2 car garage designs?

[69bronzeT5]

So, since we're moving, we'll be building our own garage for my cars at the new house. We've decided on a double garage (2 cars) with a loft overhead for a pool table, parts and other storage. Let's see your garages and/or designs

[WingCharger]

Most book stores have design books you could base yours off of.

[6d9 charger]

why stop at  a 2 car , if you have the room and funds go big , you will not regret it ,

[69bronzeT5]

why stop at  a 2 car , if you have the room and funds go big , you will not regret it ,

I'm thinking if it's tall enough...lifts

[Silver R/T]

Ive got 3 car garage and it's tiny to me.

[The70RT]

Ive got 3 car garage and it's tiny to me.

Yep....build it as big as you can afford. I built this 26 X 32 behind my house about 5 years ago and I can get two cars and all the shop stuff and it is tight. I have the same size attached up front and I still need more room. It doesn't matter how big you build because your gonna fill it up sooner or later anyway.

[Foreman72]

you lucky son of a gun...that sounds like its going to be one super shop...man...anything good from your thread about people liking their garages...

[PocketThunder]

Bronzy, i'm just starting to build my own 26x26 detached garage right now.  (Got my permit approved today.)  I'm going to do everything myself and have a budget of $7000. 

First off, find out how much money you have to spend.  Then let us/me know and we can help you get the most garage for your money.  I'm an Industrial Construction Estimator by day.... Jack of all trades, master of none, by night...

PT 

[69bronzeT5]

Hey Paul, any chance you could draw a quick sketch of your new garage? I asked my mom and she says she dosen't know what we're gonna spend.

[mopar_nut_440_6]

Cody things are more expensive here as well. I have a 26 x 26 detached and I did all of the work myself other than leveling the concrete. The concrete, rebar and fill cost me 4500. By teh time I am done it will be 20000 canadian.

[mikepmcs]

mmm, more garage space, I wish......

[69bronzeT5]

A quick sketch of how I'd build it. If we actually do this, we'll see. I'm also working on a normal 2 car shop.

[mikepmcs]

only issue i see is the Charger should be labeled car#1 and it should be behind door #1!

[69bronzeT5]

I figure if I need to pull the Coronet out, it would be easy to drive the Duster out then push the Charger

[mikepmcs]

I figure if I need to pull the Coronet out, it would be easy to drive the Duster out then push the Charger

I'm diggin the loft idea.  lift on which side??

[69bronzeT5]

I figure if I need to pull the Coronet out, it would be easy to drive the Duster out then push the Charger

I'm diggin the loft idea.  lift on which side??

Not sure on the lift....we'll see about height. Due to them wanting a loft, there might be room for a lift but it could also make it not possible. Who knows right now

[Old Moparz]

Cody,

Whatever you do with your garage plans, try to build it as big as you can to begin with. If you have the room on your property & a budget to squeeze a few more feet into a certain direction, like deeper or wider, just do it. As for the height with regards to a lift, a standard 8 foot high ceiling won't be enough. If you can get at least 10 feet high, it'll work, but the best height will be around 12 feet.

I measured my cars as well as having sizes of work benches, compressors, tool chest, parts washer, & other things so I knew where things would fit & how they will look. A typical 2 car garage is 24'x 24' & will run out of room fast. Other than a wing car, the typical B-Body is about 6.5 feet wide, by 17.5 feet long. An A-Body is only a few inches less in width, by about 16.5 feet long.

The thickness of the walls have to be considered, so you'll lose a foot in width & depth right there making the 24'x 24' shop 23'x 23' instead. Standard sizes of building materials will determine the overall building size too. Increments of 2 or 4 feet will cut way back on material waste & save on time with less cutting. An odd size, like adding say 3' to one direction will force you to use odd sizes of lumber & make more work.

Your sketch shows 2 cars deep on one side, is that the plan? Making the building "L" shaped could be more expensive than a square or rectangle. Things like the concrete foundation & floor will need a more intricate form built before the pour. The siding & trim will have extra outside & inside corners & require more labor. These aren't drastically more expensive items, but when you add a large number of these "extras" the entire building price goes up.

As for Pocket Thunder's budget of $7000 for his garage, that's a very tight, or very conservative number. I'm not saying it can't be done for that, but I don't think it's entirely accurate or he's leaving things out of the initial construction to keep the cost down. (Or maybe his wife reads the forum & he wants her to think it'll be $7000...LOL) You should poke around on the garage forum for some ideas or money savers.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/index.php

[69bronzeT5]

Your sketch shows 2 cars deep on one side, is that the plan?

Well, that's just how I'd build it if I could however, we probally won't do that. I'm just throwing out ideas and sketches. Thanks for all the advice too!

[69bronzeT5]

Okay, so after doing some searching. I found a cool website where you can pick how many floors and what size you want and etc. I typed in 2 floors and 30x30 for an approx size. These are more like the garage we'll end up building...

[bear]

I have a design that I drew up a while ago that I could send you but its in Google sketch up. Its a 3 car garage that 24'x36' I think.

[69bronzeT5]

Is there anyway you could open the program (I assume that's what Google Sketch-Up is?) and do a screenshot of the screen (like some of us do for the wallpaper thread)?

[mopar_nut_440_6]

Okay, so after doing some searching. I found a cool website where you can pick how many floors and what size you want and etc. I typed in 2 floors and 30x30 for an approx size. These are more like the garage we'll end up building...

Do you have the link to the website?

[69bronzeT5]

http://justgarageplans.com/

[Aero426]

It all depends on what you want to spend.   Assuming you are going to have it built, my experience is that when you start getting into custom builds, the cost rises substantially.    You are really talking about adding a second level here, versus a single story with attic storage trusses.   That's a big difference.   Stuff like a pool table is a lot of weight, and that will have to be taken into account as the building is engineered.   Prices are all over the map depending on where you are at in the world, so you just have to go ahead and get quotes in hand.

I had this garage built in 2006, and it was roughly 18k USD.   The reason I have a standard 8' ceiling and a lower pitch roof is mainly, well, I couldn't afford more.   I also knew I still needed to get it wired and make it functional inside.   The wiring was a very thorough job taking into account ample outlets on each wall, a 220v circuit,  a couple ceiling fans (cheap but a nice luxury) door opener circuits for some day, and outside outlets.   This was another $2600.   It all adds up fast if you are not doing the work yourself like Paul is.

It came down to a list of things that are "nice to have" versus things that are "must haves", and if they were luxuries, were they cheap to add.   You will have to decide what these things are for your situation.    When you see the dollars in front, you know what direction you  need to go. 

[69bronzeT5]

Well yours is 4 cars I assume? Ours will end up being 2 car but 2 floors.