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Garage Additions

If you are a car owner without a garage, you sure must be familiar with the agony of b
raving snow on a freezing morning while walking towards your car, only to find the doors frosted with the snow. While you struggle to get inside the freezing interiors of the car and turn on the ignition, the sluggish engine simply refuses to cooperate. Sheltering your car becomes a must if you live in regions of extreme weather. Even otherwise, protecting your car from impish teenagers in the neighborhood would be a good idea. Thus, garage additions are inevitable for almost all car owners.

Garage Addition Ideas

Once, you decide upon building a garage addition, the next step is to look out for various ideas for garage additions. Although, the main purpose of garage would be to house a car, it can also serve a number of other purposes. You can use it for storing various garden tools and equipment such as lawn mowers which occupy substantial storage space in the house. You can also use it as additional living space by building a story on it. Garage additions can also be used for housing boats, kids' bicycles, toys etc. If you install a work bench inside your garage you would be able to complete your do-it-yourself projects in the garage. Garage addition can also serve as a good place for setting up your home office.

Garage Addition Designs

Garage addition design would primarily depend upon the purpose for which you would be utilizing garage space. Even though you might intend to use it only for parking your car, it wouldn't be a great idea to build an unattractive box, next to your beautifully constructed house. Irrespective of the purpose of garage addition, aesthetic plays a vital role in the design of garage addition. The size of the garage is the most important factor to be considered while designing a garage. Ideally, you should not extend the size of the garage more than two-thirds of the total frontal size of your home. If you have plans for constructing an enormous garage equipped with all utilities, then it is recommended that you construct it behind your house, where it won't be visible. While adding a story to your garage, care must be taken that it ends well below the roof of your home. Before you approach a general contractor, you should be ready with the rough sketches, designs of the garage plan as well as some garage conversion ideas of your own.

Garage Addition Construction

If you are an avid do-it-yourselfer with a penchant for construction, then you can consider doing this job yourself. However, make sure you possess the requisite skills for doing this job. You may also approach a general contractor who may finish a part of garage addition for you. Usually, contractors take care of the construction of frames, drywall, roof shingles, insulation, garage doors, windows etc. Thus, you are left with the foundation, slab, electricity, floor sealing and painting which can be accomplished with the help of a laborer. If you decide to entrust the job to a contractor, get a proper garage addition cost estimate from him. Interview a couple of contractors before finalizing the deal with one.

Garage additions simply open a plethora of opportunities to utilize the available space. This home addition can take care of all your space related woes. Do not forget to equip your garage with a cabinet, closet and other essential furniture for additional comfort and functionality. By Ashwini Kulkarni Sule

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