Front Attached Garage Vs Rear Laned Garage

[dj_rice]

Any pros/cons between the two?Which is better?Going to be purchasing a house soon and I don't know where I'm headed so looking for tips. Thanks in advance

Are Front Attached typically smaller than Rear Lane Garage?What size is good enough for 2 cars to park along with storage of tools/bicycles etc on the side. 24x24?



Thanks for all the posts, I love all the suggestions and recommendations so it can open my eyes


**If a mod can edit to add a poll of Front Attached vs Rear Lane Which Would You Choose so I can see what the consensus is please and thanks**

[schocker]

Do you enjoy shoveling, do you like having a driveway to wash your car in and a place for extra people to park along wtih not having a dusty car

[C_Dave45]

Front attached, hand's down. Especially if you can have a triple, attached perpendicular to your front door.
Lane garage? Ew. Bringing home groceries, loading and unloading from trips....even running to the car in your underwear at midnight to grab that doobie you left in the glove compartment.... Yup...front attached.

[sillysod]

I wanted a laned garage because I like to tinker in the garage - it's more of a shop that accomodates cars than anything.

If all you do is park your car in the garage get an attached.

[msommers]

To me the home styles are completely different and would come down to your preference of the look than anything.

[sillysod]

another + IMO of laned is your yard is actually private.

you don't have just a fence and 5 houses on the other side of it that can see in your yard.

[AE92_TreunoSC]

Front garage for me next time. That way only I can park in front of my own house.

I have a dick head neighbor with 6 cars that likes to leave cars in front of my house.

[Unknown303]

Originally posted by AE92_TreunoSC
Front garage for me next time. That way only I can park in front of my own house.

That's my favorite part of front attached. I can get two in the garage 3 on the pad and I'm a corner lot so there's parking for a least 5+ around the two sides facing the streets.

Although I usually just park on the pad, so I can say hi to the neighbors and talk about crap before I head inside ( And my garage is 1/2 occupied by tools and work benches currently..)

[AndyL]

Both front for parking and a shop around back

[guessboi]

+1 Front garage hands down. You can go straight into your house and a driveway to park more cars.

Better yet, get a place with a side lane so you can build a 2nd (detached) garage on the side.

My wife shut down my plan to build a 2nd garage so we can have more green space at the back for our 3 month old.

[Unknown303]

Originally posted by guessboi
My wife shut down my plan to build a 2nd garage so we can have more green space at the back for our 3 month old.

3 month olds don't play in grass! Build that garage.

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by AndyL
Both front for parking and a shop around back

THIS!!! If you can find one.

I've got a triple alley garage, and my only beef is that the alley isn't paved. Stay away from any alley garage that isn't. Even running through the yard in my underwear to "grab that doobey", isn't bad. I just wish it were paved.

[bignerd]

Detached is more likely to be broken into...

[88CRX]

Currently building a landed, rear garage. Biggest plus being the price. Even building the $20k detached garage it's quite a bit cheaper then a basic front attached garage home. Second plus being the fact you actually get windows and a front facade which looks better IMO. Gets a lot more light into the home.

Obviously detached sucks in winter. And gravel alley blows.

[r3ccOs]

Originally posted by 88CRX
Currently building a landed, rear garage. Biggest plus being the price. Even building the $20k detached garage it's quite a bit cheaper then a basic front attached garage home. Second plus being the fact you actually get windows and a front facade which looks better IMO. Gets a lot more light into the home.

Obviously detached sucks in winter. And gravel alley blows.

i dunno
I prefer front attached... lived in both and imo well worth the variance in price, of having the convience of a front attached move-up rather than crowded streets

plus generally the builders have more elaborate floor plans for move ups than most laned homes

[Xamim]

Detached if you work on cars. That way any noise from the garage doesn't make it into the house. We have a detached, and it is great because no one in the house complains when the air compressor comes on.

If all you do is park in the garage, and do the occasional tire swap and small things like that, then attached might be for you. Only downside is that attached are usually smaller, unless it is a bigger house. In the area we live in, there are both styles, and the attached garages are tiny. I always see people park in them and they have to squeeze through between the cars.

Like others have said, both would be wicked.

[Unknown303]

Originally posted by r3ccOs


i dunno
I prefer front attached... lived in both and imo well worth the variance in price, of having the convience of a front attached move-up rather than crowded streets

That's the best part by far, not having cars line up and down the street on each side. Everyone on my block parks in their driveway so the streets are nice and wide and clear or vehicles.

[Darell_n]

There's no way in hell I could afford my 1200 sq ft house if the 28x28 shop was attatched.

[sillysod]

Originally posted by Xamim
Detached if you work on cars. That way any noise from the garage doesn't make it into the house. We have a detached, and it is great because no one in the house complains when the air compressor comes on.

That's the reason we built our place where we did. I LOVE playing in the garage as I do "office" work all day, it's my escape. I built a 26x26 with heated floor, plasma tv, plumbed in air lines, etc. went all out. I even pressure wash the cars in there in the winter time.

That being said I had our alley paved as soon as the city could come and do it.

TikTok is right, gravel alley we had for 2 years was the absolute shits.

[GT4rally]

I agree, if you work on cars a lot, like I do, detached is the way to go. No noise in the house from air compressors, grinders, etc.

However, I really don't care for the gravel alley, especially riding my motorcycle down it... I got a nail in my motorcycle tire last summer from the alley.
And when it rains, the cars get muddy.
Dust isn't an issue, since we are at the end of a closed of alley.
I do worry about someone breaking in through the flimsy main door, which I would likely hear if it was attached.