Hello everyone,
let's see if there is a general answer to my question.
We are considering positioning our double garage perpendicular to the street. Is there a general rule for how much maneuvering space is needed? The length of the driveway would be especially important here.
Thanks in advance,
Volker
let's see if there is a general answer to my question.
We are considering positioning our double garage perpendicular to the street. Is there a general rule for how much maneuvering space is needed? The length of the driveway would be especially important here.
Thanks in advance,
Volker
Speedy-OTW3 Aug 2016 13:06Hello!
Do you mean perpendicular to the street, like in our case?
We have absolutely no issues with that; on the contrary, we are quite happy about the large driveway. Especially when guests come, because of the parking space in front of the house.
Best regards
Do you mean perpendicular to the street, like in our case?
We have absolutely no issues with that; on the contrary, we are quite happy about the large driveway. Especially when guests come, because of the parking space in front of the house.
Best regards
Speedy-OTW schrieb:
We haven’t had any problems with this at all; on the contrary, we’re actually very happy to have the large driveway. Especially when guests come, because of the parking space right in front of the house.
Regards I don’t really see any real advantage there. Crossing the “pedestrian traffic” to reach a parked front door isn’t ideal. It’s much more comfortable to be able to step out of the front door without having to watch for traffic.
If you have to build at least 5 meters (16 feet) from the street, with a 6-meter (20 feet) wide double garage, you still have at least 2 parking spaces in front of the garage. Otherwise, make the area in front of the house more spacious.
Please forget that idea again; the driveway must connect directly to the street, otherwise you will lose too much space. Your plot is too small for such experiments, and with the current plan, you would have to enter the garage from the north and push the house significantly towards the south.
The property I mentioned has a land area of over 1000m² (over 10,760 sq ft), so having 50m² (about 540 sq ft) of maneuvering space in front of the house doesn’t matter.
Best regards,
Dirk Grafe
The property I mentioned has a land area of over 1000m² (over 10,760 sq ft), so having 50m² (about 540 sq ft) of maneuvering space in front of the house doesn’t matter.
Best regards,
Dirk Grafe
From the property boundary to the start of the garage door, it is 4.25 meters (14 feet) in our case... the door itself is 2.75 meters (9 feet)... so the driveway is already at least 7 meters (23 feet) long... but a double door is larger...
The width is just under 6 meters (20 feet)... it shouldn’t be any less than that...
The width is just under 6 meters (20 feet)... it shouldn’t be any less than that...
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thelastscout853 Aug 2016 13:47The problem is that our plot is too short and narrow (or the house is too wide) for a driveway directly onto the street. Because the garage has direct access to the house, there aren't many options for designing the driveway.
@Speedy-OTW: We can't build the garage offset because we have direct access to the house.
@Speedy-OTW: We can't build the garage offset because we have direct access to the house.
thelastscout85 schrieb:
@Speedy-OTW: We cannot build the garage offset because we have a direct access to the house. That is possible even with an offset garage. @Speedy-OTW has it as well, from what I know about his general contractor and architect.
Why don’t you just place the garage door on the street side?
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