ᐅ Double Garage: Masonry vs. Prefabricated vs. Carport

Created on: 5 Jan 2015 14:48
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Häusle77
Hello,

since all the developers so far have refused to include a garage in their offer (referring me to prefabricated garage manufacturers), I want to ask how and where you have built your garages and what the price differences are.

I definitely want to make full use of the 6x9m (20x30 ft) boundary build limit.

Ideally, I would prefer a double garage, but apparently, that is too expensive...

If necessary, a carport would also work, but a carport of that size with a storage shed wouldn’t be much cheaper, right? Especially since I would still have to pave the area...

Are prefabricated garages any good? The house will have a brick veneer, and I think with a prefabricated garage I would lose a lot of interior space due to the double exterior walls.

Also, I would like to have a door connecting to the utility room.

I look forward to your answers...

Thank you in advance!
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Baumhaus.Bau
9 Nov 2016 09:34
Our garage has a paved floor. I see this as an advantage because we are paving the driveway and the garage floor in one continuous process.
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mertmk3
26 Jun 2017 09:14
I just want to quickly join the conversation here.
Our architect has designed a double garage with a separate storage room and direct access to the house. The roof will be a flat roof covered with gravel. The external dimensions are 6m x 9m x 2.6m (20ft x 30ft x 8.5ft). The cost estimate given is 300 €/m³ (17.65 USD/ft³), which amounts to a hefty 43,000€ for the garage. That really shocked us. The prices I’ve seen here are all significantly lower. Before we consider removing or downsizing the garage for cost reasons, I wanted to get your opinion.
How do you assess this cost estimate? What would you expect to pay for a masonry garage with the above dimensions?

An alternative would be a precast concrete garage or building it ourselves.
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Baumhaus.Bau
26 Jun 2017 09:44
For a masonry garage of that size, our general contractor requested something similar. When this was discussed back then, the cost was estimated at around €40,000. That was definitely too expensive for us.

For this reason, we switched to a prefabricated garage. If you choose a three-part precast concrete garage, the price is roughly half. Even cheaper options are metal prefabricated garages...
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Joedreck
26 Jun 2017 10:31
And it’s even cheaper to do it yourself—if you know how. Costs seem to be skyrocketing right now because everyone wants it.

Best regards, Joe
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mertmk3
26 Jun 2017 11:59
I have already received quotes of 25,000€ for prefabricated concrete garages with the dimensions mentioned above. Additionally, a foundation is required. Even then, you would save almost 20,000€. Especially considering that the masonry garage didn’t even include an electric garage door opener.
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mertmk3
26 Jun 2017 13:43
How would you estimate the cost for a foundation for a 6x9m (20x30 ft) garage?