ROI detached garage

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For some reason I can only post a single picture per reply 24 x 28

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I built 24x32. My Martinique on the trailer is about 28' including tongue and swim platform. I used 10x9 doors to accommodate the height. My inside height is about 11.5'. CQ is the authority here but keeping in character of the house will help hold your value. My house is old and Victorian in style. I used attic trusses that are 12/12 pitched and hardiplank to match the wood siding on the house. It has the appearance of a carriage house that might have been built in 1903. I've got about 30K invested and that was doing all the electric myself. If you are planning a move sooner than later, you would probably be better off waiting and building at the next house.

Seems like a whole lot of money to store a boat in South Carolina, a roof is nice but do you really need walls? An attractively built carport on a slab would be a fraction of the price, and serve the purpose well. Pull the boat out, and you also have a nice pavilion for parties.

Gary S wrote: Cutting down trees so you don't crash into them can be cost prohibitive or not allowed either

no trees would need to be cut

FYI, I'm building a 22x25 and just got 2 quotes to pour the foundation for $4600 and $5250.
(Includes tear out of old foundation, setting the new further back, and material)
I'm in Cincinnati.

I'm going with Hardiebacker siding 18ft garage door and just electric. I'll build the entire thing myself.

permit was $490, Drawings from architect was $1000 and Survey was $600. All of this I had to have done since I live 0.14 acres in the city.

I have a large garage planned for the future also, I have too many tractors and boats. i hate leaving parked outside. But my cost to build, even using the cheapest trusses I could find and wiring everything myself I would never get back what i put into it if compared to spending 50K on a bathroom or finishing my basement, etc.
So I am putting an addition on my shed this summer for the time being for some tractor storage and outdoor equipment. But the boats are going to continue to live on the trailers under a pop tent or shrink wrap till i can justify another building.
I also have a two car attached garage like you do so it really makes no sense in most peoples minds to build another building on the property.

My only suggestion is to make it a drive through style. Ive always liked that much better than a garage with one door in the front. My plans are for a pretty large garage because i want to be able to fit a 40' boat inside the door. but thats going to be another project in itself.
Good luck post pictures when you start.

Cutting down trees so you don't crash into them can be cost prohibitive or not allowed either

Is the 20X30 set in stone? Does your zoning allow you to go longer? The reason I ask is I grew up with a 30X30 garage. We put a triumph spitfire sideways in the back with a snowmobile up against it. Then I could back my Caddy in and still have room to walk in front and behind the Caddy. If it was 4ft longer we could have easily put my brother's Satellite behind the Caddy and the spitfire sideways behind the Satellite. I personally would forego the height to be able to keep a tower up and ad 4ft in length. Then you could buy a mustang or ski tique and put it sideways at the back..

Swatkinz wrote: C-Bass wrote: Obviously it's a different region, but I'd say your $60/sqft is a bit high depending on what you might do yourself. At least in my area (southern IN), I was closer to $35/sf. I didn't do a whole lot of the work myself, just the excavating, wiring & insulation. Mine is a 32x36 with 9'x8' and 16'x8' OH doors and attic trusses which provide a 12' x 32' room upstairs (unfinished). Ours is brick on 3 sides to match the house, but I don't have any plumbing. CBass, you built on a concrete slab? What was the biggest cost involved? Brick? Framing? What would you do differently?

Mine was on a slab yes. I don't have the exact cost and % breakdown handy but could get it to you if you were interested. As a rough estimate I would say the framing/roofing materials & labor was about 35%, concrete work was about 25%, brick & labor was about 25%. The other 15% would be the Drywall (hired), electrical, insulation, etc.

If I did anything different I would add some basic plumbing (wash sink), or at least a hydrant inside. Other than that, I'm real happy with it.

As far as ROI, I don't expect much. There already is a 2-1/2 car attached garage so there aren't a lot of people who use more than that, or at least willing to pay more for additional space. I would say less than 25% return when you're looking at doing a matching style garage in an addition like yours.

For ROI, compare against what it would cost to rent a stall somewhere, then factor in convenience & man cave satisfaction. Are there any dry stack storage places nearby?    If you build it, put in O/H beam for hoist.

There's already a 2 car attached garage.

C-Bass wrote: Obviously it's a different region, but I'd say your $60/sqft is a bit high depending on what you might do yourself. At least in my area (southern IN), I was closer to $35/sf. I didn't do a whole lot of the work myself, just the excavating, wiring & insulation. Mine is a 32x36 with 9'x8' and 16'x8' OH doors and attic trusses which provide a 12' x 32' room upstairs (unfinished). Ours is brick on 3 sides to match the house, but I don't have any plumbing.

CBass, you built on a concrete slab? What was the biggest cost involved? Brick? Framing? What would you do differently?

I've always had some sort of outside storage and have gotten alot of utility out of what I've had in the past if nothing more than a place to escape the estrogen. I really want to do this, but I don't want to throw money away either.

Well good luck whatever you do. I would LOVE to have an outbuilding like that next to my house.

Obviously it's a different region, but I'd say your $60/sqft is a bit high depending on what you might do yourself. At least in my area (southern IN), I was closer to $35/sf. I didn't do a whole lot of the work myself, just the excavating, wiring & insulation. Mine is a 32x36 with 9'x8' and 16'x8' OH doors and attic trusses which provide a 12' x 32' room upstairs (unfinished). Ours is brick on 3 sides to match the house, but I don't have any plumbing.