I wasn't shopping and don't know what it went for, but I would guess an asking price on it today would be north of 400K but I still would like to have that house with its large attached garage and mammoth shop/garage! I could put a 25 footer in there for fishing Puget Sound, park a 20-foot Ranger in front of that, two Tuffys and a new F350 on the other side. I didn't know him and don't know why he moved, but the house went on the market about 5 years ago. He used the attached garage for his and his wife's cars and it was big enough to get a Suburban into each stall with space left over. Behind the house, accessed by a second driveway off the arterial, is a detached garage roughly 40 x 60 feet and 2 stories high that was easily large enough for the owner's 40-foot RV, a machine shop, two stock cars and the pickup and trailer that hauled them. On the opposite side it has a generous sized two-car attached garage adjacent to the neighboring house. The front faces the side street and the kitchen has a nice bay window facing the arterial. It sits on a corner and is a split entry. I've been salivating over a house up the block for years. What we need is a federal law requiring all garages to be at least 24 feet wide and 30 feet deep, in case a boat owner buys the house someday. Sometimes I think builders put a doggy door on the front of the house so it LOOKS like the house has a garage when in fact all it has is a glorified tool shed! I would guess it could be done for as low as $40 per sq foot Electric, plumbing, insulation, heating, drywall or not, etc. Not only cost wise, but dealing with the building trades can be frustrating unless you find contractors with integrity.Īctual cost depends on too many factors, many of which you have mentioned. Maybee now that the housing boom has tapered off, they might be more agreable to taking small jobs. Footings-very difficult to find anyone who would tackle small jobs. (at least two years ago thats what I was quoted)Ĭement-Flatwork (4inches thick) about $4 per sq ft. Need another 10-12 feet to do it though.īricking the one side of the garage will cost somewhere aroung $500-$800 per thousand bricks laid. This would give you direct pull out access for the boat and just be more convenient. Think about another Garage door at the front. Depending on whether the present garage is attached to the house or free standing (42" min footings if attached, 24" footings in most Michigan Municipalities if free standing.ĭuplicating wall height with the same truss measurements is not difficult, and it sounds like you are just placing a 6 foot "aside" area next to the currrent garage stall. ![]() You will need to dig new footings for the entire 3 sides that you add. I just finished doing a major addition to my garage to make a third stall for the boat/work area.Īdding on with by extending a side wall is the most simple and least costly. Perhaps incorporate a moment frame?Īny help at all would be greatly appreciated.P.J. I am wondering what type of provisions I should include to ensure the system is stable. I have designed the beam and supporting columns at each end to take into account shear, bending, deflection but my concern here is the lateral stability of the beam / frame. ![]() This is a unique situation and as an engineer-in-training I have not yet encountered anything like this yet, so I just want to make sure I’m approaching the situation correctly and taking everything into consideration. This will be a large beam as it has to span 30’ (client does not want a supporting column in the middle of the garage). I have attached a few preliminary drawings that I’ve prepared for reference.Īs you will see, at the intersection of the old garage and the new addition, I will need to incorporate a beam to support a portion of the new roof, and a section of exterior wall. The new addition would be 30’ x 30’, and it would be higher than the existing garage structure. He would like to remove half of the existing garage, and to the remaining 12’ x 30’ section – add a new addition. The garage is in good condition, and he would like to add an addition. I am working on a residential project for a client that currently has a 24’ x 30’ garage.
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