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Measurements for a garage

8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago

Hi,

Could someone advise please of the following measurements for a garage (workshop, storage) completion. The existing unfinished building (no roof) is 5m or 15 ft. wide, 5m or 15 ft. tall at the front and 3,6m or 11 ft. tall at the back and 11m or 33 ft. deep (front to back).

Questions:

1. What would be best advised (normal, standard, usual) width and height for the garage doors (gate)? The current door height is none (open so far) and the current width is 3,8m or almost 12 ft.

I would like to make the door/gate more narrow (reduce to about 2,75m or a bit over 8 ft.) and I am not sure what the height should be. Is 2,75m width too narrow for standard industry garage door/gate?

2. What would be best (normal, standard, usual) slope for the garage roof? As per above the height (front; back): 5m or 15ft and 3,6m or 11 ft. I would like to lower it by about 80cm or 3 ft. at the front, but only by 60cm or 2 ft. ast the back. Would the slope be too flat in such case? The roof will be metal tin roof with metal truses. The climate is without snow load.

Thanks very much for your advise.

Comments (5)

  • PRO
    8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    Where are you located? How many vehicles and what size will be in the garage? is the garage a free-standing building? Why is the front (15') taller than the rear (11') of the garage?

    PicoAzores thanked Virgil Carter Fine Art
  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    You’re a planning on parking online nose to tail? That is a giant pain. Or are you only building a one car garage and the rest is shop? Because none of these dimensions says “garage”. Except for the height. That’s says “auto lift possible” Otherwise it just says “wasted space”.

    PicoAzores thanked User
  • PRO
    8 years ago

    I don't think a garage can be too big, but then I wish I had more room on each side to get in and out of my car (house built in 1948), but at least it's extra long for storage. If it weren't a basement garage (which I quite like for constancy of temperature - car never too hot or too cold), I would want stairs to upstairs storage - a service elevator to the upstairs would be even better - they furniture could easily be stored up there. In my dreams...

    PicoAzores thanked Anglophilia
  • 8 years ago

    Thanks everyone. It's a building that was built before I acquired this property. I did not choose its size. It is too large for a one car garage (with plenty of door opening space, but I only want it for one car or truck and a workshop and storage space, which is great to have an oversized garage for that purpose. Car may take 2m x 5m space and the rest would be storage space, shelves, and workshop corner. I wonder what industry standard door width and height is and as per my other questions above.

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    Standard height of a garage door opening is typically 7 feet, although 8 feet is not uncommon due to the popularity of large SUVs. Width of the opening for a single door is usually 8 feet, although 9 and 10 are still considered standard sizes.

    Bruce

    PicoAzores thanked Bruce in Northern Virginia