Size of Single Garage Advice

[clan]

After the recent storm it looks like its now time for me to remove my existing sectional concrete garage and replace it with a new one.

The existing one is 2.6m wide by 5.5m external sizes but I could make the new one slightly bigger as I always thought that it was too small.

What size would be optimal for my 991 911 or any future car?

[Baldchap]

As big as you can.

[Byker28i]

Baldchap said:

As big as you can.

Is the right answer. You can never have enough room for moving around the car, opening doors, storing tools and other stuff...

[Simon_GH]

A modern double is 5.5 x 5.5 if that helps. The length is fine for your car but I’d be tempted with an extra meter width to make access through the door easier and be able to open the car doors with ease once you’re in.

[MDT]

My old single garage was 2.8m x 6m and was ok for working on the smaller old classics (Morris and MGB) but new place has a double which is 6m x 6m and it ok, but as ever I do keep thinking "if only it was 7m x 7m. but then I know I would then be thinking if only is was 8m x 8m etc.

If it's only parking then you could get away with 3m x 6m

But remember the above you will start wanting 3.5m x 6.5m and then.......

[gotoPzero]

My new house has a 0.5m increase in W & L over my only garage and its a noticeable increase and I do use the extra space.

Any less than 0.5m increase you probably wont notice as much, IMO.

[M4cruiser]

Every garage in any house I've lived in was too small.

[bennno]

As big as possible, ours is 6.7 x 10 and could do with more still.

[Craikeybaby]

Mine is 5.5m x 4m and is getting too small, but it really depends on what else you are planning to store in there.

[LooneyTunes]

Byker28i said:

Baldchap said:

As big as you can.

Is the right answer. You can never have enough room for moving around the car, opening doors, storing tools and other stuff...

Don't forget height too. Having one built at present and one of the main considerations was making sure that the door was going to be high enough to get 4x4s in without any stress.

[Oberheim]

M4cruiser said:

Every garage in any house I've lived in was too small.

This, sadly. In my current late seventies-built detached garage I can squeeze our rarely used Fiat 500 in along with 2 bikes and shelving on one end and one side, but it's a tight as a gnat's chuff in there.

[Harpoon]

bennno said:

As big as possible, ours is 6.7 x 10 and could do with more still.

Indeed. Ours is 7.25 x 5.7m and more wall space would be very handy for storage!

[Mercdriver]

Take care with sizes, check with planning the maximum size for a single garage, the original planning will be for a single. If it is too big you will get a visit from planning requesting you apply for planning permission for a double

I had a garage built and told him the size he wanted, he suggested 200mm less to keep it a single.
Guess what after it was built up pops enforcement officer with tape measure. Glad I listened to builder I was able to send officer on his way with tail between his legs

[Maxus]

Out of interest OP, did you put your 991 in your current garage? My garage is very similar dimensions and I'm in the process of clearing it out and planning a solution to get my 991 in. No scope to increase the size unfortunately.

[TA14]

I'd say your minimum is 4.5m car plus 0.75m space front and rear plus workbench 0.75 so that's 6.0m. But you might buy a longer car or want more space; the 3.5 x 6.5 suggested above sounds reasonable for internal dimensions to allow for shelving systems on either side.

[clan]

I ended up going for a sectional garage, 3.1 x 6.7. Hopefully its wide enough but I couldn’t really push it much further out on the width.

[clan]

Maxus said:

Out of interest OP, did you put your 991 in your current garage? My garage is very similar dimensions and I'm in the process of clearing it out and planning a solution to get my 991 in. No scope to increase the size unfortunately.

Sorry I didn’t ever try the 991 in it. To be honest it didn’t look like I’d get the doors open but after reading through the comments I actually think it might have.

[Maxus]

clan said:

Maxus said:

Out of interest OP, did you put your 991 in your current garage? My garage is very similar dimensions and I'm in the process of clearing it out and planning a solution to get my 991 in. No scope to increase the size unfortunately.

Sorry I didn’t ever try the 991 in it. To be honest it didn’t look like I’d get the doors open but after reading through the comments I actually think it might have.

Cheers. I’ve done a load of measuring. Car is 1.9m wide, door edge is 40cm more when on the first notch of opening. Garage being 2.5m wide means it could fit. How inconvenient to do is another thing.

[Simon_GH]

Maxus said:

clan said:

Maxus said:

Out of interest OP, did you put your 991 in your current garage? My garage is very similar dimensions and I'm in the process of clearing it out and planning a solution to get my 991 in. No scope to increase the size unfortunately.

Sorry I didn’t ever try the 991 in it. To be honest it didn’t look like I’d get the doors open but after reading through the comments I actually think it might have.

Cheers. I’ve done a load of measuring. Car is 1.9m wide, door edge is 40cm more when on the first notch of opening. Garage being 2.5m wide means it could fit. How inconvenient to do is another thing.

Perhaps clearance on the garage door is the most critical measurement - sufficient space between the uprights of the door so it’s an easy manoeuvre with no risk of scuffing your pride and job. I’d want a gap on the passenger side of 1/2 meter in an ideal world plus the ability to open the drivers door wide enough so you don’t need a yoga warm up first.

[clan]

Simon_GH said:

Maxus said:

clan said:

Maxus said:

Out of interest OP, did you put your 991 in your current garage? My garage is very similar dimensions and I'm in the process of clearing it out and planning a solution to get my 991 in. No scope to increase the size unfortunately.

Sorry I didn’t ever try the 991 in it. To be honest it didn’t look like I’d get the doors open but after reading through the comments I actually think it might have.

Cheers. I’ve done a load of measuring. Car is 1.9m wide, door edge is 40cm more when on the first notch of opening. Garage being 2.5m wide means it could fit. How inconvenient to do is another thing.

Perhaps clearance on the garage door is the most critical measurement - sufficient space between the uprights of the door so it’s an easy manoeuvre with no risk of scuffing your pride and job. I’d want a gap on the passenger side of 1/2 meter in an ideal world plus the ability to open the drivers door wide enough so you don’t need a yoga warm up first.

My 991 is a Carrera T with the carbon buckets so at 54 I need to open the door wide to get out of the car