH getting it far enough in without the garage doors hitting it when they close. Our daughter's house has the 24 foot depth and it makes a world of a difference in the amount of storage that they have compared to us. Luckily for us we only have 2 vehicles, so we use the 3rd garage for storage, mower, snow blower and things like that. Building a garage is one of the things that once they move in, never say to themselves "I wish I had built it smaller, or I wish I had less room"
The majority of homes in my neighborhood are the same. A lot of pickups parked in driveways because buyers didn't realize they wouldn't fit in the garage until after they had purchased. Our house is one of few with 8' doors and 24' depth.
Usually the ordinances are for parking on grass. Unless your in an HOA or have neighbors that absolutely despise you, there shouldn't be an issue. I've seen some pull through garages with pads out back for vehicles.
When we built our home our contractor said a lot of home owners like to have their attached door inset 4 feet from the rest of the house. He said it might look plain Jane but having it level with the house gains you four feet and saves you money since you don’t pay for the extra corner. You will appreciate the 28 foot garage instead of 24. I sure do.
Here's what I'm thinking using google maps laying it out. The Red is my current garage it's a 3 stall with a wonky layout, 2 of the stalls are a hard 90deg turn. I want to add the blue for sure which is about 15x30. I haven't decided if I'll knock down the wall between the two or just leave it. There are two windows to the outside in that wall that would be weird to just leave there though I think. I'd add power out to it with the intent of eventually adding a mini split to it if I don't knock down the current exterior wall. Basically I want that extra stall for a project car that's been sitting in my parents barn for 20 years. I got the body work on it done before kids, had kids, moved 3 hours from the barn and it's been sitting. Booting a kid out in the fall so I'll have time again to do some work on it.
We lived in a home where the previous owners added another stall (similar to what you’ve drawn). They left the wall between and put in a door. Maybe one of the windows could be changed to a door?
IMO while currently Living with 4 kids and a three car garage with the anticipation of at least 1 classic car inheritance my suggestion is (if affordable and reasonable for you): extend the blue to the “east” and both “new stalls” to the “north” and add two new garage stalls.
I acknowledge the existing blue stall would have to be extended “north” and maybe this is not cost prohibited?
Just my two two cents after building a house 7 yrs ago with two kids and now having 4 kids we don’t plan on.
What we did. We just needed storage. I’ve only parked inside a garage for roughly 2 months of my life. I’ve gotten used to it. It a joy when my wife comes home B’ing that she had to scrape her windows a smidge to come home from work.
I got a two car garage with a single car door that lines up with my drive. The right side is kinda tucked behind the corner of the house so I don’t want to put in a second single door. The front of the garage is a gable since it’s not load barring I was thinking about buying 2 eight foot 2x 12 then cut the current inside board at four feet and putting that at the far end with an eight footer in between. So to make sure you’re following me the exterior would be two butted eight footers the inside would be an eight in the middle and fours on the ends. I know I’d have to nail the crap out of it but not being load barring I’m assuming this will be fine. Am I right?
