Orientation question.

[dpledford]

This is a picture of a new house we are building, the attached garage is 24X24 and the ceiling is 11' high with a 8:12 roof pitch.

I am also building a 24X24 detached garage next to the house. It will be about 30' to the right of the house and approximately 15' back from the houses front. The location is limited because of property line set back, a drainage creek and sewer line easement behind the house.

I am having a hard time visualizing the look of the second garage in relationship with the house. I tried to use Google Sketch up but do not have the time to learn the program.

I will probably receive as many answers one way as the other but suggestions are welcome. The question is should the detached garage have the gable end face the same way as the house garage with the same pitch roof or should the roof side face the road? It's minor thing but I do not want the second garage to detract from the main house.

If the roof faces the road I could drop to a 6:12 roof for a little savings but not much. The contractor building the house is going to frame in the garage using a pole building style and I will finish it off to match the new house. He is using rafters so i should be able to do some modification to the ceiling joists if I later decide on a lift. I have two small Triumphs a six and a seven and at 4 feet high I will not need a lot of modification.

 

[tcianci]

Since your house has both a gable and the roof plane facing the street, you could probably go either way. If it were my property, I would place the garage doors so that they dont face the street. It may look a little over done to have 4 overhead doors showing to the road.

 

[bigbubba]

Since your house has both a gable and the roof plane facing the street, you could probably go either way. If it were my property, I would place the garage doors so that they dont face the street. It may look a little over done to have 4 overhead doors showing to the road.

+1 Also you can have the doors open and not worry about the wrong people seeing what you have inside.

 

[MOPARINMYCAR]

I to am with the 2 above it will be two much with 4 doors facing the front of the property which by the way looks very nice.

 

[dpledford]

Thanks guys that was helpful. I am going to have the gable end and the doors face the side of the house. I will place two windows facing the road.

 

[ddawg16]

I concure with the above as well.....it will let the house keep the primary focus....

Additionally, you can have a narrow drive between the house and garage that will make a great place for a basketball hoop....

One question....why only 24x24? Trust me....it won't be big enough....

 

[dpledford]

I concure with the above as well.....it will let the house keep the primary focus....

Additionally, you can have a narrow drive between the house and garage that will make a great place for a basketball hoop....

One question....why only 24x24? Trust me....it won't be big enough....

The size is mandated by cost. With the cost and upgrades on the new house and the unexpected costs of selling our existing home. (new well and lowering the price due to economy) the line had to be drawn somewhere. Besides I restored a 1952 Hudson and a 1975 TR6 in a 16X20 yard barn a 2 car garage will be a luxury.

 

[Steevo]

And from the title, I thought this was going to be about whether or not we care if you are gay.
I vote for the fewest garage doors facing the street, and matching roof pitches.

 

[osu69]

Regardless of orientation, I'd keep the pitch the same for consistency. If you're ever going to use a two post lift, clear height must be NLT 12'4".

 

[K'ledgeBldr]

Design considerations vary greatly based on several factors- and usually not the right ones.
I prefer the "gable over doors" approach to the "hip over doors" approach because of rain and snow. With the hip above the doors you'll have a gutter- gutters get clogged. Get a turd floater, and all that rain spills over and splashes against the doors. And gutter helmets/guards make turd floaters even worse.
Then in the winter- have a huge slide off and your shoveling for days-sans a blower. Not good if you need to get a car out when your in a hurry.

 

[mitusa]

Same pitch for the roof.....and extra storage above the shop.

 

[kbs2244]

Well….
In my opinion,

I would have the garage doors face the street with a straight in driveway.
That makes it simple to get stuff in and out.

I would have the gable end match the house garage.
Not just for looks but because it will also make it easy to run the gutter drains back to the creek.
If you feel the doors make it look too “busy” you can paint them the same color as the garage. You can hide a lot with paint.

If by “pole construction” you mean the contractor is going to use a ridge beam supported by a center post at each end you will be very happy with the end result.
This style construction avoid the need for the horizontal joists at the wall top level.
If it costs extra to get a full 24 foot span beam I suggest you spend the money.
You will avoid a center post and end up with a very big and empty room.

 

[dpledford]

Thanks again for all the replies and they are all under consideration. As the job starts and progresses in the next few weeks I will post pictures.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I concure with the above as well.....it will let the house keep the primary focus....

Additionally, you can have a narrow drive between the house and garage that will make a great place for a basketball hoop....

One question....why only 24x24? Trust me....it won't be big enough....

I'd agree with John and the others too.


I realize you are trying to meet a budget try this. Figure the cost of the 24x24 and then figure it out for a 24x32. Add the extra cost into a mortage calculator. (I'd assuming you are mortgaging the new house) I doubt the extra few feet of garage will up your monthly payment much.

 

[jvitez]

I would reduce the roof pitch a little, to be less than the house which should be the main architectural focus.

 

[38Chevy454]

I agree with the doors facing the house, but here is another consideration. Face the doors to the south or east if you can to prevent snow and ice build-up. Since you are in PA and get snow, see if you can face the doors to the sun (south best, east next, west thrid and north is worst). The sun will keep from getting a huge packed snow or ice build-up at the door. Yes you can constantly shovel the snow away, but nice to let mother nature do it for you if you can.

 

[dpledford]

My wife and I made a decision on the placement of the garage. I want to thank all who made suggestions and all the suggestions where given a lot of thought.

The orientation we decided on was based on a lot of criteria and I think it will do well for my purposes. Our contractor is framing in the pole building, pouring the floor, and running the conduit. I will finish the siding, trim and doors and windows.

Here is the start and I will post more pictures as work continues.