New garage
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My dad had one built separately from the house to use as a shop a few years ago.
He did a two single stall with a walk in door in about a half stall wide area next to the garage doors.
Got the walls to be a little taller than average so he could install ceiling fans. He also put a space heater in the corner ceiling, had mediacom cable run a line up there, and put a fridge up there.
The place is literally a man's dream.
I think the concrete, doors, windows, lumber, shingles added up to a 10k bill. He did the extras later and insulated it a year later.
He wishes he would have gotten insulated doors.
He did a two single stall with a walk in door in about a half stall wide area next to the garage doors.
Got the walls to be a little taller than average so he could install ceiling fans. He also put a space heater in the corner ceiling, had mediacom cable run a line up there, and put a fridge up there.
The place is literally a man's dream.
I think the concrete, doors, windows, lumber, shingles added up to a 10k bill. He did the extras later and insulated it a year later.
He wishes he would have gotten insulated doors.
Im building mine now it helps to have people to know what they are doing and my uncle's have all built their own houses so it makes it easier. I am in the concrete buisness so it made that alot cheaper and I have picked up a few tricks from other trades.
Im built a 26X28 garage the package i bought at menards for $5,000
The concrete ran me around $2100 I had some 2 ft. footings on the deep side,
this is all my material cost. I would not be surprised if your looking around $15 to $20 thousand dollars including labor and materials. I am just throwing that out there.
If you have alot of family and the slightest idea on what you are doing than do it yourself it seems like to much but it really is not.
Im built a 26X28 garage the package i bought at menards for $5,000
The concrete ran me around $2100 I had some 2 ft. footings on the deep side,
this is all my material cost. I would not be surprised if your looking around $15 to $20 thousand dollars including labor and materials. I am just throwing that out there.
If you have alot of family and the slightest idea on what you are doing than do it yourself it seems like to much but it really is not.
Seems kind of low thats less than the cost of material depending on the size though. Their finished product looks good though.
I built my own garage about 5 years ago. Spent no more than $4000 for a 24 x 24, including concrete, framing, siding, electrical and roof. I was surprised at how easy building a garage was, it paved the way for me doing many more projects on my house on my own.
I built an unattached 3 car garage, two years ago. I hired a professional carpenter/cement person to build it and I was the "helper". The footings and two subwalls were a challenge due to the slope of the property. So that was a major undertaking. We poured all the cement but I did have a professional cement finisher come in and finish the surface of the inside part. The garage, roof, doors, etc. were a piece of cake. I did hire the wiring done so it would pass inspection. The total cost was $32,000. Approximately 28' x 40' with single ridge peaked roof. Labor was easily half since I took part. Nice garages with lots of cement are not cheap. But its the best money I have ever spent, particularly after this past Winter.
I have sold post frame construction for a long time. If you are on an acreage or a big lot it is a low cost alternative. PM me and maybe I can answer specific questions.
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Someone I know called them about their ad. It's bare bones -- no windows, insulation, or electric. Those are all adders that they probably make their money on. Who wants a garage without an automatic opener? Or lights?
When we built our garage, we decided to make it 24 x 26 instead of the normal 24 x 24. Best decision we ever made. The extra 2 feet makes a HUGE difference.
Yeah, I see these house plans in the paper with a supposed 2 car garage at 20 x 20. That's a JOKE. There ought to be a law that a 2 car garage has to be at least 22' wide. 24 is the narrowest I would want.
If you''re attaching it to the house you'll need frost footing so it doesn't move in relation to the house. If it's free standing and not too big (ususally 24 x 24) you can get by with a floating slab. It cheaper to build a free standing if you don't need a lot of pavement to get up to it. Don't forget to get a nice paved apron in front and make sure it's wide enough and long enough for the cars to queue up there.
My brother got a slightly larger shed build from Cleary. They normally build the pole barn type building but for a premium they can put any siding you want on it and even a shingled roof. Since he lives in a subdivision where they can't have metal buildings he went that way and it looks just like a stick built garage from the outside, but cost quite a bit less.
Thats why I went with 24 x 24 so I could do a floating slab and didnt have to pour footings
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Fix it for you. You are obviously not a wife. :smile:
(Me neither, but a friend is a wife to a pack-rat with a really big garage, and she complains about it all the time)
Im not positive on what your building code is but down in Indianola the max Sq footage that you can be without having to pour frost footings is 740 sq feet. Im sure it just depends on the city you live in as well.
Check your codes before you make commitments. Some county codes are worse than city codes!!!
One 18' wide door makes more wall space inside. Never use a 16' wide door for 2 cars and everyday use. 24' wide minus 18' of door equals 6'. Each wall 6" x 2 = 1'. approx. 5 feet of useable space.
The space between 2 separate doors is unusable space (if less then 4').
Why is 24 a common width? I Like 27' x 27' check out the cost difference, it isn't squat.
Oh yea, let your wife pick out walk door location and color. Make sure you act agonized over the decision, don't agree to anything the first day. Then slowly come into agreement with her colors and walk door locations. That will keep her busy with something other than "your" garage plan.
If your wife is to park in this thing everyday give her plenty of door opening room for the car seat and groceries.
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