Garages

heffomike54

Hi Folks,

Have been doing a lot of driving in the last few weeks all over the country & I have noticed a trend with houses that has me confused. Is there any reason as to why most houses don't have the garage attached to the house? All most all the houses I have seen have the garage as a stand alone building, could this be due to some planning restrictions or any other reason?

Thanks everyone

sydthebeat

a few reasons:

1. if the garage is attached it is more often than not constructed in the same method as the house, ie floors and walls insulated.... for future proofed conversion. This makes it more expensive per sq m than a detached garage which can be built ex insulation.

2. it can be harder to get planning permission for a more 'bulky' design. An attached garage adds to the mass of a house

3. More often than not the budget doesnt stretch to include a garage initially

4. sometimes a garage is actually built first as a store for on site materials.

5. irish people tend not to keep cars in garages so no need for attachment.

heffomike54

sydthebeat wrote: »

a few reasons:

1. if the garage is attached it is more often than not constructed in the same method as the house, ie floors and walls insulated.... for future proofed conversion. This makes it more expensive per sq m than a detached garage which can be built ex insulation.

2. it can be harder to get planning permission for a more 'bulky' design. An attached garage adds to the mass of a house

3. More often than not the budget doesnt stretch to include a garage initially

4. sometimes a garage is actually built first as a store for on site materials.

5. irish people tend not to keep cars in garages so no need for attachment.

Question answered so ha ha cheers

woodturner

Probably for safety reasons also. If a fire broke out in the garage somehow it wouldn't spread throughout the house.

BarneyMc

When the house rates come in it is possible that a detached garage may not be included... speculation only!

muffler

BarneyMc wrote: »

When the house rates come in it is possible that a detached garage may not be included... speculation only!

A bit too early to speculate but I was reading a piece in The Indo the other day and there was a suggestion that when the property tax/rates kicks in it could well be based on the "site" value regardless of what type or sizes of house that are built. If that turned out to be the case then a garage wouldn't have any relevance.

BarneyMc

muffler wrote: »

A bit too early to speculate but I was reading a piece in The Indo the other day and there was a suggestion that when the property tax/rates kicks in it could well be based on the "site" value regardless of what type or sizes of house that are built. If that turned out to be the case then a garage wouldn't have any relevance.

Yes, I agree this would be more likely.