16’ door. But you will have to pick 2 of the three.
16’ door. But you will have to pick 2 of the three.
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Just built mine, 30x40x9’ with 2 10x8 doors. Boat in one side and truck in the other, tractor and lawn mower go in behind them. At 30’ wide I have 6’ in the center between the 10’ doors and 2’ from the door to wall on each side. The Vexus and Super Duty are both pretty wide but I have room to walk between them and the walls and there is about 7’ between the boat and truck. I hope it works for you but I would definitely go with 2 doors so you could back in straight verses trying to angle it in to the outside wall. I really don’t see all three fitting side by side.
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You can fit 3 side by side for storage purposes but not every day going in and out , I have a garage 22 wide with a corvette , roadrunner and catalina convertible all side by side , middle car on dollys to push it close. As far as doors I have another garage 24 wide 2 10×10 doors boat on one side a piece of cake backing in , kubota in front of it with bucket outside, other side 3 cars one on lift , you will be surprised what you can squeeze in.
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If you could make it 24’ wide, but maybe 30ft deep, that could work if the boat trailer is pushed to the back, and the tongue angled to the left wall. That will open enough space between the garage door and the boat to park the little tractor. Adding depth could make it work, imo, but at only 24’ wide, it is still going to be pretty tight inside.
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Invest in a graphic paper tablet, make templates of everything you plan to put in there to scale, draw it up and move stuff around to see if it fits. I did this and modified drawing 6-8 times before I came up with what worked for me (30x36 with two lean-to’s, one enclosed). It fits the boat, workbench, compressors, standing floor tools, puller, two project cars (I’m an idiot), and some storage.
24 x 24 is gonna be tight.
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It will make your life a lot easier and don't go with anything less than 8' H, though 10' H would be better.
Standard tract home garage door is 16’ wide
So here is some food for thought as I ran into similar town issues when I was doing my garage. How about doing an overhang big enough on one side of the garage that boat can sit under most of time. Then if you want to work on it swap car and boat around. Still keeps it out of the weather for most part, and my town was way more open to the idea. I did my over hang with recessed lights, power outlets at back by charger plug in and have a spot for a big fan to blow air across deck if I fish in wet weather.
I had to have the roof sloped toward the front and back of garage due to space constraints. I went with a 16 wide 9' high door so my MK Talons would fit in. Also had the laminated veneer lumber, load bearing beam put in over the door. The wide door really helps if youre trying to squeeze a lot in the garage.
Just some thoughts to consider. The foundation will steal 6” on each of the three sides unless your plans dictate differently….ask me how I know this? Mine is 24x30 with an 18x9’ door. So think about it. 18’ door gives you 9’ for your 96” boat and same for your 1/2 ton pickup. You want to be able to walk between the truck and boat? You then have 3’ on each outside wall for whatever you want……less 1 ft’ for the foundation. Two doors….regardless of size…..do you always have everything lined up perfectly every time you back your boat in? I even have duct tape laid on this floor and don’t do it perfectly every time! Ever try to swivel a tandem axle boat? I always thought two doors looks nicer and matching the house but i’m glad the builder talked me into one door. Ever catch your truck mirror on the door frame with two doors? 24’ deep….want to swing your tongue or tilt your motor down every time before you back the boat in? Things to consider….
Several good points have been made and I appreciate all the suggestions. I'm putting a 5' door in the back for the ZTR but alas, there's no chance of making a drive thru for the boat. The biggest obstacle to making things the way I want them is shoreland zoning and the way I'm boxed in. I'm somewhat grandfathered by the existing structure but not allowed to have any part of the building be closer to the water than the original footprint. I'm also facing some height restrictions
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I agree with the 18’ wide door. Especially on a gable end door, no extra header size. Just built us a 24x36x10’ tall last fall, mostly for our trucks in winter, but my boat will live inside and truck outside when weather permits. My old house had a 24x24 and the 20’ boat without a foldable tongue had to sit diagonally. I built custom homes for 20+ years, and was thanked many times for recommending a 18’ door vs two 9 or 10’ doors on a single garage door plane. It’s just so much easier to angle trailers and vehicles in closer to the sides.
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Good luck on the garage.... add an extra large peg board for all those lures
I’ve always had 18’ wide doors on mine and would not want less. One big opening is easier to get things in than 2-10’s
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Does your town have a variance process? Most locations do. Typically you have to submit a site plan showing your property lines, the garage, and your reasons for requesting a larger building footprint.
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yup, you'll regret 24', Go at least 28'
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Sounds like you have done your homework. Is there any variances available that would allow you to "remodel" the existing building bigger ? Sometimes it's allowed if you reuse a wall of an existing structure instead of completely replacing the entire structure. Which side of your new building would you have closer to the shoreline in order to go bigger ? Not knowing your layout, would it be possible to gain size by going more to a side or possibly giving up some driveway ? Don't know if making a variance request thru an attorney would possibly help or not. Just a couple more ideas that I have had friends go thru when they wanted a bigger garage. Good luck & hope you can get this resolved.
While that is true, I my house has 3 18' doors--1 in the front of garage 1, 1 in the front of garage 2, and 1 in the back of garage 2.
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Good luck with the garage building. It won't be big enough though. I built one 24x30 and ended up building another on 30x40. You said bigger might not be an option, but I would sure try to get to at least 24x30.
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