Good point. I would assume we should have at least 500mm to play with though. We widened the garage by that amount but the door is still the same width as standard.
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Is my potential double garage build too small? 21Sep 05, 2020 9:27 am aussieta the front wall of the garage must maintain shear strength so you may not be able to go much larger on the door Good point. I would assume we should have at least 500mm to play with though. We widened the garage by that amount but the door is still the same width as standard. Follow my build here: https://www.instagram.com/ivy5custom Re: Is my potential double garage build too small? 22Sep 05, 2020 10:06 am Monty85 [quote="Bobjane":dwhsl0if]You guys mentioned 4.8m is the standard garage door width, however should i get a 5m wide garage door since the garage will now be 6m wide? any thoughts?[/quote:dwhsl0if] Where did you end up with on the garage door width. Our garage in our planned build is also 6.0 wide by 6.5 deep and our plans show a 4800 wide door. Thinking this needs to be wider but don't have any experience with double doors to base this off. Also curious to how it will look visually.[/quote] Ended up with a 6,090 x 6,700 garage with a 5,110 wide opening for the door. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Is my potential double garage build too small? 23Sep 05, 2020 10:27 am Bobjane Monty85 [quote="Bobjane":dwhsl0if]You guys mentioned 4.8m is the standard garage door width, however should i get a 5m wide garage door since the garage will now be 6m wide? any thoughts?[/quote:dwhsl0if] Where did you end up with on the garage door width. Our garage in our planned build is also 6.0 wide by 6.5 deep and our plans show a 4800 wide door. Thinking this needs to be wider but don't have any experience with double doors to base this off. Also curious to how it will look visually.[/quote][/quote] Ended up with a 6,090 x 6,700 garage with a 5,110 wide opening for the door. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ [/quote] Awesome mate. Have you finished your build yet? Follow my build here: https://www.instagram.com/ivy5custom Re: Is my potential double garage build too small? 25Sep 08, 2020 5:29 pm Bobjane Ended up with a 6,090 x 6,700 garage with a 5,110 wide opening for the door. Did it make much difference in cost to change the size of the door out of interest? Follow my build here: https://www.instagram.com/ivy5custom Re: Is my potential double garage build too small? 26Sep 08, 2020 6:39 pm Monty85 Bobjane Ended up with a 6,090 x 6,700 garage with a 5,110 wide opening for the door. Did it make much difference in cost to change the size of the door out of interest? Nope they actually had to make the garage door smaller from 5.2 to 5.1 because of council requirements Re: Is my potential double garage build too small? 27Sep 09, 2020 5:29 pm Bobjane Hi, I asked for a big garage but this is what the builder sent to me. Is this too small? He was saying the size shown is the internal size and it’s 100mm bigger than the minimum requirements width wise. What do you guys think? We currently only have 2 small cars (toyota corollas) but you never know in the future. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Too small. Even though you currently have two Corollas, what might you upgrade to? And what about resale? Anyone with a 4WD will walk away. 6 x 6 minimum as others have said, plus if you want to store a bike or 2 or some tools, you need extra. https://thomasarcherbuild.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html - Thomas Archer Homes - Custom Nouveau 41 Not sure if that works? I was told the issue is the headspace clearance requirement on step 4. My builder is proposing shifting the beam 310mm towards the kitchen...I'm… 2 2529 All 3 items listed are defects and are of concern. Please seek qualified independent inspector and/or legal advice for your state. 1 8211 It will be neat but you won't have much freeboard. At least they are not weep holes. Are you in a high intensity rainfall region? The regulatory slope is only required… 3 8264 |