What would you do to this garage?

[Shaoxter]

Went to view a house, it's in a nice area and priced pretty well but annoyingly the "double" garage is only 17' x 15' (5.18m x 4.57m). Is that wide enough to fit 2 cars in? Let's say one is 1.85m wide and the other is 1.70m.

Alternatively if you look at the link below, I was thinking to extend the garage to the side and make it a triple The open space there takes a car very easily. Any idea how much that would cost?

Pics here

[TA14]

I like your thinking. I'd guess £12K (£7K for an extended garage, £2K for a steel goal post to replace the existing brick wall, £1.5K for services and £1,5K for other guff.)

I'd consider a halfway house solution. If you only knock down the rear half of the end wall then you won't have to put in a goal post ormove the services so the cost might tumble to £6K. How much is it worth to you to remove a bit of an island wall between garages two and three?

ETA a bit more for the cost of the extended garage.

Edited by TA14 on Sunday 23 November 17:59

[Fastpedeller]

Looks a reasonable size - but when is a single a single, or a double a double (if you get my drift).
When in Essex, I've seen some 'garages' that must only be 5'6" wide - barely 2 motorbike width. When can our 'honest Estate Agent ' go from single to double in their description?

[netherfield]

When you can park two cars side by side but can't get out of either.

[Shaoxter]

TA14 said:

I like your thinking. I'd guess £12K (£7K for an extended garage, £2K for a steel goal post to replace the existing brick wall, £1.5K for services and £1,5K for other guff.)

I'd consider a halfway house solution. If you only knock down the rear half of the end wall then you won't have to put in a goal post ormove the services so the cost might tumble to £6K. How much is it worth to you to remove a bit of an island wall between garages two and three?

ETA a bit more for the cost of the extended garage.

Some nice ideas, thanks!

[Willeh85]

How about a car port with side walls on that side bit? It'll probably only cost you approx £600 for the size

[PositronicRay]

Willeh85 said:

How about a car port with side walls on that side bit? It'll probably only cost you approx £600 for the size

I'd do this. Garages are nice to keep/work on your special car but a pain for nipping out. Looks like a good spot for a car port.

[TA14]

PositronicRay said:

Willeh85 said:

How about a car port with side walls on that side bit? It'll probably only cost you approx £600 for the size

I'd do this. Garages are nice to keep/work on your special car but a pain for nipping out. Looks like a good spot for a car port.

Not so good for the door opening issue though.

[TheJelley]

I think artex removal should be priority number one, pictures made me feel dizzy!

Coming from someone who has to park on the road, the garage looks enormous!

[PositronicRay]

TA14 said:

Not so good for the door opening issue though.

I didn't know there was one?

[TA14]

PositronicRay said:

TA14 said:

Not so good for the door opening issue though.

I didn't know there was one?

only about a foot width to open each door so possible but tight:

Shaoxter said:

the "double" garage is only 17' x 15' (5.18m x 4.57m). Is that wide enough to fit 2 cars in? Let's say one is 1.85m wide and the other is 1.70m.

[Shaoxter]

My first thought was a carport but then it would still mean the garage would still be a tight fit for 2 cars. As the area on the right is bigger than a single garage space, I thought extending the garage to a triple would make it comfortably fit 3 cars.

Also does anyone have any recommendations for a carport that's not fugly?

TA14 said:

PositronicRay said:

TA14 said:

Not so good for the door opening issue though.

I didn't know there was one?

only about a foot width to open each door so possible but tight:

Shaoxter said:

the "double" garage is only 17' x 15' (5.18m x 4.57m). Is that wide enough to fit 2 cars in? Let's say one is 1.85m wide and the other is 1.70m.

I don't understand the door opening thing either?
There's only one door for that garage at the moment.

[TA14]

Shaoxter said:

My first thought was a carport but then it would still mean the garage would still be a tight fit for 2 cars. As the area on the right is bigger than a single garage space, I thought extending the garage to a triple would make it comfortably fit 3 cars.

Also does anyone have any recommendations for a carport that's not fugly?

TA14 said:

PositronicRay said:

TA14 said:

Not so good for the door opening issue though.

I didn't know there was one?

only about a foot width to open each car door so possible but tight:

Shaoxter said:

the "double" garage is only 17' x 15' (5.18m x 4.57m). Is that wide enough to fit 2 cars in? Let's say one is 1.85m wide and the other is 1.70m.

I don't understand the door opening thing either?
There's only one door for that garage at the moment.

Car door. (I've altered the quote now. With you saying that the garage was tight and giving the widths of cars I thought that that meant that you wanted more room to open you r car doors, if not carry on

[Shaoxter]

TA14 said:

Car door. (I've altered the quote now. With you saying that the garage was tight and giving the widths of cars I thought that that meant that you wanted more room to open you r car doors, if not carry on

Correct! Yeah that's what I was also alluding to in my previous post

[PositronicRay]

[quote=TA14][quote=Shaoxter]

Also does anyone have any recommendations for a carport that's not fugly?

[quote=TA14][quote=PositronicRay][quote=TA14]

How about contacting one of those places that do oak frame garages to see if they could do a lean to bespoke jobbie.

[AW10]

If you extend the garage you'll have to relocate the gas and electric meters which will add to your costs. Might need to actually partially rerun the services from the street.

[R6VED]

TheJelley said:

I think artex removal should be priority number one, pictures made me feel dizzy!

This, definitely this :-)

I would advise that if you buy it you live with it and see how it works for you. We moved into a new house with lots of plans for it about 18 months ago and have subsequently re-prioritised having lived in the house as it is for a while.

[blade7]

Raise the roof, have an extra room over in half of it, then put a lift in the garage, you could get 3 cars in then.

[Shaoxter]

R6VED said:

I would advise that if you buy it you live with it and see how it works for you. We moved into a new house with lots of plans for it about 18 months ago and have subsequently re-prioritised having lived in the house as it is for a while.

I'm well aware that people frequently just get used to their surroundings and don't bother with the planned extensions, etc. and to be honest we'd probably end up doing the same
But I just want to get an idea of what's possible.

blade7 said:

Raise the roof, have an extra room over in half of it, then put a lift in the garage, you could get 3 cars in then.

I was just about to type the rofl smiley but a quick google images search brings some interesting ideas!

[blade7]

Same footprint but you add value with the extra room and get a lift, win win .