ᐅ Carport/Garage Width – Is 2.50 meters sufficient, or is that too narrow?
Created on: 29 Aug 2018 11:03
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Skyfire
Hello everyone,
In addition to the 4-meter-wide (13 feet) garage, we are planning a carport for a second vehicle. Together, we have a total of 6.5 meters (21 feet) available for the garage and carport, but our main focus is on the garage since we don’t have a basement and need storage space.
So, width is the limiting factor here. Unfortunately, for the carport, we can’t exceed 2.5 meters (8 feet) in width, with a length of 6 meters (20 feet). The carport will be located between the garage and the house, so it will be enclosed by walls on both sides.
Is 2.5 meters (8 feet) wide enough for a carport, and is it still reasonably practical to get in and out of the car there? Or would it be better to skip the carport altogether?
Do you have any other suggestions?
We are not very broad people in the household, and the vehicle is a Golf 7.
Thank you very much for your help.
In addition to the 4-meter-wide (13 feet) garage, we are planning a carport for a second vehicle. Together, we have a total of 6.5 meters (21 feet) available for the garage and carport, but our main focus is on the garage since we don’t have a basement and need storage space.
So, width is the limiting factor here. Unfortunately, for the carport, we can’t exceed 2.5 meters (8 feet) in width, with a length of 6 meters (20 feet). The carport will be located between the garage and the house, so it will be enclosed by walls on both sides.
Is 2.5 meters (8 feet) wide enough for a carport, and is it still reasonably practical to get in and out of the car there? Or would it be better to skip the carport altogether?
Do you have any other suggestions?
We are not very broad people in the household, and the vehicle is a Golf 7.
Thank you very much for your help.
The 0.5 m (20 inches) ends up as a very unattractive "dirty corner" – I would definitely not have it done like that.
2.5 m (8 feet 2 inches) would be the absolute minimum for an additional parking space. Since cars are generally getting bigger rather than smaller, 3 m (10 feet) would of course be ideal.
2.5 m (8 feet 2 inches) would be the absolute minimum for an additional parking space. Since cars are generally getting bigger rather than smaller, 3 m (10 feet) would of course be ideal.
According to the plan, it should be moved 50 cm (20 inches) to the right. Along the entire boundary, the neighbor has a large, dense, and well-established thuja hedge with a fence in the middle. (It is even slightly encroaching by 1-2 cm [0.4-0.8 inches] according to the surveyor.) If we place the garage next to it, we will never be able to plaster it, and this growth will always spread around the garage. In addition, it will never be possible to properly trim the hedge in that area.
Therefore, the garage should be set back 50 cm (20 inches) to allow for plastering of the garage and to enable trimming the hedge at any time.
However, this leaves us with only 6.50 meters (21 feet 4 inches) instead of 7 meters (23 feet) for two parking spaces, so we are looking for the best solution.
We would still prefer to have a garage, since we are building without a basement and could definitely use some additional storage space.
Therefore, the garage should be set back 50 cm (20 inches) to allow for plastering of the garage and to enable trimming the hedge at any time.
However, this leaves us with only 6.50 meters (21 feet 4 inches) instead of 7 meters (23 feet) for two parking spaces, so we are looking for the best solution.
We would still prefer to have a garage, since we are building without a basement and could definitely use some additional storage space.
I would rather say, good luck plastering when you only have 50cm (20 inches) of space. Backbreaking work!
You’re just giving away 0.5m (20 inches) of space because of a stupid hedge. As long as it stays there without plaster, and if the neighbor ever removes it, then you just plaster that side.
You’re just giving away 0.5m (20 inches) of space because of a stupid hedge. As long as it stays there without plaster, and if the neighbor ever removes it, then you just plaster that side.
Is a setback of 50 cm (20 inches) even allowed in the building permit / planning permission? In Lower Saxony, this is generally not permitted (for good reason, see trash corner). And if your neighbor decides to remove their thuja trees the year after next, you will still have your garage awkwardly positioned there forever... Build right on the property line!
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