Cost of a 2 car garage??

Hey all,

I am about to purchase a home, and some of them have a garage and some dont. So my question is to anyone who has built one, had one built, or knows the industry.......about how much for a basic 2 car??

This would be including the cement floor and everything up.

Does about $13,000 sound close?

yeah, thats pretty close. depending on what you want in it. if its detached, and you want elect., it'll go up for sure. that would be around 20x20 and 8' ceilings.

good luck in your house search. its def. a buyers market out there right now. so nows a good time to buy.problem is the interest rates are up again. I think in late spring they typically go down a bit just to start off the season.

I built a custom 24 x 32 detached garage with second floor loft, R30 insulation, 93% efficient furnace, and heaps of lighting, and so far the cost has been about $45K. It's fully drywalled & painted and I'm sitting upstairs right now typing on my DSL equipped computer while listening to the stereo.

I'd say don't do it any other way! If you are going to garage it, do it right and make it some place that you would like to hang out! Hmm. I think I'll roll my chair over to the fridge and get me another soda pop.

yeah, but before you invest too much money in it, make sure you plan on staying there for a LONG time. cuase you'll almost never see that cost in the value when trying to sell the house. (and yes IM JEALOUS AS HELL!) :)

Thanks guys. No 45k loft for me...... a wedding and new house in one year are enough!

The upstairs:

http://www.ws6transam.org/house/upstairs2.jpg

ws6transam: He said how much to build a 2 car garage, not how much to build a living quarters to get away from the wife:)
Brandon

ws6transam: He said how much to build a 2 car garage, not how much to build a living quarters to get away from the wife:)
Brandon
Nice Doghouse:)

Can I just rent out your garage instead of buying a house??? LOL.

I built a custom 24 x 32 detached garage with second floor loft, R30 insulation, 93% efficient furnace, and heaps of lighting, and so far the cost has been about $45K. It's fully drywalled & painted and I'm sitting upstairs right now typing on my DSL equipped computer while listening to the stereo.

I'd say don't do it any other way! If you are going to garage it, do it right and make it some place that you would like to hang out! Hmm. I think I'll roll my chair over to the fridge and get me another soda pop.
Nice. :lol:

You can buy a bare-bones steel building with two garage doors for about six grand. Add in the cost of a cement pad and you're set. $13,000 ought to do it with a few extras (insulation?).

When I get around to building a pole barn, I don't think I'm going to go quite as far as Dan did, but there will be at least three stalls, a lift, insulation, heat, electricity, and plenty of room to work. I'm thinking something in the 20-25K range.

I built a custom 24 x 32 detached garage ....
... and get me another soda pop.
Nice garage! But, "soda" pop? You are from MI, aren't you? :) lol

I'd love to have one built. I think I can go as much as 30X30 for my lot size by code. I'll need it to be high enough to handle a hoist.

I built my brothers garage (footings, slab, small drive, Home Depot 20x25 kit) for under $10,000. It is just bare inside. No insulation or drywall. I figured I'd leave him something to do. LOL

Thanks guys. I think I am gonna opt to pay more for a house that already has one. Hopefully..............

I built my brothers garage (footings, slab, small drive, Home Depot 20x25 kit) for under $10,000. It is just bare inside. No insulation or drywall. I figured I'd leave him something to do. LOL


how much do you think you saved him in your labor? he'd have to add that cost too Im guessing since he didnt mention building it himself as an option.

dan, you got a hoist? I got one and I love it. Id post a pic of my garage but my camera is dead. long story but it got run over by a car (or two :( )

also, someone mentioned building a garage and getting a hoist, it'll help if you make the concrete 5" thick instead of the standard 4" to support the hoist better w/less worry of cracking, and the ceiling will need to be minimum 11'. thats how tall my ceiling ended up and it clears a car just fine. almost go all the way up with a hood up even. but 12 1/2 feet would be more ideal so the hoist wont have to go up into the attic and you can pick up trucks and stuff if you wanted to.

I built a custom 24 x 32 detached garage with second floor loft, R30 insulation, 93% efficient furnace, and heaps of lighting, and so far the cost has been about $45K. It's fully drywalled & painted and I'm sitting upstairs right now typing on my DSL equipped computer while listening to the stereo.

I'd say don't do it any other way! If you are going to garage it, do it right and make it some place that you would like to hang out! Hmm. I think I'll roll my chair over to the fridge and get me another soda pop.


Your garage cost significantly more than my annual gross income :(

Thanks guys. I think I am gonna opt to pay more for a house that already has one. Hopefully.......
Good luck house hunting. It sounds like this is a good time to look and buy.

...also, someone mentioned building a garage and getting a hoist, it'll help if you make the concrete 5" thick instead of the standard 4" to support the hoist better w/less worry of cracking, and the ceiling will need to be minimum 11'. thats how tall my ceiling ended up and it clears a car just fine. almost go all the way up with a hood up even. but 12 1/2 feet would be more ideal so the hoist wont have to go up into the attic and you can pick up trucks and stuff if you wanted to.
You're right about that. The hoist would probably be a two poster. I suprised at how little they cost (relatively speaking). My brother has one in his pole building. You're right about the concrete... Of course the whole floor wouldn't have to be 5 inches? ...have to check recommendations. High ceiling is a must.

at least in the area of where the two posts are goin to go. you'll just have to do some figurein' to know where that will be though.

Chris, I dont have a hoist. I traded off the hoist option for the second floor, since I had zoning ordinances to deal with. As it was, I had to get a variance for exceeding the mean roofline height in order to get the 12x12 pitch that I wanted. The garage is a colonial revival style architecture that matches the house.

DeFormula,
Trust me, I didnt expect to pay as much as I did. However I saved probably $30K by doing all of my own drywall, plumbing, electrical, insulation, and painting. I *could* have whacked up a pole barn but it wouldn't have fit in with the historical significance of my 103 year old house and it's somewhat unique (to this area) colonial revival architecture.

It's really ironic too, a $45K garage just to house a $4500 car.

Our 30x40 pole barn was about 13,000 sided to match the house with 6 inches of concrete for a hoist with electric with 220. Its only 10'8 ceilings but the one side has a boxed area into the ceiling for a hoist

I helped my buddy track down a quality builder and a good price for a 2 stall garage last summer. 24x24, 10ft side walls, price included cement, windows, big door, access door, siding, shingles, all other materials, excavating and labor. Ended up being around $6,500 bucks. Took em maybe a week and a half from start to finish. Another $500 for the electrician who put two outside lights on the front, one on the side, 4 interior lights, plugs on the wall every 4ft, a high amp plug in the corner with a switch for an air compressor, and a plug on the rafter for a garage door opener. Price included materials. I lived there at the time and had the camaro parked in there all winter. Very well built and looks great. The average going price I found that was slightly more common was around 12-12.5k for the same thing. I'd recommend these builders anytime. Great guys too.

Well, I ended up with a house that already has a 2 car garage. Thanks for all the help guys. Now I need to research making it a 4 car garage!!.......one day