Hello everyone,
We are currently planning a bungalow with garage access and are unsure whether it is better to plan for a prefabricated garage or to have a masonry one built. The dimensions (special) are currently 3.5 x 9 meters (11.5 x 29.5 feet), as we also want to accommodate bikes and a workbench.
So, one door plus a window facing the garden and a side door into the house.
Our construction company (still in the offer phase) has quoted us about 15,000 EUR for a prefabricated garage and said that a masonry one would cost at least 22,000 EUR. There is also the statement that with a masonry garage too much interior space is lost. However, with a prefabricated garage, I have two complete walls of the house and the garage standing directly next to each other.
What is better in your opinion? And is the price realistic?
We are currently planning a bungalow with garage access and are unsure whether it is better to plan for a prefabricated garage or to have a masonry one built. The dimensions (special) are currently 3.5 x 9 meters (11.5 x 29.5 feet), as we also want to accommodate bikes and a workbench.
So, one door plus a window facing the garden and a side door into the house.
Our construction company (still in the offer phase) has quoted us about 15,000 EUR for a prefabricated garage and said that a masonry one would cost at least 22,000 EUR. There is also the statement that with a masonry garage too much interior space is lost. However, with a prefabricated garage, I have two complete walls of the house and the garage standing directly next to each other.
What is better in your opinion? And is the price realistic?
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Bauexperte22 Nov 2011 12:43Hello,
In my opinion, the price for the masonry garage is also reasonable. Naturally, you lose interior space in a masonry garage because the exterior walls are built with at least 17.5 cm (7 inches) thick bricks—meaning you only have about 3.15 m (10 feet) inside from the planned 3.5 m (11.5 feet), or possibly 2.5 to 15 cm (1 to 6 inches) less all around, because the wall is built on the property boundary and should be finished from the outside to match the house’s plaster or cladding. Using facing bricks (if the rest of the house is cladded differently) is not recommended—even for a garage—as facing bricks tend to detach over time.
What speaks against a prefabricated garage is the access from the garage into the house. There are often issues with the airtightness of such a construction.
Best regards
pinguin schrieb:Yes, your supplier’s statement seems realistic to me. At a size of 3.5 x 9 meters (11.5 x 30 feet), you are outside the standard dimensions offered by prefabricated garage manufacturers. Standard sizes are up to 3.0 m (10 feet) wide and up to 10.0 m (33 feet) deep; beyond that, the manufacturer usually needs to obtain permits for transportation and possibly further transport. This makes the prefabricated garage you are requesting nearly 100% more expensive than the standard prefabricated garage measuring 2.96 x 9.00 x 2.45 m (9.7 x 30 x 8 feet).
..... Planning a prefabricated garage or having one built from masonry. The dimensions (special size) are currently 3.5 x 9 meters (11.5 x 30 feet), as we also want to accommodate bikes and a workbench. Therefore, there will be one door and a window facing the garden, and a side door leading into the house. Our construction company (still in the offer phase) has now offered us a price of about 15,000 EUR for a prefabricated garage and said that a masonry garage would cost at least 22,000 EUR. There is also the statement that with a masonry garage, too much interior space is lost? For a prefabricated garage, however, I have two complete walls of the house and the garage directly adjacent. So which is better? And could the price be correct?
In my opinion, the price for the masonry garage is also reasonable. Naturally, you lose interior space in a masonry garage because the exterior walls are built with at least 17.5 cm (7 inches) thick bricks—meaning you only have about 3.15 m (10 feet) inside from the planned 3.5 m (11.5 feet), or possibly 2.5 to 15 cm (1 to 6 inches) less all around, because the wall is built on the property boundary and should be finished from the outside to match the house’s plaster or cladding. Using facing bricks (if the rest of the house is cladded differently) is not recommended—even for a garage—as facing bricks tend to detach over time.
What speaks against a prefabricated garage is the access from the garage into the house. There are often issues with the airtightness of such a construction.
Best regards
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Häuslebauer201222 Nov 2011 13:22We were/are currently facing the same issue (7m x 5m (23 ft x 16 ft)). However, we want a gate and a door at the front, plus a door at the back leading to the garden. I haven’t found this configuration with any prefabricated garage manufacturer. We would have also been open to a larger gate at the front. We received quotes for the prefabricated garage around 20,000 euros. We had the foundation slab cast by our builder (€4,500) and kindly asked the masons if they could do the rest for us. That, of course, wasn’t a problem. Now we have the garage we wanted and saved €5,000!
The prices are within the range we have also been offered.
What most home sellers fairly recommended to us is:
1. Have the garage planned with the desired dimensions.
2. Then get the garage approved together with the house.
After that, we would be "free" to do what we want. According to the seller, we could have the garage built later on, for example, by a local contractor when funds are available again. Approved is approved. I don’t know if that is true. However, this has already been offered to us several times WITHOUT additional cost.
What most home sellers fairly recommended to us is:
1. Have the garage planned with the desired dimensions.
2. Then get the garage approved together with the house.
After that, we would be "free" to do what we want. According to the seller, we could have the garage built later on, for example, by a local contractor when funds are available again. Approved is approved. I don’t know if that is true. However, this has already been offered to us several times WITHOUT additional cost.
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Häuslebauer201222 Nov 2011 16:20That's correct, wadi1982. We did it exactly the same way!
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Bauexperte22 Nov 2011 23:36Hello,
These are good and practical suggestions!
That is not true, take a look at your building permit / planning permission.
Another solution: most prefabricated garage manufacturers also offer the service of submitting the building application for you; in the Rhineland, this costs about €50.00. This way, when you know you have some extra money, you can purchase a prefabricated garage including the building application.
Kind regards
wadi1982 schrieb:
What was fairly recommended to us by most house sellers is:
1. Plan the garage with the desired dimensions from the start
2. Get this garage approved along with the house
These are good and practical suggestions!
wadi1982 schrieb:
Approved means approved.
That is not true, take a look at your building permit / planning permission.
Another solution: most prefabricated garage manufacturers also offer the service of submitting the building application for you; in the Rhineland, this costs about €50.00. This way, when you know you have some extra money, you can purchase a prefabricated garage including the building application.
Kind regards
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