Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement Re: How big should a garage be? 2Mar 05, 2013 5:17 pm Typically in the order of 6x6m for a double garage. Needs to be 6m long otherwise many cars won't fit - there needs to be enough room to close the door and walk around the front. A single I wouldn't go less than 3.5m to have enough space each side. 2 Re: How big should a garage be? 3Mar 05, 2013 5:38 pm It can never be too big Ours is 8.6m deep and 7.5m wide. It depends what size cars you wish to park in there now or in the future. We made it nice and roomy so we can fit 2 Landcruisers (with towbars and bullbars) in without hitting the doors onto either cars or the walls, plus kids bikes, etc and be able to walk around inside with the panel lift door down....great when it's pouring with rain and you need to unload the groceries. Our friends have to remove their tow hitch on their Landcruiser to even shut their roller door...didn't want that inconvenience. Settlement 1/2/12 New Shed 23/3/12 Slab poured 27/3/12 Frame complete 4/5/12 Roof complete 1/6/12 LOCKUP 29/6/12 Our new build blog http://kareenhillsownerbuild.blogspot.com/ Re: How big should a garage be? 4Mar 05, 2013 6:18 pm Ours is now 6620 x 6570, plus a recessed workbench area. Not huge but a very comfortable size for us. Custom downslope build Build thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61873 Blog http://www.buildingroyalmanor.blogspot.com.au Re: How big should a garage be? 7Mar 06, 2013 10:12 am As big as possible for when she, who must be obeyed, decides to have a spring clean and dump all the junk out in the shed, plus you need ample room for your man-cave sanctuary Arfur Re: How big should a garage be? 8Mar 06, 2013 10:37 am Mine is approx 5.8 wide x 7.0 deep but no room for a car which is why I had a big car port built a few years ago. When I moved in, it parked 2 cars plus it has a small work bench, shelves plus general storage across the back. The width was a bit too narrow to be comfortable for 2 (medium & large) cars, even an extra 200mm would have made a big difference but 6.5 m width would have been better. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: How big should a garage be? 9Mar 06, 2013 11:05 am 6*6 is the minimum for a double. This will give you room for two small cars and some work bench space but you'll still have to back the cars out to do any serious work on the benches. looking back I'd prefer at least 6.5 wide and probably 7 deep. Re: How big should a garage be? 10Mar 06, 2013 11:46 am Althom 6*6 is the minimum for a double. This will give you room for two small cars and some work bench space but you'll still have to back the cars out to do any serious work on the benches. looking back I'd prefer at least 6.5 wide and probably 7 deep. Ours is 6.5 x 7 and I wouldn't like to go any smaller than this. Re: How big should a garage be? 11Mar 06, 2013 6:52 pm catjim Althom 6*6 is the minimum for a double. This will give you room for two small cars and some work bench space but you'll still have to back the cars out to do any serious work on the benches. looking back I'd prefer at least 6.5 wide and probably 7 deep. Ours is 6.5 x 7 and I wouldn't like to go any smaller than this. same, but we are not having a workbench in it, have a store off the garage for that. Re: How big should a garage be? 12Mar 06, 2013 10:26 pm D101 Are there any generally accepted dimensions regarding how big a garage should be (i.e. so that you can open doors to the car etc)? Refer to your local council for minimum size, e.g. Brisbane City Council refers to the Queensland Development Code (MP1.2) which has it as 5.7m wide x 6.0m deep. Real answer is as big as you can make it. If you can only fit a 6m x 6m look at having a nook or small room built off it for storage, work bench, etc. If not, possibly have a higher ceiling so a mezzanine area can be built in above a car for storage. ----------------------------------------------- http://pab34newdigs.blogspot.com.au/ ----------------------------------------------- Re: How big should a garage be? 13Mar 09, 2013 11:35 am Being keen on woodwork, we went for 6 x 12 (2 double doors), as mentioned above it can never be too big. The next one would be at least 7.5m deep as by time you install any shelving on the back wall, it gets too short to park a long car with a tow bar!! If you have the space go for at least 7x7, this will leave you plenty of room around all sides! Re: How big should a garage be? 14Mar 09, 2013 1:39 pm Our triple is 6.1x6m and 3.2x5.5m Building again . . with Redink Pre-start 04/12 Keys - 03/13 Finishing off. . . Painting/Floor Tiles/Carpet - 04/13 Walk In Robe/Lighting/Blinds and Moving 05/13 Gates/Front Landscaping / Pool 05/13 Re: How big should a garage be? 15Mar 19, 2013 8:36 pm Hahaha I wonder why there is no more people with your mindset. Our property has a Car shed, door had to go in order to get the cruiser in... and no, I dont have a roof rack People never worries about height Cheers, delatite13 It can never be too big Ours is 8.6m deep and 7.5m wide. It depends what size cars you wish to park in there now or in the future. We made it nice and roomy so we can fit 2 Landcruisers (with towbars and bullbars) in without hitting the doors onto either cars or the walls, plus kids bikes, etc and be able to walk around inside with the panel lift door down....great when it's pouring with rain and you need to unload the groceries. Our friends have to remove their tow hitch on their Landcruiser to even shut their roller door...didn't want that inconvenience. Re: How big should a garage be? 16Mar 19, 2013 9:23 pm If only for cars, 6 m x 6m If adding a workbench, add 0.5 m to the length If adding storage, add 0.3 m (preferably to the width) Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 i imagine you also have another contract with an architect? and yeah, whatever other's said about special conditions and appendices 16 16007 hey there! π so, itβs kinda common for standard drawer depths to be around 500mm since most cabinets use this size to fit the usual runners… 3 20908 |