Hello,
we are considering building our garage ourselves with masonry instead of using a prefabricated garage. We are thinking of a size of about 3.5 x 9 meters (11.5 x 30 feet), which would fill the gap between the house and the neighboring property.
Since the foundation for the house is not yet in place, we would like to pour the foundation and slab for both the house and the garage at the same time.
The prefabricated garage offered by the builder would cost around €8500 without foundation and slab (we are not yet sure how much we need to budget for these).
The question now is whether we should build the garage ourselves and how much material we need to calculate for, or if we should have it done by someone else.
The door is planned to be a sectional door with an electric opener.
We would start the garage construction alongside the house since we cannot work on the house itself yet.
Regarding the roof, I don't have any details yet. Does anyone have suggestions on how to keep the total construction costs of the garage as low as possible?
we are considering building our garage ourselves with masonry instead of using a prefabricated garage. We are thinking of a size of about 3.5 x 9 meters (11.5 x 30 feet), which would fill the gap between the house and the neighboring property.
Since the foundation for the house is not yet in place, we would like to pour the foundation and slab for both the house and the garage at the same time.
The prefabricated garage offered by the builder would cost around €8500 without foundation and slab (we are not yet sure how much we need to budget for these).
The question now is whether we should build the garage ourselves and how much material we need to calculate for, or if we should have it done by someone else.
The door is planned to be a sectional door with an electric opener.
We would start the garage construction alongside the house since we cannot work on the house itself yet.
Regarding the roof, I don't have any details yet. Does anyone have suggestions on how to keep the total construction costs of the garage as low as possible?
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Bauexperte6 May 2012 16:10Hello,
Then don’t forget that even a self-built masonry garage requires structural engineering approval.
A prefabricated garage usually comes with a slab included; the foundation is typically provided by the general contractor. Which supplier have you decided on now?
One of our clients once did this as well – his property boundary was asymmetrical; however, his father is a mason, so he knew what was important. It only turned out to be cost-effective because I helped him source the required bricks through my contacts; the same applied to the flat roof – and of course the structural engineer was involved.
Such an approach is only worthwhile if experienced people are at least assisting, good purchasing conditions are available, and sufficient time is allocated.
Best regards
eifohn schrieb:
We are considering building our garage ourselves from masonry instead of using a prefabricated garage. We are thinking of a size of about 3.5 x 9 m (11.5 x 29.5 ft), which would fill the gap between the house and the neighboring property.
Then don’t forget that even a self-built masonry garage requires structural engineering approval.
eifohn schrieb:
Through the developer, the prefabricated garage would cost about €8500 without foundation and slab (unfortunately, we don’t yet know exactly what we need to budget for that).
A prefabricated garage usually comes with a slab included; the foundation is typically provided by the general contractor. Which supplier have you decided on now?
eifohn schrieb:
The question now is whether we should build the garage ourselves and how much material we need to estimate, or have it done by professionals.
One of our clients once did this as well – his property boundary was asymmetrical; however, his father is a mason, so he knew what was important. It only turned out to be cost-effective because I helped him source the required bricks through my contacts; the same applied to the flat roof – and of course the structural engineer was involved.
Such an approach is only worthwhile if experienced people are at least assisting, good purchasing conditions are available, and sufficient time is allocated.
Best regards
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