ᐅ Completed large garage: Wood or concrete? What are the costs?
Created on: 2 Feb 2018 13:32
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Driveshaft84
Hello,
I’m currently researching garages. Since we will most likely be building a timber frame house, I am generally open to a wooden garage as well. The garage should be 6x9m (20x30 ft) in size, so a large space with a sectional door, plus a separate storage room with doors leading both to the garage and to the garden, including a window and electrical outlets. Ideally, it should be insulated, with a flat roof without greenery. We are building without a basement and therefore want to plan for a sufficiently large storage room inside the garage. If there are any users who have built a similar garage, it would be very interesting to know the total cost including the foundation. Unfortunately, I have no idea what price range this would be in or the differences in price and quality between wooden garages and precast concrete garages.
Thanks
I’m currently researching garages. Since we will most likely be building a timber frame house, I am generally open to a wooden garage as well. The garage should be 6x9m (20x30 ft) in size, so a large space with a sectional door, plus a separate storage room with doors leading both to the garage and to the garden, including a window and electrical outlets. Ideally, it should be insulated, with a flat roof without greenery. We are building without a basement and therefore want to plan for a sufficiently large storage room inside the garage. If there are any users who have built a similar garage, it would be very interesting to know the total cost including the foundation. Unfortunately, I have no idea what price range this would be in or the differences in price and quality between wooden garages and precast concrete garages.
Thanks
RobsonMKK schrieb:
As far as I know, a concrete garage with a door will require a proper heavy transport. I can confirm that. That’s why I chose two individual concrete garages stacked on top of each other, connected internally. Timber frame construction wasn’t possible because I have earth fill on the side. Only concrete can withstand that.
Best regards
Axel
RobsonMKK schrieb:
To my knowledge, a concrete garage would require a special heavy transport if you want it with a door. Then single garages are practically placed one behind the other, rotated by about 90°. That means the joint is not between the left and right garage, but between the front and rear sections. This has never been and will never be my preferred design.
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AxelH. schrieb:
I can confirm that. That’s why I decided on two single concrete garages stacked vertically. Timber frame construction wasn’t an option because I have earth backfilling on the side. Only concrete can handle that.
Best regards
AxelI am currently building with wood—a combined carport/garage with a storage room and earth backfilling on one side. We formed the strip foundation 1 meter (3.3 feet) higher and then built the wall on top of that. So basically, the first meter (3.3 feet) is a reinforced concrete wall. This is possible, with a local joinery, for 17k plus foundations, plus plaster, plus paving inside the garage.
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Bieber08154 Feb 2018 06:50Driveshaft84 schrieb:
Yes, that’s actually not a problem since I want to have a distance of about 1.5m (5 feet) between the garage and the house anyway, then a canopy between the house entrance and the garageIf you place a prefabricated garage directly next to a house, only two things are necessary: 1. coordinated planning of the construction sequence to ensure the garage foundations are installed without causing damage to the house, and 2. a roof-to-wall flashing detail.If you want to add a roof structure between the house and garage as a separate construction, it actually becomes more complicated because you need to ensure two connections. In this case, it is especially important to have integrated planning and, if necessary, avoid buying a prefabricated garage, opting instead for a fully coordinated solution from a single source.
By the way, we have a concrete garage (but not a timber-framed house).
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