ᐅ Garage not built by the house construction company – Appearance
Created on: 28 Feb 2024 11:21
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Maulwurfbau
Hello forum,
We are currently in the process of, or just about to, hire a construction company. Single-family house, timber frame construction with a garage. Nothing too complicated.
Now, our preferred company for the house itself is by far the most expensive when it comes to the garage. I’m not comfortable with that personally, especially since they won’t budge on the price.
The plan would be to commission the house without the garage and possibly purchase the garage as a prefabricated unit. I’m leaning towards Hoffmann prefabricated garages and have already obtained a quote that would fit our budget.
Now for my question. I’m a bit concerned that the garage might end up looking different from the house — meaning in terms of color and the texture of the plaster finish. I’ve also seen many problematic cases when it comes to the connection between the garage and the house.
When I walk through our new development, you can immediately tell who had their garage built together with the house by the same company and who, to put it bluntly, just "added it on." Sometimes the way the garage is connected to the house is such a dreadful sight, and it’s obvious how different and incompatible the exterior façade looks, that I wanted to ask for your experiences with these situations.
Is it possible to integrate a garage like this (for example from Hoffmann) visually in a clean and tidy way with the house, or is it hopeless? And will it always look mismatched unless everything is done by the same company or from a single source, if you want it to look seamless?
We are currently in the process of, or just about to, hire a construction company. Single-family house, timber frame construction with a garage. Nothing too complicated.
Now, our preferred company for the house itself is by far the most expensive when it comes to the garage. I’m not comfortable with that personally, especially since they won’t budge on the price.
The plan would be to commission the house without the garage and possibly purchase the garage as a prefabricated unit. I’m leaning towards Hoffmann prefabricated garages and have already obtained a quote that would fit our budget.
Now for my question. I’m a bit concerned that the garage might end up looking different from the house — meaning in terms of color and the texture of the plaster finish. I’ve also seen many problematic cases when it comes to the connection between the garage and the house.
When I walk through our new development, you can immediately tell who had their garage built together with the house by the same company and who, to put it bluntly, just "added it on." Sometimes the way the garage is connected to the house is such a dreadful sight, and it’s obvious how different and incompatible the exterior façade looks, that I wanted to ask for your experiences with these situations.
Is it possible to integrate a garage like this (for example from Hoffmann) visually in a clean and tidy way with the house, or is it hopeless? And will it always look mismatched unless everything is done by the same company or from a single source, if you want it to look seamless?
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Maulwurfbau29 Feb 2024 08:02I know this is an extreme example, but I often see it in this form or a variation of it. And I’m a bit worried that, in the worst case, it might actually turn out like this LOL