Hello everyone,
We have mostly completed our planning for the house and garage. One question remains. How close should our garage be to the neighboring property line? Should we build the garage directly up to the neighbor’s fence, or leave a narrow strip (maybe 0.5m (20 inches)?) for something like an eaves edge or similar? We are quite uncertain about this. The construction company says it is quite common to build right up to the boundary. But what about issues like moisture? The structure would be quite exposed there, wouldn’t it?
Regards,
SebastianH
We have mostly completed our planning for the house and garage. One question remains. How close should our garage be to the neighboring property line? Should we build the garage directly up to the neighbor’s fence, or leave a narrow strip (maybe 0.5m (20 inches)?) for something like an eaves edge or similar? We are quite uncertain about this. The construction company says it is quite common to build right up to the boundary. But what about issues like moisture? The structure would be quite exposed there, wouldn’t it?
Regards,
SebastianH
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SebastianH.5 Sep 2020 22:51Thanks again for the suggestions.
The width of the plot is composed as follows:
Garage 6 m (20 feet)
House 10.75 ~ 11 m (35 ~ 36 feet)
Left side 1 m (3 feet) (the mentioned neighboring property)
Right side approx. 3 m (10 feet) (this distance must be legally maintained at a minimum)
If I may follow the general trend here, it seems the preference is for a setback from the property boundary (about 1 m / 3 feet) rather than building right up to the boundary. I believe overall we would also prefer that option.
The width of the plot is composed as follows:
Garage 6 m (20 feet)
House 10.75 ~ 11 m (35 ~ 36 feet)
Left side 1 m (3 feet) (the mentioned neighboring property)
Right side approx. 3 m (10 feet) (this distance must be legally maintained at a minimum)
If I may follow the general trend here, it seems the preference is for a setback from the property boundary (about 1 m / 3 feet) rather than building right up to the boundary. I believe overall we would also prefer that option.
Pinky0301 schrieb:
As far as I know, a garage is only allowed as a boundary wall if it is built exactly on the boundary, right? The side of our garage looks quite unattractive. But I don’t care at all because only the neighbor can see it. No, I think anything up to 3 meters (10 feet) counts as a boundary structure. By the way, we have the 1 meter (3 feet) clearance for the carport, but it’s open on the side so the car door can open fully :PA
Alessandro7 Sep 2020 12:53If you have a wood stove, it would be advisable to leave more space and store your firewood there.
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SebastianH.7 Sep 2020 15:50Nordlys schrieb:
I left a clearance strip to be able to repaint the garage if needed without stepping onto the neighbor’s property. Not much, about half a meter (20 inches), that’s enough.We will now plan something similar with about 1 meter (40 inches). This way, as you can also see in your case, we can install a drip edge on the side and be better protected from moisture.
SebastianH. schrieb:
This way, as you can see on the side in your example, we can install a drip edge and be better protected against moisture.You probably mean a splash guard strip (?)https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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