What Is the Size of a Two Car Garage?
Garages can be built in a number of sizes and layouts. The most common variety is the two-car garage, although three-car garages are become the norm in newer high end homes. Does this Spark an idea?
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Two-Car Garage
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The average two-car garage is 20 by 20 feet for a total square footage of 400 square feet. This size is the most commonly used definition of a two-car garage by city and county requirements. A garage this size will use a 16-foot door. While fairly common, this size is considered the minimum and is fairly small.
High End Homes
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Designers of more high end homes typically use a larger garage when building new homes. These house often have a garage that is 26 feet wide and 24 feet deep. These garages will often use two 8- or 9-foot doors instead one larger one, but one large door is not uncommon.
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Three-Car Garages
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A three-car garage offers not only an extra parking space but often extra storage for lawn mowers and other equipment. The typically range of a three-car garage is 32 to 36 feet wide by 24 to 28 feet deep. A three car garage will typically have a small 8- or 9-foot door and a larger two-car stall.
History of the Garage
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Early garages were nothing more than converted carriage houses that had previously been used to house horse. As cars become more common, outbuildings designed specifically for cars became the norm. The word garage originates from the French word "garer" meaning to protect or provide shelter.
History of Garage Doors
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Early garage doors were basically barn doors. They opened outward, which could be inconvenient when the ground was covered in snow. Sliding track doors replaced these barn doors, and in 1921 the overhead door was invented by C.G. Johnson. The door lifted up and folded parallel to the garage floor. In 1926 C.G. Johnson also invented the automatic garage opener.
The first garage door worked just like a barn door. (In actuality, that's exactly what it was.) It was a double door, attached to the garage with strap hinges, that opened outwards. Garage doors in those days were really just basic sheds. And the doors were subjected to heavy wear and tear, being opened and closed almost daily. The hinges would creak, screws would get bent and eventually fall out.
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