Cost of Building a Single Garage?

Leodogger

We are thinking of having a single garage 8ft x 16ft with a flat roof built at the rear of our bungalow (not adjoining). Anyone know what is the basic cost would be? We have a shed to move too which is where the garage would go but my husband might be able to do that himself but if that was included would it impact the price much ?

brightontraveller

What construction brick,. block, timber, metal, concrete etc ditto roof tiled felted etc if you’ve not given those a thought then most would take it as your not really thinking of building it? Or you have a budget your prepared to spend regardless then construction is defined by that ?
google brickwork, block etc per meter will give you a start
If you went precast concrete you can pick those up second hand flea bay etc often free or peanuts its simply a matter then of often dismantling moving and re erection?

Leodogger

brightontraveller wrote: »

What construction brick,. block, timber, metal, concrete etc ditto roof tiled felted etc if you’ve not given those a thought then most would take it as your not really thinking of building it? Or you have a budget your prepared to spend regardless then construction is defined by that ?
google brickwork, block etc per meter will give you a start
If you went precast concrete you can pick those up second hand flea bay etc often free or peanuts its simply a matter then of often dismantling moving and re erection?

Thanks, I should have said, brick built with felted flat roof. Obviously if we want these things price doesn't come into it as it will have a definitive price for those materials and labour can be calculated accordingly, so not really open to price adjustment I wouldn't have thought. That is why I was asking what a typical single garage would cost.

Furts

JWhite wrote: »

Thanks, I should have said, brick built with felted flat roof. Obviously if we want these things price doesn't come into it as it will have a definitive price for those materials and labour can be calculated accordingly, so not really open to price adjustment I wouldn't have thought. That is why I was asking what a typical single garage would cost.

You would be extremely unwise to go for a flat roof. Your budget should be for a pitched roof and tiles. Trussed rafters and tiles cost peanuts so there is no logical argument on costings here.

Rolandtheroadie

Currently building a garage, it's 8x4 metres with the base already there.
I was originally going to get a sectional garage, the company wanted an additional 100mm base laid to ensure it was perfect for the garage. That would have cost £2000.
The garage will be built with block, have an apex roof, probably tiled and hoping to put an electric roller door and a upvc side door in it too.
I'm hoping to get the walls up for £1200, roof trusses will be £550, that includes something front and back I think they called "ladders". The doors I'm allowing £1500. Not decided on roof finishings yet, so apart from the trusses, the rest is an unknown quantity.
It'll be roughcast to finish, thinking about £1000 for that.
So I'm at £4300 with the roof to be erected, sheeted, finished and all the nice bits round the edges. Then guttering and downpipes.

Furts

JWhite wrote: »

We are thinking of having a single garage 8ft x 16ft

I should have added you have your dimensions rather suspect. For decades house builders were building single skin garages at around 5600-5700 x 2500-2700 overall. These were never satisfactory for size because cars have got bigger over the years. Add to this the piers required on single skin walls - for cavity walls are not required and would impinge too much on the available space.

Not many single garages are built on new build homes these days, but the wise choice is a much larger garage than your dimensions.

Leodogger

Furts wrote: »

I should have added you have your dimensions rather suspect. For decades house builders were building single skin garages at around 5600-5700 x 2500-2700 overall. These were never satisfactory for size because cars have got bigger over the years. Add to this the piers required on single skin walls - for cavity walls are not required and would impinge too much on the available space.

Not many single garages are built on new build homes these days, but the wise choice is a much larger garage than your dimensions.

Well we are restricted on space and couldn't have one wider than 8ft as this is where our existing shed hits the path down the garden, as for length we can go a bit longer but not over 20ft as we have a small garden. We don't have a large car and never have, I only drive a Citroen C1 but I can imagine it might cause a problem when reselling the property, but as we are in our late 60's that doesn't cause us a problem as we won't be selling.

Leodogger

Furts wrote: »

You would be extremely unwise to go for a flat roof. Your budget should be for a pitched roof and tiles. Trussed rafters and tiles cost peanuts so there is no logical argument on costings here.

It was only cost that deterred us from considering a pitched roof as they used to be expensive. Also virtually no one in our road which are all the same bungalow properties have pitched rooves on their garages, they are all flat, plus our garage would butt up against the next door neighbours who has a flat roof so don't know if this might prove a problem for his garage roof.

Leodogger

Rolandtheroadie wrote: »

Currently building a garage, it's 8x4 metres with the base already there.
I was originally going to get a sectional garage, the company wanted an additional 100mm base laid to ensure it was perfect for the garage. That would have cost £2000.
The garage will be built with block, have an apex roof, probably tiled and hoping to put an electric roller door and a upvc side door in it too.
I'm hoping to get the walls up for £1200, roof trusses will be £550, that includes something front and back I think they called "ladders". The doors I'm allowing £1500. Not decided on roof finishings yet, so apart from the trusses, the rest is an unknown quantity.
It'll be roughcast to finish, thinking about £1000 for that.
So I'm at £4300 with the roof to be erected, sheeted, finished and all the nice bits round the edges. Then guttering and downpipes.

Wouldn't block rather than brick have an impact on the width of the garage i.e. aren't blocks deeper than the depth of a brick? Only reason for asking is that we would be restricted to about 8ft max in width.

Are blocks cheaper to use than brick then ?

Furts

JWhite wrote: »

It was only cost that deterred us from considering a pitched roof as they used to be expensive. Also virtually no one in our road which are all the same bungalow properties have pitched rooves on their garages, they are all flat, plus our garage would butt up against the next door neighbours who has a flat roof so don't know if this might prove a problem for his garage roof.

Only you know the space available so I can only offer suggestions. To future proof the garage and give more practicality attic trusses could be used. These will cost perhaps £20 more for each truss, but they will take a floor and create above garage storage for all sorts. With your narrow width the headroom will be too small for us humans!

Obviously there is no storage facility with flat roofs and they are a constant source of concern for durability, leaks, and repairs.

Garages are not built very often today partly because people do not use them to put the car away at night. This could be deemed laziness, or not being neighbourly, but it is also a reflection on cars being better paint protected and rust proofed than they were around 25 years ago.

27col

Blocks are the same thickness(width) as bricks. Although you can get thicker blocks for particular applications.
The main reason that garages are not used for cars is that garage doors don't seem to have increased in width. Whereas, cars have definitely got wider. Also, as has been stated, cars are now well protected against corrosion.