ᐅ Build the garage yourself or not? Which option is more cost-effective?
Created on: 30 Oct 2018 13:02
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305er
Hi, we are currently working on the exterior design and are also considering the garage.
My wife’s uncle, a trained mason, will help us build the garage ourselves.
Our house exterior is made of 36.5 cm (14.5 inches) Ytong blocks.
We plan to build the garage with Ytong as well.
Here we are planning to use 24 cm (9.5 inches) blocks.
Size is 3.62 m x 9.50 m x approx. 255-270 cm (126-106 inches) high, flat roof with a slope to the back.
I have already calculated the amount of blocks and the estimated cost for the blocks alone comes to just under 2000 €.
This is based on the average price found online per block (so no bulk discount or anything).
Of course, I have no idea yet what the large sectional door will cost, the roof, the ring foundation, etc.
We want to build the garage in a U shape directly attached to the house, so that one side is shared and space is saved.
We have received quotes from IMM Garagen for a timber frame garage at €12,600 with an electric door, one window, and one additional door.
This price does not include the concrete slab or plastering.
Then there is a quote from Fink Garagen, also timber, for €15,000, primed but without plaster or concrete slab.
And another for a steel construction garage from Exclusiv Garagen for €8,750, size 3.50 m x 9.00 m.
However, there are not many good reviews about this option.
Do you think building it ourselves with masonry will be better and cheaper?
Thanks in advance.
If I forgot any information, sorry, just ask and I will try to provide it.
My wife’s uncle, a trained mason, will help us build the garage ourselves.
Our house exterior is made of 36.5 cm (14.5 inches) Ytong blocks.
We plan to build the garage with Ytong as well.
Here we are planning to use 24 cm (9.5 inches) blocks.
Size is 3.62 m x 9.50 m x approx. 255-270 cm (126-106 inches) high, flat roof with a slope to the back.
I have already calculated the amount of blocks and the estimated cost for the blocks alone comes to just under 2000 €.
This is based on the average price found online per block (so no bulk discount or anything).
Of course, I have no idea yet what the large sectional door will cost, the roof, the ring foundation, etc.
We want to build the garage in a U shape directly attached to the house, so that one side is shared and space is saved.
We have received quotes from IMM Garagen for a timber frame garage at €12,600 with an electric door, one window, and one additional door.
This price does not include the concrete slab or plastering.
Then there is a quote from Fink Garagen, also timber, for €15,000, primed but without plaster or concrete slab.
And another for a steel construction garage from Exclusiv Garagen for €8,750, size 3.50 m x 9.00 m.
However, there are not many good reviews about this option.
Do you think building it ourselves with masonry will be better and cheaper?
Thanks in advance.
If I forgot any information, sorry, just ask and I will try to provide it.
So, I just called the city office.
A parking space plus garage can have a maximum length of 15m (50 feet) if it is on the property boundary.
The wall may have an average height of 3m (10 feet).
The forested area must not exceed 25m² (270 square feet).
However, the parking space MUST be 5m (16 feet) long, meaning the garage can only start after 5m (16 feet).
Our house starts at 4.7m (15.4 feet) from the boundary. So having a flush garage won’t work, hopefully the offset won’t look too odd. :-(
She also asked if there is already a garden shed. Apparently, they include that in the 15m (50 feet) limit as well... Honestly, they’re starting to go a bit crazy XD XD XD
A parking space plus garage can have a maximum length of 15m (50 feet) if it is on the property boundary.
The wall may have an average height of 3m (10 feet).
The forested area must not exceed 25m² (270 square feet).
However, the parking space MUST be 5m (16 feet) long, meaning the garage can only start after 5m (16 feet).
Our house starts at 4.7m (15.4 feet) from the boundary. So having a flush garage won’t work, hopefully the offset won’t look too odd. :-(
She also asked if there is already a garden shed. Apparently, they include that in the 15m (50 feet) limit as well... Honestly, they’re starting to go a bit crazy XD XD XD
305er schrieb:
So, I just called the city office....It is generally common that a maximum building boundary line of 15m (49 feet) is allowed around the property. This is intended to prevent overbuilding and to keep gardens open and with clear sightlines.
Did you also ask until when the wall height is measured? Whether the visible side of the roof is included or if only the plain structural wall is considered? You can easily calculate it yourself:
25m² (269 sq ft) allowed divided by the length of the wall = height of the wall
25m² / 9.5m (31 feet) = 2.6315m (8.63 feet)
Now here is the quiz: Are 2.6315m (8.63 feet)
a) the top edge of the unfinished wall only, without the roof structure/concrete slab/steel framework,
or
b) the top edge of the roof?
Sorry, but when I finally can afford my own plot of land, I don’t want everything to be open and visible.
I do want a bit of privacy in my garden. And whether there is a 2m (6.5 ft) high fence or a garden shed, it doesn’t really matter to me.
The 25m² (270 sq ft) refers to the total area including the roof structure, meaning what the neighbor can see.
I do want a bit of privacy in my garden. And whether there is a 2m (6.5 ft) high fence or a garden shed, it doesn’t really matter to me.
The 25m² (270 sq ft) refers to the total area including the roof structure, meaning what the neighbor can see.
305er schrieb:
So sorry, but when I can finally afford my own plot of land, I don’t want everything to be open and visible.
I want a bit of privacy in my garden. And whether there is a 2m (6.5 ft) high fence or a garden shed, it doesn’t matter to me. No, at least legally it does matter. The garden shed counts within the 15m (49 ft) limit, but the fence does not. That’s just how it is: you are allowed to enclose your property with a fence. But building right on the boundary is only permitted up to 15m (49 ft), especially be careful with corners of the property.
By the way, fences are usually only allowed up to 2m (6.5 ft), sometimes even lower. But who builds a garden shed only 2m (6.5 ft) high?
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