Garage lengths

[teamgreen]

I have a 22' long garage pad and am now looking at putting up the garage. Problem is my truck is 20.5' long. After I build walls and allow for garage door, will it fit?

It's not my dream house, but will be in it for a few years. Is it worth the $$$ to extend the pad?

 

[ferniesnow]

I have a 22' long garage pad and am now looking at putting up the garage. Problem is my truck is 20.5' long. After I build walls and allow for garage door, will it fit?

It's not my dream house, but will be in it for a few years. Is it worth the $$$ to extend the pad?

If you have 2x6 walls that will be 21' inside measurement with 1/2 drywall or OSB. The overhead door takes up a 3-4 more inches. IMHO, or if it were my garage, I'd extend the pad.

You can't even walk around the truck let alone park in the garage with anything hanging out the tailgate.......

 

[brian h]

your truck wont fit,my2 cents is extend the garage pad if room accumadates,even if you plan on moving in a few years you would appreciate parking inside and it will only help your resale value

 

[pipes]

If you have 2x6 walls that will be 21' inside measurement with 1/2 drywall or OSB. The overhead door takes up a 3-4 more inches. IMHO, or if it were my garage, I'd extend the pad.

You can't even walk around the truck let alone park in the garage with anything hanging out the tailgate.......

your truck wont fit,my2 cents is extend the garage pad if room accumadates,even if you plan on moving in a few years you would appreciate parking inside and it will only help your resale value

I have to agree with these two Guys. My garage is 26' X 36' with the 26' being the length for the truck. I have a 2012 Dodge 3500 crew cab long box. and it leaves me little room to get around back of the truck with the nose tight to the front. I wish that I could have gone bigger.

 

[the_real_wild1]

If you can afford to then extend it. IMO go as much as you can. You will regret it if you don't. I have never heard anyone complain that their garage is too big. It is always the other way around.

 

[Joholio]

if you can afford to then extend it. Imo go as much as you can. You will regret it if you don't. I have never heard anyone complain that their garage is too big. It is always the other way around.

x100000

 

[arff]

My old house had a 24 x 24 garage. This left very little room to walk around the truck. Anytime you want to do something your always moving the vehicle.

Also for resale people are looking at garage size. If you can built it bigger.

 

[goodngrubby]

Yep, all true. I had permits to build mine 30'x40'x14', but I cut it down to 30'x36'x12'....biggest blunder I could have made. If you have the room, stretch it out as much as possible.

 

[teamgreen]

I don't have a ton of yard space so I was hoping to maximize it. I guess I will look at the cost of concrete to make it two feet longer

 

[pipes]

I don't have a ton of yard space so I was hoping to maximize it. I guess I will look at the cost of concrete to make it two feet longer

Take it to the maximum allowable. The bigger garage you have the less lawn you have to mow.

 

[Summitric]

Yup, extend it or you will always regret it.......... Best garage i ever saw was a 4car garage 2 stalls deep as an attached garage. It was awesome, and there was a solid type foldable wall divider that divided front 2 stalls from rear 2 stalls-- vehicles on outside 2 stalls and toys(quads/sleds) on inner 2 stalls

 

[arff]

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[maxwell]

Make sure it's not impeding on any minimum front side or rear yard setbacks and that its not going to push you over your total allowable site coverage percentage otherwise selling in the future will be difficult trying to get a variance from the town.

 

[plio7]

pfff don't listen to these clowns......remove the bumpers from your truck

 

[ferniesnow]

pfff don't listen to these clowns......remove the bumpers from your truck

You are having a better day today.............or it seems from the above post!

Absolutely hilarious............atta boy Chris

 

[OVERKILL 19]

Mine is basically a 24x24beside a 22x30 my mega cab fits in the 24x24 but that wall to door no benches etc. my wife's enclave fits in there perfect. I always park in the longer side. 24x24 is ok of all u do is park there. That said I would have gone to 26 deep but I would have loosed a bunch of trees. So I sacrificed that but knowing it was parking only.

 

[plio7]

Take bumpers off and sell..... Save money on concrete, make money on bumpers....win win

 

[ferniesnow]

Take bumpers off and sell..... Save money on concrete, make money on bumpers....win win

Awesome. That's twice today and I can't even hand out any green rep.................I tried but oh no, I have to spread it around before I give plio7 anymore!

 

[medler]

go as big as possible...come look at my garage...or shed i call it..2 sleds 2 quads and a truck,,jammed in like china...sucks !!!!

 

[oler1234]

I have a 22' long garage pad and am now looking at putting up the garage. Problem is my truck is 20.5' long. After I build walls and allow for garage door, will it fit?

It's not my dream house, but will be in it for a few years. Is it worth the $$$ to extend the pad?

Mine is 22 square, 2x4 studs and finished. If I have nothing on the front wall the truck will fit in with just over 1ft to spare. The truck is a chev 1/2er extended cab short box.

that being said with the hot rod and sled in there I do have enough room to work on both, but the car is only 15ft long and much narrower.