Hello,
unfortunately, we cannot build our planned 4x6 m (13x20 ft) wood-frame garage, so it will be a prefabricated garage instead.
The distance from the house to the property line is 475 cm (187 inches). Our idea is to leave 75 cm (30 inches) next to the garage towards the boundary for a slope or a green strip. The garage would be about 298 cm (117 inches) wide, leaving 102 cm (40 inches) between the house and the garage as a walkway to the garden, for example.
We are unsure if the prefabricated garage can be placed directly against the house due to moisture concerns, etc. What do you think? Is 75 cm (30 inches) too narrow for a slope? Is 102 cm (40 inches) enough space for a passage between the garage and the house?
We could also build directly on the property line, but then we might need an expensive retaining wall, although we are not sure.
unfortunately, we cannot build our planned 4x6 m (13x20 ft) wood-frame garage, so it will be a prefabricated garage instead.
The distance from the house to the property line is 475 cm (187 inches). Our idea is to leave 75 cm (30 inches) next to the garage towards the boundary for a slope or a green strip. The garage would be about 298 cm (117 inches) wide, leaving 102 cm (40 inches) between the house and the garage as a walkway to the garden, for example.
We are unsure if the prefabricated garage can be placed directly against the house due to moisture concerns, etc. What do you think? Is 75 cm (30 inches) too narrow for a slope? Is 102 cm (40 inches) enough space for a passage between the garage and the house?
We could also build directly on the property line, but then we might need an expensive retaining wall, although we are not sure.
hampshire schrieb:
I'm thinking along the lines of a "closed carport attached to the house with a gate at the front and a door at the back."We should definitely explore that idea, thank you! The most important thing for us is that our bikes are stored "securely," as they are currently worth significantly more than all of our cars combined.
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hampshire12 Jul 2020 10:14What puts wheels at particular risk is visible standing around.
If the wheels are so exclusive that they become a targeted item, even a garage won’t provide enough protection.
For wheels expensive enough that their loss really hurts, insurance is available. Since we transport our Cannondale e-bikes piggyback on the van, we bought such a package (from Ammerländer).
If you have electric bikes with removable parts: take the battery and control unit off the bike in the garage and store them separately. Also lock the bike in the garage. This makes the bike much less valuable to a thief and more difficult to steal. They will then just take another bike.
If the wheels are so exclusive that they become a targeted item, even a garage won’t provide enough protection.
For wheels expensive enough that their loss really hurts, insurance is available. Since we transport our Cannondale e-bikes piggyback on the van, we bought such a package (from Ammerländer).
If you have electric bikes with removable parts: take the battery and control unit off the bike in the garage and store them separately. Also lock the bike in the garage. This makes the bike much less valuable to a thief and more difficult to steal. They will then just take another bike.
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hampshire12 Jul 2020 10:19Or calculated another way: For the lower price of the more attractive and space-efficient wooden solution, you could insure the wheels for many years.
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