How big does a garage have to be?

[VYFan]

I am considering taking in some of a garage in a rental house, and it would leave the garage only 16 feet long from wall to garage door. Is that acceptable? I know a suburban won't go in there, but that's true of even a lot of new construction. Thanks!

 

[Sangre Naranjada]

Mine is 1200 square feet, and I find that to be adequate.

 

[brntorng]

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[ScoPro]

A garage should be at least 20' deep & 10' wide (single car}

My two car garage (18' wide X 20' deep} is too small.

My brother has a 1,000 sq ft garage that is adequate for his four vehicles & John Deere lawn tractor.

 

[cinchhorn]

My garage is 18' deep, my z-71 won't fit buy 4" . 20' would be plenty.

 

[Sangre Naranjada]

Yes, my garage is 60' x 20', with a 16' ceiling. It would hold 6 cars if I really wanted it to. The folks who built it had two bigassed RVs (why they needed 2 is beyond me).

 

[VYFan]

Well, the reason would be to enclose space for the washer and dryer, which are right now in the garage. I am weighing the hate for a W/D in the garage against the hate for a little garage.

 

[tbone421998]

You might as well not have a garage for 16 feet. My corolla which is about as small as most cars get is 14.9' long. A camry is 15.8' long.

 

[kmac30]

is it causing ppl to not rent the place?

if that's not the issue and they just don't like it being in the garage, tell them to go buy a house. or use the laundry mat. i figure both aren't as easy as walking in the garage to throw some cloths in the washer or move them to the dryer.