ᐅ Is a detached garage more cost-effective?

motorradsilke schrieb:

That also depends on the plot itself. It’s not possible on every site, and on some plots having the garage directly attached to the house is ideal. I wouldn’t generalize that.

Yes, you have to be aware of what kind of building volumes result from such choices and how quickly you end up placing things where they perhaps shouldn’t be. A double garage with space for drinks, tools, and bicycles easily reaches external dimensions of 8 x 8m (26 x 26 ft). Adding that to a 10 x 10m (33 x 33 ft) house creates a building footprint that is 18 meters (59 ft) wide across the plot.

When considering this, don’t forget about the driveway either. It’s less problematic, for example, if the street is on the north side and you want the garden to be on the south side. Placing the house 3 meters (10 ft) back from the street, with the garage set 2 meters (6.5 ft) further back but aligned with the house on the garden side, results in a coherent design that is closed off toward the street and uses the plot efficiently. The opposite is usually less practical. A 20-meter (66 ft) driveway leading to a garage at the rear end is, in my opinion, a sign of poor use of the plot.

I always believe in giving each thing its proper place and not planning makeshift solutions from the start. What am I supposed to do with drinks in the garage at -20°C (-4°F) in winter? And won’t the tools rust there? Or were we talking about garden tools? For those, a wooden shed costing a tenth of the price is usually sufficient, in my opinion. Do you really want to have a (man's) kitchen next to exhaust fumes and tire dirt?

Anything built directly onto the house takes away the option for windows. The expensive room loses value because it lacks natural light. The larger the plot and the budget, the more likely you are to build a detached structure.

A garage should always be well insulated and also capable of being heated.
In fact, my barn is the most pleasant place for me.

You can make it very cozy indeed.

Buchsbaum schrieb:

A garage should always be well insulated and also able to be heated.

You’re mixing things up. What you’re describing is the house. 😉

K a t j a schrieb:

And don't the tools rust there?

As long as you don’t turn your garage into a dripping cave, that’s not an issue. I would definitely store batteries indoors during winter because of the cold. A corded drill, however, is not a problem.

Our garage isn’t heated, but it is definitely insulated. We haven’t had freezing temperatures inside the garage in the past 7 years. Although, we rarely had freezing temperatures outside either in recent years.

So far, no drinks have frozen in our garage. In winter, you might just save on using the refrigerator.

Also, the tools haven’t rusted. Tool batteries as well as e-bike batteries have been stored in the garage for years. I don’t see any reason to bring them inside the house.