I'm really wanting to get a house with a detached garage. Should I tear down the garage and build a new garage that has a taller ceiling and taller garage door? Or should I keep existing garage and make the walls 2' higher and make the garage door '1 taller?
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
Buying a house with detached garage
- Thread starter NES
- Start date
Hilltopmasonry
Well-known member
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2015
- Messages
- 2,168
Could use a lot more info than that.
Youngandfree
Well-known member
I'd tear it down and double the size.
Check your local building climate.
Here, you can get away with raising a building 2-feet DIY-style and nobody bats an eye. Whereas going through all the permissive steps to demo and build a new garage will be long-winded and brutally costly. YMMV.
Here, you can get away with raising a building 2-feet DIY-style and nobody bats an eye. Whereas going through all the permissive steps to demo and build a new garage will be long-winded and brutally costly. YMMV.
Last edited:
If waiting to move to an existing house with an acceptable detached garage is viable, you'll likely get a better return. Detached garages/shops etc seem to add less than 25% of the construction cost to the property sale value. Yes there are exceptions....but if return on investment is important consider moving to one the structure is already built on then finish off the interior as needed