ᐅ Are the costs for a prefabricated garage within a reasonable range?
Created on: 29 Oct 2019 22:14
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Basti-ac
Hello everyone,
we are planning to build a semi-detached house in 6-9 months and are currently in the initial planning discussions. The construction company offered to include the installation of a prefabricated garage directly in the building contract.
Key details:
3 x 9 m (3 x 6 m garage plus 3 x 3 m storage room)
Colored, electric sectional door
Foundation included
Costs about 14,000 euros
My question is whether this is a reasonable price or if it might be worth contracting the garage separately to save some money. Also, did you have any issues having the garage installed by an external company? Did you arrange this during the main construction phase or only at the very end?
Thanks in advance.
we are planning to build a semi-detached house in 6-9 months and are currently in the initial planning discussions. The construction company offered to include the installation of a prefabricated garage directly in the building contract.
Key details:
3 x 9 m (3 x 6 m garage plus 3 x 3 m storage room)
Colored, electric sectional door
Foundation included
Costs about 14,000 euros
My question is whether this is a reasonable price or if it might be worth contracting the garage separately to save some money. Also, did you have any issues having the garage installed by an external company? Did you arrange this during the main construction phase or only at the very end?
Thanks in advance.
So, we are having the house built as a turnkey project, everything through one construction company. The foundations are also a concern for me because most garage suppliers only offer the garage plus installation, and the foundations have to be provided by the builder.
In that case, I could simply ask the construction company what they would charge for the three strip foundations if they were to carry out this work.
In that case, I could simply ask the construction company what they would charge for the three strip foundations if they were to carry out this work.
guckuck2 schrieb:
It makes sense for a trade that is already on site to handle this. For such a small job, no one will come, or it will be quite expensive.
Why didn’t you include it in the contract with the shell builder?Because we only started with the garage after the house was built, as we didn’t want to block the access path to the backyard.
Best regards,
Sabine
I would seriously reconsider that. It tends to lead to gradually building over your garden. Just imagine if you ever need to replace a few cubic meters of soil, gravel, or similar. Then it becomes a mess, and everything has to be done using a 90-liter (24-gallon) wheelbarrow.
At least until the garden is properly established, I would keep access open for machines and trailers.
Besides, if the foundations become too expensive, just do them yourself. Installing some formwork and steel reinforcement according to the plan is not that difficult.
Take a look at the websites of the prefabricated garage manufacturers.
At least until the garden is properly established, I would keep access open for machines and trailers.
Besides, if the foundations become too expensive, just do them yourself. Installing some formwork and steel reinforcement according to the plan is not that difficult.
Take a look at the websites of the prefabricated garage manufacturers.
Curly schrieb:
Because we built the garage only after finishing the house, so we wouldn’t block the access to the backyard.Basti-ac schrieb:
We had thought about that too. Since we still have a lot to do in the garden after building the house, we’d have to carry everything through the garage repeatedly.By the way, you can also drive over the foundations.
In general, I would consider whether completely blocking the access to the garden is a good idea, see Joedreck.
guckuck2 schrieb:
By the way, you can also drive over foundations
Not in our case, because they protruded about half a meter (1.6 feet) above ground. When building a house, you usually don’t have the correct height all around the house right away.
Best regards
Sabine
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