Building An Attached Garage Yourself

If you are interested in building an attached garage you may be considering looking

into the option of building it yourself without the use of a professional building contractor. While this is an option that can definitely save you a significant amount of money, it is important that you give careful consideration to your skills and your abilities before you set out on your project.

Your Experience Level

Have you had experience in construction? If not, then perhaps building an attached garage on your own is not the best option for you. However, if you have a willingness to work hard and perhaps have a solid network of qualified friends and family members, then you may just have what it takes to get the job done. Be sure that your friends and family members can commit to helping you to get the project done while also advising you on the best approach to take with purchasing your required materials and with every step of the project.

Set Your Budget & Start Planning

Before you set out on your project, it is important that you set your budget for the project so that you can have a clear and realistic idea as to what it will take to successfully get your attached garage built. As a part of your budgeting and planning efforts, you need to careful factor in all of the materials that you will need. Do a significant amount of price comparison shopping so that you can be well aware of what the prices of each of the required materials will be. To help keep your construction material costs low, consider looking into sources of recycled or repurposed construction materials even an online source like Craigslist could be a great place to locate building materials that will fit neatly into your budget.

Start the planning process by researching the steps that are needed to lay the foundation of your garage in a manner that will not compromise the structural integrity of your home and of the garage itself over time. Consider any electrical or plumbing fixtures that need to be installed prior to the pouring of your garage's foundation. Electrical and plumbing can be a bit of a difficult task so be sure that you recruit the help of someone who is well aware of what is required in order to keep things as safe as is possible. The last thing that you need is to run into a potentially dangerous situation with poorly done electrical systems in your garage more than just dangerous when you plug something into an outlet, it could rapidly turn into a potential fire hazard that not just destroys your attached garage but also possibly your home!

The next step is to install the framing for the garage, including any upstairs loft or additional storage areas that you have planned for. Insulation and drywall will follow, along with the outside masonry work that will be required in order to ensure that your attached garage closely matches the exterior of your home.

Building an attached garage is a large undertaking for any homeowner; however, with a bit of research and a significant amount of help from your friends and family members, you will be able to complete your project within budget!

Building An Attached Garage Yourself

By: Raul Amoros

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