Gleeson Homes - Garage dimensions

RS2OOO

TheJP said:

Does anyone realistically buy a new build thinking they can fit a car in the garage or comfortability on the drive?

I would say almost certainly no judging by the silence at the end of the phone if I dared ask the garage dimensions. 

But I do know of a car enthusiast who convinced his developer boss to build larger garages on a new estate and following successful sales they continued developing at the larger size where planning conditions allow, believing it to be a more attractive selling point than previously anticipated.

user1977

ohdarn said:

There really ought to be minimum sizes for garages and bedrooms.

I'm pretty sure there are as far as newbuilds are concerned. Not sure whether generally-applied standards as such, but the planners will want to check the terms are being used realistically.

fredddddddddddd

If their houses are anything to go by, expect the garage to be hilariously small in size.

Recently looked at a 4 bed detached "Longford". 81.74sqm, only a shade bigger than a 2 up 2 down! And the 4th bedroom had a big chunk of unusable floor space due to a massive box covering the stairway. Not enough room to swing a cat, or just do a full turn with your arms stretched out 

How they get away with building houses so small is beyond me.

Ibrahim5

There's a company called Octagon who do some nice new builds. Cheap new builds will be small. Expensive new builds aren't. It's to do with the price not the age.