What Size Oak Garage Do I Need?
When it comes to home improvement, size definitely matters.
Whether you live in a house or a mansion, deciding how to utilise your land and what scale you need to consider when adding to your home is a very important decision, and weâre going to break down what you need to know when making such important decisions when it comes to our speciality: oak garages.
What is the Oak Garage For?
The first thing you need to look at when deciding what you need and how big you need it is its purpose; you can be as philosophical as you like with this.
An oak garage, or any for that matter, can have many different purposes, some can do many things at once, while some are only designed for one specific purpose. They can be used for storage, extra space to place items you want to keep but donât want to litter the house; mainly objects containing memories, objects that can be used once in a while but not all the time, or specialist tools you don’t want to keep in the house. They can also be used to store your precious car – or cars – which you use frequently or which you take out once in a while for that special occasion then lock back up and maintain to the best standard possible; those classic BMWs are a right treat.
The amount or size of whatever will be housed within the garage is a very important thing to consider.
If you need a garage which should be able to store a 4×4 but can barely fit a sedan, itâs going to be a whole load of headache. Similarly, if you have a garage that fits a truck but is only used to house a few boxes, youâve got more space than youâll know what to do with
The best thing to do to figure this out is to plan anything you might want to go in and consider your future prospects.
Buying a new car and need somewhere to store it? Factor that in.
Need a place to store old items from days that past a long time ago? Factor that in.
Futureproof your garage as much as possible so you know when the time comes, you are ready; but donât go too overboard, in this case, there is a thing that exists known as being “too” ready.
Once weâve figured out the first part of the puzzle, the rest is easy.
You can then decide on the type of door, you can have a door that slides upwards, that opens sideways, remote controlled, whichever best suits the garageâs purpose.
You can decide where you will place the garage. Will it be next to your home or detached? If itâs attached, will there be access to your home from the garage via a door?
If it is used to store more than one vehicle or a vehicle alongside storage items, you can opt for a double garage which conjoins and can house many things within them – all of which can be either stored in a single open area which is either attached or divided. This is usually done by a wall that neatly separates the areas into two or more, all of which contain different things for extra neatness and peace of mind.
The hassle and headache of deciding what to do and what to get when it comes to oak garages – and dare we say any process of home improvement – can be made a lot more clear and a lot simpler by following a similar process to what we have outlined above.
Deciding the purpose of what you want, considering every possible thing you could use it for and then making sure there is nothing left to chance and everything is accounted for and planned down to a T will make sure you are getting just what you need with nothing to spare and nothing you need to sit and wish for.
We hope you enjoyed reading our article and we hope we have helped you make those life-changing decisions so much easier!
Darren Hook has been in the Oak Framed Building industry for over 30 years. He took over the business from his father and has been the driving force behind acquiring Trada Q-Mark certification. He has a lifelong love for traditional and sustainable building methods.
