Hello everyone,
My boss and I will be building our own home in the next few weeks/months. Everything is basically settled. Now we are planning a double garage (consisting of two single garages each measuring 3m x 6m x 2.60m (10ft x 20ft x 8.5ft)) with a walkable roof, to be used as a terrace. We already have a quote from a prefabricated garage manufacturer, where the strip foundations are priced at €3,800. We have also read that a concrete slab foundation costs between €70 and €100 per square meter.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of both options? Would a concrete slab be overkill, and are these strip foundations really sufficient? Or if a concrete slab is poured for the house, could you just as well pour a slab for the garage at the same time since the concrete trucks are already there?
Since I’m not a professional or even an amateur (both thumbs pointing to the right), please keep explanations as simple as possible, like:
“Look… the wood… it goes there.”
Of course, the question of costs involved also remains.
Best regards,
SaRo
My boss and I will be building our own home in the next few weeks/months. Everything is basically settled. Now we are planning a double garage (consisting of two single garages each measuring 3m x 6m x 2.60m (10ft x 20ft x 8.5ft)) with a walkable roof, to be used as a terrace. We already have a quote from a prefabricated garage manufacturer, where the strip foundations are priced at €3,800. We have also read that a concrete slab foundation costs between €70 and €100 per square meter.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of both options? Would a concrete slab be overkill, and are these strip foundations really sufficient? Or if a concrete slab is poured for the house, could you just as well pour a slab for the garage at the same time since the concrete trucks are already there?
Since I’m not a professional or even an amateur (both thumbs pointing to the right), please keep explanations as simple as possible, like:
“Look… the wood… it goes there.”
Of course, the question of costs involved also remains.
Best regards,
SaRo