ᐅ Prefabricated Garage – Concrete or Steel? Which Is Recommended?

Created on: 6 Sep 2021 16:39
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Chloe83
Hello everyone,

We need a garage for our planned house. A masonry garage is out of the question due to the high costs. We have now contacted several manufacturers of prefabricated garages and have already received quotes.
Garage dimensions: 3.51 x 7.00 m (in the rear part a storage room will be created, we will do the partition ourselves)
With sectional door, electric, and a door to the garden.

We have received offers ranging from about 8,000 to 15,000 euros for precast concrete garages and steel garages with a precast concrete look cladding.

Now my question is: What do people usually choose here? Does it have to be a precast concrete garage, or is the concrete-look steel garage completely sufficient? It will be built on a strip foundation, if that is relevant.

I would appreciate any experience or advice. Thank you very much!
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Chloe83
7 Sep 2021 21:13
@11ant
My post was not about the cheapest garage option. I was only sharing experience-based insights on both types. Both are feasible.
I cannot redesign again, but I already told you that.
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Powermichi
10 Sep 2021 21:37
Take a look on a classified ads website of your choice; they often give away prefabricated garages for free. You usually have to handle the transportation yourself, but that is often just a fraction of the original price.
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Steven
12 Sep 2021 12:16
Chloe83 schrieb:

we need a garage for our planned house. Masonry is out of the question due to the high costs.

Hello Chloe83

That’s always something I don’t understand.
I just built a garage myself. (Well, except for the masonry, I did everything on my own.)
I dug the foundation, installed the concrete slab. The masonry work (17.5cm (7 inches) calcium silicate bricks) was done by a bricklayer. I poured the ceiling myself.
Total cost including the building permit / planning permission: about 2,000 euros.

Steven
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Chloe83
12 Sep 2021 13:08
Steven schrieb:

I have just built a garage. (OK, except for the masonry work, I did everything myself.)

You seem to be very skilled at DIY, but we are not. We would need to have something like that done by professionals.
Musketier12 Sep 2021 16:25
A proper gate is likely to consume a significant portion of the budget.
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arne_86
22 Oct 2021 08:34
We have had a 3x6m (10x20 feet) precast concrete garage from Rekers for some time now and are very satisfied. We also considered a steel garage, but in the end, the advantages of a concrete garage convinced us more. The garage floor is basically included, the garage was assembled in just a few hours, and roof greening was easy to implement. Another advantage for us was that precast concrete garages can be installed on a slope without any problems. Our house is already built on a hillside, so the garage needed to be right next to it, making this construction method the only reasonable choice.
@Chloe83 Which garage did you ultimately decide on? And for what reasons?