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View Full Version : Why don't they build deeper garages anymore?
coloradok5
03-17-2005, 04:04 PM
Man, it's hard to find a house with a garage that is deeper than 20 feet. :doah:
I looked at a house the other day and it was 14 feet deep, what the hell?
Shaggy
03-17-2005, 04:06 PM
Wow, that's shallow! The garage, not your thought.:doah: Mine is 19 feet deep, I thought that was bad!
willyswanter
03-17-2005, 05:13 PM
Mainly because they can get more square footage of house space. Garages aren't counted usually when square footage is calculated. So a home builder (cheap cheating sob's now adays) pushes the wall farther into the garage and can add that much more square footage without a larger foundation. And since most people now adays drive SUV's and small cars, 70% of the population doesn't care or notice.
carguy9135
06-14-2007, 04:49 PM
Mine is about 22ft deep we can snug in a full size pickup i think ....the f150 supercrew with the short bed will fit fine
Nitelord
06-15-2007, 05:03 PM
Mines 22' deep and that is tight. You know you can't have empty wall space...rotfl
duckmanquacker
06-16-2007, 04:11 AM
aww come on you dont own a yugo?rotflrotflrotfl:stir::stir::stir:
Nitelord
06-18-2007, 02:17 PM
I'll try and take a pic of it someday. It's a 3 car garage, with no cars in it.:doah:
My truck doesn't fit in anyway, it won't clear the roof of the cab.
rocknbronco
06-20-2007, 04:20 PM
Mainly because they can get more square footage of house space. Garages aren't counted usually when square footage is calculated. So a home builder (cheap cheating sob's now adays) pushes the wall farther into the garage and can add that much more square footage without a larger foundation. And since most people now adays drive SUV's and small cars, 70% of the population doesn't care or notice.
I second that all the better reason to build your home around your garage.
carguy9135
06-22-2007, 11:25 AM
I second that all the better reason to build your home around your garage.
that is exactly what my uncle did when he built his new house
rocknbronco
06-22-2007, 07:14 PM
My wife and I are going to build a 3 car garage with a apartment overhead, plus two car ports for dry trailer storage and live in it while we build our house with a 3 car garage and carport and yeah my garage will be deep enought to house a long wheel base truck.
strictlyv8
07-06-2007, 10:53 PM
My garage is 25ft deep but my truck won't fit. The only thing that sleeps in there is the vette and my washer and dryer. It's hard keeping it clean.
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