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| Typical costs: | - Having a contractor build a standard garage typically runs about $35 -$45 a square foot. Contractors.com says the minimum size (enough to park a vehicle) for a single-car garage is about 240 square feet, or $8,400 -$10,800; for a two-car structure it's around 380 square feet, or $13,300 -$17,100.
- AskTheBuilder.com suggests that a "dream" garage with plenty of room for two vehicles (without having to squeeze to get into and out of them) plus adequate work space, lighting, ventilation and attic storage requires 800-850 square feet, at $29,000 -$38,000 or more.
- Upgrading the quality of materials can bump the cost to $55 a square foot, or $13,200 for a minimum single-car structure, $21,000 for a two-car garage and $47,000 or more for the dream version.
- Accomplished do-it-yourselfers can cut costs considerably; materials for a single-car garage with a door but no windows start at $3,000 -$4,000, depending on the size and style. Kits with pre-cut or pre-fab materials to build a steel or wood garage run $5,000 -$14,000 or more, depending on the size of the structure and the quality of materials.
What should be included: | - Planning ahead is crucial; decide on all the expected uses of the garage, from parking vehicles to work areas and storage. Better Homes & Gardens lists planning tips and shows three upscale garage ideas.
- Most areas require building permits for garages. Consult with a local building inspector (it's free) before you start any work, even simple design plans. Depending on location, the cost for building permits can be relatively inexpensive or quite pricey.
- Building a garage is a complex process that involves design, possibly demolition, excavation, site preparation, foundation work, framing and carpentry, roofing, insulation, windows, doors, eaves, exterior siding, electricity, ventilation and often plumbing. A general contractor will walk you through the process, hiring and scheduling subcontractors to do each phase of the work. ThisOldHouse.com describes a garage project.
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Article updated June 2007 |
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| Posted by: spencer in North Conway, NH. | Purchased: 2008 |
| I am obtaining quotes in NH to build a garage with a concrete floor. A two car garage 24x24 with no finish work on the inside. I have three quotes $20,000, $32,000 and $51,000. I\'m not sure which contractor is actually \"in the ballpark\" since the numbers are so far apart. Any suggestions |
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| Posted by: R in Dartmouth, MA. | Purchased: 2008 |
| Do your quotes include the concrete pad? |
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| Posted by: spange97 in Fennimore, WI. | Purchased: May, 2008 |
| Contractor: | Square Feet: 36*36 |
| i just built a garage and it is a 3 car garage and was 20100 but i live in wisconsin, dont know the costs in new hampshire but i would definately double check. do you have a lowes or menards out there? they would be able to give you atleast the material estimates if you let them know what you are looking for. maybe this would help you out |
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| Posted by: Brandon in Dover, NH. | Purchased: 2008 |
| I am in the process of getting quotes for a 26 x 28 Garage (finished upstairs), a 8 x 10 breezeway, and a 10 x 16 deck. The quotes have been all over the place. From $90K to $156K. Any thoughts on what I should expect to pay? Thanks! |
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| Posted by: ecss08 in Pawling, NY. | Purchased: 2008 |
| I got a few quotes for my garage but I\'m trying to not goto an architect... So I went to a place in brookfield, CT He quoted me 45,000 +/- for a 32x28 2 car garage, includes plans, 2 garage doors, and something like 4 windows...Unfinshed up stairs, (its a 1 story with loft, no dormers, barn style roof) so I now get a few est. for a foundation 14,000 (my friend is doing the escavation for a 400.00) is this anywhere near ball park? |
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| Amount: $57,000.00 |
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| Posted by: Harry in Rockville, MD. | Purchased: July, 2008 |
| Contractor: Kass Remodeling | Square Feet: 400 |
| I have build a Garage for my client with all the permit and two car Garage, two windows as well the back door to the back deck and enterance to the kitchen, finish the rest of the landscape around the Garage, finish the front with Bricks and side vinyle siding for 57,000 |
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| Posted by: Eric in Blaine, Wa in Blaine, WA. | Purchased: February, 2004 |
| Contractor: | Square Feet: 1000 |
| My garage was built in 1916 (at least half of it was-the other half was built later) and is falling deeper and deeper into the ground and is even starting to separate in one corner (we can see light). What should I do? Jack the house up and re-pour concrete? Brace the garage together somehow? |
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| Amount: $33,800.00 |
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| Posted by: a user in Redding, CA. | Purchased: May, 2009 |
| Contractor: Carruth | Square Feet: 816 |
| Costs are down due to the slow down in building, great time to build a gargage though. A totally finished out 2 car garage, side workshop, insulated door and over 300 yards so earth moved, 30 yards of gravel and 4 foot sidewalk in the front. We also have a permit requirement of stuco siding or fire resistant siding which may add to the cost, but we are in a fire prone area in N.Cal. Less than 30 days from start to finish for construction, 1 week of rain delay. |
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| Posted by: KJD in Andover, MA. | Purchased: June, 2009 |
| Contractor: | Square Feet: approx. 600 s.f. |
| Two car garage attached with breezeway, full electrical,possibly plumbing for work area and office. Finished room over the garage for an office. |
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| Posted by: a user in Epsom, NH. | Purchased: June, 2009 |
| Contractor: Myself | Square Feet: 2000 |
| In May '08 I started building a 34'x25' 3-car garage with finished floor above and an attached breezeway. There are some fancy customizations and "bump-outs" to make it look interesting. The only thing I have contracted out is the work for the foundation (17K) and the design (2K) and it will end up costing about 60K when I complete probably sometime next year. I would expect to have paid at least double if the entire thing were to be contracted out. |
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| Posted by: 99 in Derry, NH. | Purchased: August, 2008 |
| Contractor: Myself, BTD Construction of Derry, NH | Square Feet: 780 on two floors |
| Cost me $5800 to pour the 4\\\' deep frost wall and 5-in. thick reinforced concrete slab. Cost me ~$1,700 to excavate the foundation myself, saving approximately $1,300 from what the contractor wanted to charge me to dig the hole, just rented an excavator from United Rentals. Contractor is local and priced extremely fair with my garage (non-foundation/slab) costing me $22,000 for the whole thing. I added a 4-ft. high knee wall on the second floor to make the floor to ceiling height in the \\\"bonus\\\" room upstairs in the middle of the room about 11\\\'6\\\" for a real bonus space. |
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| Amount: $57,000.00 |
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| Posted by: ccc_inc in clark, CO. | Purchased: July, 2009 |
| Contractor: cccarpentry inc. | Square Feet: 1080 |
| I built for my client a 2 car 2 story garage totaling 1080 sq. feet during the summer of 2009.This is with a high end exterior finish of cedar 2x, cedar clapboards, cedar shingles on the gables and timber frame details. No interior finish. |
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| Amount: $8,100.00 |
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| Posted by: Jakey 11 in Aspers, PA. | Purchased: April, 2010 |
| Contractor: Kozy Concepts LLC | Square Feet: 672 |
| I have a 3 car carport that already has a poured floor and a closed in roof. The size is 24 by 28 and the contractor just has to frame up the sides and 2 8 by 9 openings for the garage doors and then put 4 plain vynal standard windows and 2 entrance doors in and finish out with vynal siding. It will not be finished out inside. Is this price too high? |
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