ᐅ Is a garage driveway like this feasible and reasonably practical for everyday use?

Created on: 26 Jul 2022 10:11
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darksun
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darksun
26 Jul 2022 10:11
Hello,
due to structural conditions (slope, boundary, existing masonry), our current garage design looks as follows.
What do you think, is it "reasonably" accessible with a small to mid-size car (Polo, at most Golf)?
Reversing in would be easier and better, driving in forward, hmm...
And yes, this driveway option is not "optimal," but we currently do not see any other solution.

The interior dimension of the garage is planned to be 300 cm (118 inches), with a door width of 270 cm (106 inches), max. 280 cm (110 inches).
Note: The access area (“maneuvering space”) from the street to the garage is level.

(I have already recreated this to scale on paper; a test with a real car in a parking lot is still pending.)

Grundriss eines Grundstücks mit Haus links, Garage, rotem Zufahrtsbereich und zwei Autos.
mayglow26 Jul 2022 10:28
Do you have a larger section showing the property boundaries and so on? Maybe someone could suggest alternatives that you haven’t considered yet.

The walls are the brown ones, right? Is there a reason why the right side is the way it is? For example, is that the property boundary? Or is it possible to, say, curve something outward there or similar?
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darksun
26 Jul 2022 10:39
The walls or no-drive zones are shown in brown. On the right side, there is the driveway of another garage, but it is flat and drivable (if necessary).
The "critical" corner is the wall on the left; I have marked this spot in red/yellow. It is fixed (post, then wall).

There are no "alternatives" except to rotate the garage 90° and place it along the wall "downwards," but then it would be in front of the front door and a window (the wall is only 1m (3 feet) high and causes little (less) obstruction)...

Grundriss: Haus links mit Garage, rote Barriere, zwei Autos und Abstandsmaße.
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kbt09
26 Jul 2022 10:51
Since the house layout (possibly with the door in a different location) and the exact height measurements of the property are unknown, it is difficult to make any guesses. However, I am afraid it will already be challenging to maneuver the car into the garage. If you take a slight diagonal across the 440 cm (175 inches) long car, you quickly reach about 500 cm (197 inches).
AxelH.26 Jul 2022 10:54
The exciting question is: Will it always stay with a Polo, Golf, or similar? In the future, do I want to choose cars based on whether they can still fit into the garage? I would rather plan differently now and keep options open for later.
Nida35a26 Jul 2022 11:28
darksun schrieb:

Reversing in would be easier and better, forward, hmm ...

If you park inside reversed, you need space to open the door and you block one of the doors leading to the house. Also, the trunk becomes difficult to access in the corner. So, park forward, and the trunk will be accessible by the garage door.
It is a narrow driveway for cars like a Polo or Golf—keep in mind these are getting longer and wider.
If possible, move the garage back by one meter (3 feet 3 inches); that will make the situation less tight.