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According to my contractor, because of standard dimensions of lumber and pre-fabricated trusses, it’s actually cheaper to build a 24’ wide garage than a 22’ wide one (less cuts=less labor). But I don’t know enough myself to be sure if that only applies to this one-off garage, or it also applies...

Hmm, both of these last posts help me think this through. In my case the offset 16’ (or 18’) would be on the right side of the garage, which I think means both cars pull straight in instead of backing in (assuming no passenger, which is fine for non-DDs). The left car pulls in tight to the left...

That’s helpful, thank you. I’ve definitely decided against 8’ doors, so the choice for the 24’ wide garage is between two 9’s vs one 16’. This will be storage for a couple of old cars that get driven only in the summer, not where we park daily drivers. I could fit two 9’ doors, but one 16’ door...

I could use feedback about ease of pulling cars into and out of a 16’ wide garage door when parking two side-by-side. Even with my fairly narrow cars, I find eight foot wide doors uncomfortably tight. Nine foot doors are fine. For those who park two cars side by side using a 16’ door, how is it...