Concrete Garage v Brick Garage

KSingh

Hello Forum,

I was planning on getting a concrete garage installed and would like your advice as to whether it is worth saving more for a brick garage to add value (if it does) to our home, if we decide to move in the future.

I would like the concrete garage as it gives us much needed space for gardening equipment, kids bikes and storage etc.

I've currently been quoted £1700 for the garage which includes a basic garage door and window. Another £1500 to lay (I Think) 4 inches of cement. I would add a raised roof to add a roller garage door and a side door for back garden access.

In total my budget will come to approximately £4500 which is affordable for me.

Will this build add value, or should I save and go for a brick build which I'm informed requires planning permission too and a larger outlay. Please advise.

Thank you for you help.

I have already posted here; Essential Money > Savings & Investments

Doozergirl

If a brick built garage needs planning permission then a concrete one does too. I’m not sure who is feeding you this information. Many garages fall under permitted development. If a concrete one falls under permitted develooment then an identically sized brick one would as well. There is no difference between the two.

A garage will add some value but how much depends on whether you live in Blackpool or Blackheath. It’s all about land value, just as your house would be worth different amounts in differing parts of the country.

moneyistooshorttomention

Might depend on who your target market will be come the time you sell the house eventually.

For those of us used to the idea of walls (garden walls/house walls/etc) being brick rather than concrete = no contest as to which house to buy out of 2 similar ones (one with brick garage and one with concrete garage). That being - get the brick one anyday of the week.

People that are more used to concrete walls everywhere might not even "register" that much what the walls are made of...

Davesnave

Whatever a garage is, it's not a savings vehicle or an investment, so this is the right place for your question!

People won't make much of a distinction between a concrete and a single-skin brick garage in many areas, but they will probably prefer the look of bricks. It will matter if your house is in an up-market place.

Rolandtheroadie

When I built my garage, the concrete one quote was £11500, I got my block/rendered one built for less.
The concrete one was wanting to put another 4 inch base on top of the 4 inch base I already had, at a cost of £2000, so that would have been £9500 using the existing base.
That was for around 30sqm of floor space. I kept to sizes that meant I didn't require planning (although it was replacing a larger garage that had had planning).
Can't remember all the costs exactly for what we done, but roughly £800 for the block, lintels and sand/cement. £600 for the brickie with me labouring to him, £800 for roughcasting, £2000 for the roof (joiner, roofer, tiles and wood), £750 for the main door, side door was free. £600 for roof trusses. Guttering and facias took it up to around £6000.

Tom99

Have you looked at timber garages? You can get some very nice looking ones with a pitched roof and they look a lot better than concrete and I am sure add more value. There are many suppliers but just as an example:-

http://www.passmores.co.uk/

KSingh

Thank you everybody for your advice.

My fear was that after building a Timber/Concrete garage afterwards someone would say, You should have built a brick one, it would have added £.... just for an extra £...

Budget is tight for me, the general consensus seems like a brick garage won't make a great deal of difference.

Thank you for your advice, I'm I came here for advice.

Thank you for helping.

Tom99

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]When I was looking for a replacement for my old concrete garage I visited the sites where some of the timber ones had been installed and some were very expensive houses.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Some timber ones, all oak for example, were probably more expensive than a brick one. The Passmores one which I linked to above was about the cheapest good looking one, after that the even cheaper ones looked more like a garden shed.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]A pitched roof is a must whether its brick or timber.
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Furts

KSingh wrote: »

Thank you everybody for your advice.

My fear was that after building a Timber/Concrete garage afterwards someone would say, You should have built a brick one, it would have added £.... just for an extra £...

Budget is tight for me, the general consensus seems like a brick garage won't make a great deal of difference.

Thank you for your advice, I'm I came here for advice.

Thank you for helping.

Brick built garages can have a huge advantage over concrete, or timber, garages. This is when adopting the savvy, or lateral thinking approach. A carefully thought out brick garage might be suitable for future use as an annex, or a hobby room, or a business from home use, or many other examples. Hence building from scratch with cavity walls, an insulated slab (or slab suitable for future insulation) can be a wise thought process. This thought process cannot be done with a concrete, or timber, garage