Cost stimates on garage build

[kybackpacker]

Long time lurker...first time poster.

I am looking at a home for sale that has no garage so I need to get some idea of the cost of a 2 car detached garage with a loft. The house sits on 7 acres so there isn't any issue with space for the building.

I am not looking for anything overly extravagant but would enjoy having some workbench space, storage above, etc. Am I looking at somewhere between 15-20k for something like this?

Thanks!
Jake

 

[Stuart in MN]

Where do you live? costs vary all over the US (or the world, if you live somewhere else.) Would you have it built, or are you thinking of doing some of the work yourself?

As an example, Menards (a home center chain in the upper Midwest) sells a precut single car garage kit, 24' x 13'8", for around $11,400. That's just for the structure materials, and doesn't cover the cost of the overhead door, paint, a concrete slab, electrical, construction, permits, etc. It also doesn't include any interior finishing, insulation, etc. - you're just getting bare stud walls. For a 24' x 24' two car garage you're probably looking at $25k or more, but that's just a rough estimate.

 

[kybackpacker]

Sorry...guess I should have made that point in my post. The location is Taylorsville, KY so no hurricanes here....just normal rain and massive heat in the summer.

 

[Kevin54]

Long time lurker...first time poster.

I am looking at a home for sale that has no garage so I need to get some idea of the cost of a 2 car detached garage with a loft. The house sits on 7 acres so there isn't any issue with space for the building.

I am not looking for anything overly extravagant but would enjoy having some workbench space, storage above, etc. Am I looking at somewhere between 15-20k for something like this?

Thanks!
Jake

How much work will be done by yourself, and how much contracted out? I have to piece meal a garage addition that i am looking to build. one will be concrete, and I have a guy that does that, one will be framing, and my neighbor owes me a favor, plus he wants to learn, then there is the trusses, which I will possibly get set with the neighbors help, then the roof, in which my next door neighbor said he would do.

By the time it's all said and done, for a 30x30, or i really wanted a 36x36, I'm looking close to $30K, and that is for a pole barn. Just the barn itself is $10K, then there is tying into the existing garage. The $10K is a Menards kit. There are so many little things that add up though. I figure it's going to be $6,000+ for concrete for the floor and apron.

Plus there are the variables mentioned above. Location is the largest factor, then you are wanting storage above, so you are looking at special trusses vs. a stock truss. If you go with a pole style building, you can put trusses every 2' and cover them with 1/2" OSB, or you can put them further apart and then run 2x's on top of the trusses, then put on a metal roof.

Now if you go with a stick build, and no overhead storage, you are looking at $4000 and up for a garage kit. Check on Menards site, or Carter Lumber's site, and you can get a good idea as to what materials, or kits will run. But you may want to figure that even though you may build it yourself, it will triple the price of what the kit cost by the time you are done.

 

[Loresonde]

We had quotes ranging from 35-50k for a 875sqft 2-car with a shop area. Western NC

 

[Ben7203]

That's a wide open question. Need to take some time and figure out what you need and want and go from there. Park your cars and lay out some water hose. Make sure you have space to open doors and walk around the front and back. Don't want to smack your car door on the other car or the work bench. Having to unload the groceries before pulling the car in blows. Sketch it out and go from there. And remember, anything you can do, allows you to spend money on goodies or just keeps it in your wallet

 

[JakeKohl]

We had quotes ranging from 35-50k for a 875sqft 2-car with a shop area. Western NC

This is probably a fair price range for a single story 2 car with limited electrical and limited interior finishings.

 

[cj7jeep81]

$15 to 20k would be plenty around here for a pole barn with a concrete floor. I was quoted $24k for a 40x64 building, and another $7k for concrete. I had quite a few expensive upgrades (insulated 14x14 doors, 6" concrete with rebar, etc), so I wouldn't think you'd have any trouble building for that budget.

However, if you want them to insulate, run electric, plumbing, etc, the price will go up quickly.

 

[wssix99]

I am not looking for anything overly extravagant but would enjoy having some workbench space, storage above, etc. Am I looking at somewhere between 15-20k for something like this?

You should budget for $50-$80 per square foot. (The specific value in there will depend on your definition of extravagant. ie: will you have stairs up to storage, how much weight will you need to hold, etc.) The price will go up from there if you add residential-type utilities and finishes.

 

[uncletater]

I suggest you figure an estimate to build and the double it. That way you dont get shocked when you tally it up when you are done. Mine was almost 75% more than I thought when i started.

 

[sands35]

On a square foot basis, I was about $45 / square foot.

I paid for a water tight building (roof, siding, doors, etc.) and did electrical, most of the gas and the interior finish myself.

It took a year, but I cut ~$15-20k off the price by using my "free" labor.

Down in KY, you likely don't need a 42" frost footing and the stuff needed for hard winters.