Looking at houses, and am very annoyed... why do they do this

[Steven Pederson]

Every three stall garage i look at online/in person the third stall is 2-3 feet shorter than the other two.... Why do they do that? I mean every one.

[solangler]

Mine isn't like that, its two feet longer, built specifically for my boat, and you know what, its for sale!

[LOW1]

Originally Posted by Steven Pederson

Every three stall garage i look at online/in person the third stall is 2-3 feet shorter than the other two.... Why do they do that? I mean every one.

Where I live there is a provision in the zoning code which limits the size of the garage facade. It's purely for cosmetic reasons - the city thinks that a broad three car garage front is unattractive.

To avoid this restriction builders set back the third stall to break up the facade.

[SinOrSwim]

also adds sq footage to the inside which increases the sale price. My old house the 3rd stall was deeper but more narrow but we built it vs a spec. Made a good area for extra shelving etc.

[fireboat]

Originally Posted by Steven Pederson

Every three stall garage i look at online/in person the third stall is 2-3 feet shorter than the other two.... Why do they do that? I mean every one.

Not mine. I'm a builder, ALL my 3rd car garages are 34' deep with a 10' wide 8' high door. And I have one for sale too. I do it just in case I have to move into one of them.

[PCDOC]

As stated, purely cosmetic. Ours is the same way.

I really want to know why in this day and age with large vehicles new garages are built with a 16' door? What a PITA. We didn't build the house, but it's only 4 years old. Our new neighbors are building across the street, and on my suggestion, he put in a 18' door. He'll thank me later.

Our 9' door just houses the yard tractor and kids toys/bikes

[yarcraft91]

In support of PCDOC's love of the 18' garage door...

We've had a wheelchair-bound family member for near 30 years. I can tell you the difference between a 16' and 18' garage door is whether you can get a wheelchair between the cars. My current garage is 26'x26', 18' door.

[Hot Runr Guy]

Originally Posted by yarcraft91

In support of PCDOC's love of the 18' garage door...

We've had a wheelchair-bound family member for near 30 years. I can tell you the difference between a 16' and 18' garage door is whether you can get a wheelchair between the cars. My current garage is 26'x26', 18' door.

and I'll bet that every doorway is at least 36", eh? Even a walker is a PITA with 28 or 30" bathroom doors.

HRG

[vtec]

Same here on depth, I went 18' x 36' deep on third stall. Every time I made the garage bigger I just had to make the kitchen bigger so spouse had no problem with the big garage. And yes, 18 x 8 main door is great too. We somehow got the small door order screwed up and it is only a 9 x 8 and I didn't realize it until too late. I am ready to rip that sucker out and go 10. Only 4 inches of clearance for my Lund on the trailer wheels. I'm not that good at backing in so end up using the main stall during summer for boat.

[Wade B AKA: Ruger2506]

Originally Posted by Steven Pederson

Every three stall garage i look at online/in person the third stall is 2-3 feet shorter than the other two.... Why do they do that? I mean every one.

City home built buy city builders......all who have no life outside of the city. That third midget stall is great for a crotch rocket or golf cart.

Upsets me greatly as well. My house has that stupid little stall. Pretty much useless.

In our search for a new home we are looking for a nice lot with a 2 stall and I will build a real garage for a man and his toys.