average size of 2-car garage
#1
05-23-01, 07:19 PM
We are in the process of having our home built. My husband is concerned that the garage is not wide enough for our compact car and full size pickup. The builder's standard size is 18'4" x 20' (2-car side-by-side, of course). Seems big enough to me. Do you know the average standard size of a 2 car garage these days? Does it make any difference what part of the country - we're in the mid-west?
#5
05-25-01, 08:25 PM
Appraisers and architects take 24X24 as the standard for a two car garage. 20 by 20 is really the minimum desirable size. It will accomodate two small cars alright but anything larger and the car door swing gets a little tight, but workable. A few older land yachts and big trucks rewuire more than 20 feet in length. A twenty foot garage is a lot cheaper to build and makes a nice box for cars, but it allows little room for storage.
