Building a garage on your property safeguards many of your most important assets—your automobiles. Non-garaged automobiles may swiftly degrade due to rain, snow, and the sun’s UV radiation.
Not only that, but adding a garage to your home increases its worth significantly. Those with garages often appraise for 20% more than homes without garages. Furthermore, properties with garages sell quicker and for a higher price than those without garages.
Building a garage on your own is a major undertaking, but it is doable with proper ambition, preparation, and understanding. You might save money by taking on the job yourself or contracting out pieces of it rather than employing a full-service general contractor.
Placement
Garages may be connected to the side, the rear, or the front of the home. Attached garages provide access to the garage from the home. These garages are more expensive to construct than detached garages, but they have a higher market value.
Take into account zoning and setbacks. Garages on the side of the home must be set back from the property line by a specified amount defined by local zoning regulations. Garages towards the back offer less zoning and setback difficulties, but you’ll need to give access for the cars beside the home.
Prior to Beginning
A garage is a big building that should be designed by an architect, contractor, or design-build firm. The style of the home often dictates the outside appearance of the garage. Siding, roofing, paint, and windows are normally the same as those on the home.
A two-car garage will typically be 24 feet by 24 feet in size, with one or two garage doors, one entrance to the home, a side door to the outside, and one or two windows.
Even if you construct the garage yourself, you will need to secure the necessary building permissions. Local municipal inspectors must approve and examine the building itself.
Separate permissions and inspections will be required for garage components. Electric wiring will be needed in an attached garage to provide the outlets and lights required by code. Plumbing permits are also required if you construct a laundry sink, laundry facilities, or an exterior hose bib.
Hiring a Professional vs. Doing It Yourself
Creating a garage is similar to building a smaller, more compact dwelling. The major components, such as the roofing, foundation, and wall systems, are the same. To build your own garage by hand, you must be skilled in a variety of skills and have plenty of time on your hands. As a result, the majority of homeowners prefer to outsource their garage construction job.
Hiring subcontractors for certain projects and completing others on your own is an option. This not only lowers the cost of certain subcontractor tasks, but it also removes the 10- to 20% contractor markup charge. If you are an experienced do-it-yourselfer, you could choose to split the jobs as follows: