Recent content by McJaguar

Took me a couple tries, too! Haha! :)

That is a great reference point. I really like your garage! When you say cost added, you mean above the $24500 you stated? Or that was included in that figure?

Just don't try to go #2 in there...

Haha, I had to put that in there. Wife will kill me if I build this garage before redoing the kitchen or adding a second bathroom!!! ;)

$500 per SF? I hope that's a typo! (I grew up in Fairfax.) Then again, you don't see many detached garages in Fairfax. If it's most likely going to cost over $25k to build a 1-car detached garage in Arlington (where the house is), I might as well give up on this idea now. There are so many...

I am at the very beginning stages of planning my garage (we haven't even closed on the house yet, but will soon)! Has anyone built a detached garage in the DC area? What did your project end up costing and what does that cost include? I'm wondering what the typical prices per square foot are...

Haha! I made a thread about the initial plans for my garage, and people were telling me than 20x20 is way too small even though I wanted to use it for just 1 car + tools/storage. For me, the more important factor would be getting the ceiling height such that I could install a lift.

I was thinking a gambrel roof, too. Sheesh. I'd be lucky if I could get 400 SF in my future garage....

Good idea. I considered making it an attached garage. However, there is only 11-12 feet on each side of the house to the property line. For an attached structure, you must maintain 8 foot setback, which would only allow me 4 feet past the current left or right side of the house. For a...

I will check. But it is typical in Arlington (you guessed it!) to have concrete driveways right up against the property line. :) Otherwise, I will have to make it gravel or something! Hey, I kinda like gravel driveways! By the way, I LOOOVE your collection of Land Rovers!!!! Here is our...

MScott, thanks for the advice! I agree 20x20 may be too small in practice (actually, most townhouse garages we looked at were 10x20!!). I wonder if the house will look silly if the garage is bigger than the house itself (the house has a footprint of about 25'x20')!! I also want to avoid...

I guess the first question I have is whether this is the ideal location for the garage. I have set it back a ways from the back of the house in case we want to make a future addition, but not so far that it would be a long uphill walk just to get to the garage (in the rain and such). I don't...

Hello all! I am new here, and am very impressed that such a community even exists to help people plan their garages! My wife and I are in the process of closing on our first house. It is on a 7500 SF lot, which in this area is rather large. I would like to build a detached garage in the back...