How Much Garage Do You Need
The trend these days seems to be for double garages……… but how many of them have two cars in them. . . . My guess would be about 10% and quite a few never have a car in them at all.
Some are just a home for junk that really should go to the tip.
Some are a workshop with bench, fixed power tools and shelves of tools.
I have seen a few ‘Man Caves’ with pool table and a bar.
Others are a storage place for bikes and barbies.
My double garage can still get one car in but the remainder is a combination of most of the above.
With narrower blocks a problem can be the garage dominates the rest of the house.
When you come to sell not many will want a house that looks more like an industrial lock up storage than a home, like This House.
Dimensions
Typical internal garage dimensions are:
- Single garages – 3.5 metres (wide) by 6 metres (long) with a door around 2.5m wide.
- Double garages – 6 metres (wide) by 6 metres (long) with a door around 5m wide.
These garages should fit anything up to a large 4WD, which are around 5.5m long by 1.9m wide.even with a bull bar on the front and tow bar behind.
Alternative Layouts
In the past I have had a single carport for parking the car with a separate garage/workshop at the back as my shed, which seemed to work well.
Another option may be to have a garage and a half! This could be either:
- 9 m long by 3.5 m wide with the back half being the store room/shed.
or
- 6m long by 5m wide with shelves and/or a workbench along one or both side walls. This would work better if you wanted a large door through to the back garden.
Not enough room? . . . perhaps an underground/basement garage is the way to go. (see this link to find out more: Underground Garage)
Other Considerations
Once you have chosen the size here are some links to other aspects of garage planning:
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