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.7 Sep 2020 16:3111ant schrieb:
You probably mean a splash guard strip (?)I think it essentially comes down to the same thing in the end.SebastianH. schrieb:
I think it ultimately comes down to the same thing Oh dear, these are two completely different thingsS
SebastianH.7 Sep 2020 16:54To my knowledge, this does not apply to garages. It is different for houses. If I am not mistaken, a minimum distance of 3m (10 feet) must be maintained here.
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SebastianH.7 Sep 2020 17:00ypg schrieb:
Oh God, those are two completely different things Then please explain.
Snowy36 schrieb:
If the garage is not exactly on the property line, doesn’t it then trigger a setback requirement? Escroda schrieb:
In some federal states, you either have to build directly on the boundary or maintain a minimum setback, for example 1 meter (3.3 feet) in HE and NI, 0.5 meter (1.6 feet) in BW, while in others the setback distance is flexible, like in TE (ST) or where I am (NRW). I think the one-meter setback makes sense. SebastianH. schrieb:
As far as I know, that doesn’t apply to garages. That’s the case in ST, at least if they are not higher than 3 meters (10 feet) and not longer than 9 meters (30 feet).