cost of building a garage in the current world?

[Twitchy15]

Has anyone built a garage this summer or the last year?

how much more expensive has it gotten?

I bought my home in 2017 older 1960s house with a insane slope in the backyard. I was quoted in 2017 ~ 40,000-50,000 for a basic 24 x 24 garage with retaining wall.

This sloped portion of our yard is essentially useless. If money wasn't an option we would do a garage with pad beside at least but the amount of space and the way the lot is we could have a triple garage + pad beside it and it could be two stories high.

[BlackArcher101]

I believe $20-25k for a standard slab small double garage is going rate at the moment. Given you have a big retaining wall with engineering, 40-50 may be reasonable.

[Fuzz]

That sounds about right. My pad alone, with a 2 foot retaining wall on half of it was ~15.5k back in 2018(after much shopping around), and I'm sure concrete prices have gone up. Yours sounds like a much bigger wall.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by Twitchy15

Has anyone built a garage this summer or the last year?

how much more expensive has it gotten?

I bought my home in 2017 older 1960s house with a insane slope in the backyard. I was quoted ~ 40,000-50,000 for a basic 24 x 24 garage with retaining wall.

This sloped portion of our yard is essentially useless. If money wasn't an option we would do a garage with pad beside at least but the amount of space and the way the lot is we could have a triple garage + pad beside it and it could be two stories high.

I have the same and was told closer to $80,000; but I'm in Vancouver where everything has added F U pricing.

[rohara66]

Originally Posted by BlackArcher101

I believe $20-25k for a standard slab small double garage is going rate at the moment. Given you have a big retaining wall with engineering, 40-50 may be reasonable.

$20k was the standard price like 10+ years ago. With slab thickening (no foundation walls), no insulation, no drywall, no fancy electrical.



A garage with foundation walls in 2022 is probably double that... at least... if you can even find someone to building and specifically frame it.



Good luck!

[BlackArcher101]

Originally Posted by rohara66

$20k was the standard price like 10+ years ago. With slab thickening (no foundation walls), no insulation, no drywall, no fancy electrical.


A garage with foundation walls in 2022 is probably double that... at least... if you can even find someone to building and specifically frame it.

Good luck!

Hmmm, then his 40-50 with retaining wall sounds extremely reasonable.

[Leondros]

Originally Posted by Twitchy15

Has anyone built a garage this summer or the last year?

how much more expensive has it gotten?

I bought my home in 2017 older 1960s house with a insane slope in the backyard. I was quoted ~ 40,000-50,000 for a basic 24 x 24 garage with retaining wall.

This sloped portion of our yard is essentially useless. If money wasn't an option we would do a garage with pad beside at least but the amount of space and the way the lot is we could have a triple garage + pad beside it and it could be two stories high.

I have a similar issue that I have been dealing with. Last year was looking to do a triple but massive garage (1,280 square feet and 12 feet tall). We also have an insane slope - so insane that we are building the backyard patio and full 3 feet of sod on top of the roof. Obviously at this point its more of a bunker given the load bearing requirement and the fact it needs to be waterproof.

The garage was then going to be tied into a future house down the road with access through the basement.

Our initial quote was $265K and it went to $385K real quick due to inflation of steel/concrete etc. It is my understand costs in the steel world (rebar) are normalizing.

Needless to say we are still without a garage...

[CaptainCrunch]

Buy the material, fly in the amish, it'll be cheaper and you'll get a great dinner out of it.

[Twitchy15]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

That sounds about right. My pad alone, with a 2 foot retaining wall on half of it was ~15.5k back in 2018(after much shopping around), and I'm sure concrete prices have gone up. Yours sounds like a much bigger wall.

If I had a two story garage the top floor would walk onto my lawn at the same level as the house if that gives you an idea of how steep it is lol

[Twitchy15]

Originally Posted by BlackArcher101

Hmmm, then his 40-50 with retaining wall sounds extremely reasonable.

the quote was 2017. Looking back its fairly reasonable but just buying a house and money being tight its a large amount. Plus adding on insulation..heat stuff you dont need but would like with a garage

[Twitchy15]

Originally Posted by Leondros

I have a similar issue that I have been dealing with. Last year was looking to do a triple but massive garage (1,280 square feet and 12 feet tall). We also have an insane slope - so insane that we are building the backyard patio and full 3 feet of sod on top of the roof. Obviously at this point its more of a bunker given the load bearing requirement and the fact it needs to be waterproof.

The garage was then going to be tied into a future house down the road with access through the basement.

Our initial quote was $265K and it went to $385K real quick due to inflation of steel/concrete etc. It is my understand costs in the steel world (rebar) are normalizing.

Needless to say we are still without a garage...

wow.. yeah I would want to wait till prices stabilized before such a big project. The space is so wasted so a triple with a pad and second storey for storage would be a good use of space but $$$$ a lot to sink into a garage.

Your garage sounds incredible connected to the house underground? is the house not built yet?

[surferguy]

Twitchy - could you do a four car? Two on the alley level and a drive in from the front on the top? I’ve seen this completed at a home in Gendale. I’m pretty jealous of that kind of set up

[Twitchy15]

Originally Posted by surferguy

Twitchy - could you do a four car? Two on the alley level and a drive in from the front on the top? I’ve seen this completed at a home in Gendale. I’m pretty jealous of that kind of set up

Someone close to me has a four car garage just in the back, It probably could be done but those driveways beside the house to the back usually are super tight.

[Leondros]

Originally Posted by Twitchy15

wow.. yeah I would want to wait till prices stabilized before such a big project. The space is so wasted so a triple with a pad and second storey for storage would be a good use of space but $$$$ a lot to sink into a garage.

Your garage sounds incredible connected to the house underground? is the house not built yet?

Its a future project. Plan is to do a false wall to do a future connection.

In theory I suppose we could do something similar with a second story, although the preference goes to outdoor space with a hottub, heaters, gazebo, a pedestal porcelain tile system and bbq area.

[Mightyfire89]

24 x 24 garage with pad (no retaining wall) was ~$36,000.00ish last fall for me. I don’t know if that’s helpful.

[bizaro86]

Cost of lumber has come way down recently.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Originally Posted by Mightyfire89

24 x 24 garage with pad (no retaining wall) was ~$36,000.00ish last fall for me. I don’t know if that’s helpful.

Was that insulated and drywalled?