Cost of building a garage

Fay · 21 October 2005 at 5:41PM

We are thinking of building a garage onto the side of the house with a door from the hall into it. Does anyone have any experience of building one? Knows how we would even go about starting? Or potential rough costs? We know its gonna be quite costly...thats why we are only thinking about it hehe

Thanks guys

JimArnold · 21 October 2005 at 5:51PM

Depends on how you do it

Do some of the work yourself but get a brickie in; it can be done for well under £!0k for a large double garage - even for a proper pitched roof to match the house.

Ted_Hutchinson · 21 October 2005 at 6:48PM

From an insurance companies building cost estimator For garages (other than integral), rebuilding costs can range between £5000 for a single pre-fabricated garage to £8600 for a double pre-fabricated garage. Costs for a purpose built garage range between £11800 for a single to £16000 for a double built garage.
Before you start however you should consider if you or any future purchaser of the property might at a later date wish to expand over the top of the planned garage. It may be a selling point later on to be able to show that the garage had planning permission and appropriate footings/walls to cope with a bed/bathroom extension above it. The additional cost now would be miniscule compared with the potential cost of demolishing this planned garage and starting again with a full extension.
When I did mine at my previous property the cost of materials wasn't significant. You will be mainly paying for labour. If your handy DIY persons you could manage such a job.

Aletank · 21 October 2005 at 7:28PM

12 months ago I had a Detached Garage built 21ftX12ft , single brick,pitch/apex roof, UPVC facia, upvc double glazed window and side door for £7650 by a local small builder.
If your in the Liverpool area I'd gladley give you his number and your more than welcome to see his work, just let me know!!

Fay · 22 October 2005 at 8:43AM

Thanks for all the info guys, it seems to be about the price we thought it might be. Sadly I am in the West Midlands Aletank, however, my neoghbour is a builder so I will have a word with him about the job. Thanks again guys

cath-w · 23 October 2005 at 7:52AM

Do you need planning permission? This is one thing you will need to check.

Does it have to be a brick garage? What about a sectional one this this?

http://www.comptonbuildings.co.uk/banbury.html

I have never used the company just using the site for their pics.

C.

lynnemcf · 23 October 2005 at 9:05PM

I have a compton detached sectional garage, it is beautiful! DH would be able to give you all the info on them. We laid the foundations ourselves, garage was delivered exactly when they promised and assembled like mega lego. We have had it for 2 years now, and its fab.

Cost of building a garage

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