Need opinions - 3 car garage or oversized 2 car?

[Hmbre97]

My wife and I are trying to pick out a floor plan for a new house and I think we found the one we want. One issue is that it uses a front facing garage and the neighborhood we're buying our lot in requires a side entry garage.

I found a way to modify the plan for a side entry but it wouldn't quite be wide enough for a 3 car. It would be a 26" wide 2 car. I honestly don't need 3 bays but wondering if we should keep looking for something with 3 bays for resale down the road.

[lowfast]

If two bay is standard for where you are building, then oversized two bay should resale fine. If three bay is more common then I would hold out. Three car will always help resale over two, but is almost "required" if that is the neighborhood standard.

[no4njnk]

We just went through the same thing, ended up going with an oversized two car. Wanted a three but they could not fit it in the lot we wanted.

[2011GT]

My garage is a 3 car. It's 2 car width and one side is tandem.

[mk5.0]

Oversized three car...

[Chopped54]

We have a three and wish it was a four. We actually park cars in ours ,not fill it full of shit. Wife is now wanting a Tahoe/Yukon which would not fit on her small bay so would kick my truck into the driveway. Now looking at extending that third space into another double.

[KBScobravert]

Oversized three car...

We have a three and wish it was a four. We actually park cars in ours ,not fill it full of shit. Wife is now wanting a Tahoe/Yukon which would not fit on her small bay so would kick my truck into the driveway. Now looking at extending that third space into another double.

We have a 26' deep, 36' wide 3 car and because it has been loaded with too much lawn equipment, I have a 12'x20' shed going in this week.

Is there not room on the lot to move the house to get better options for more garage?

[dcs13]

Build the biggest you can. It will never be enough anyway.. I have 800 sq ft. garage, 1500 sq foot shop and still want/need more.
Also, you haven't said anything about height. Any chance of 1o foot ceilangs (lift) and adding a big second story for storage ?
Nows the time to think your electrical too. add as many outlets as you can. Be sure to get a 220 for compressor/welder. outlets in ceiling for lighting. Plumbing for a wash sink...
I would spend some time over at garagejournal reading up and looking at the builds over there... You can add a lot of cool/functional features while you are designing/building.

[FastFord19]

I went with a oversized two car with two 10 foot wide doors.

[YALE]

If the builder you're using can't figure out how to get what you want on the lot, move on to another.

[lowfast]

Have a pic of the current floor plan, we might be able to give you some ideas.

[talisman]

Three car will give you big resale value. If I was building I would put the absolute largest 3 car I could on the house, or keep enough side yard to build a big garage out back and have a standard 2 car in front. I kept both the 5.0 and 4Runner in the garage while I owned both, but there wasn't much room to do anything else in there other than get into or out of one of them, and even that was cutting it close.

[bird_dog0347]

I have a 3 car and NEED a 4 car at minimum. My garage isn't full of crap either, 2 cars, 3 motorcycles, large workbench, tool box, yard equipment, and 2 power-wheels. So my DD Mustang has to live outside and got beat up in the hail last week.

DO NOT compromise if you are a fan of the garage, get the absolute largest you can afford as you'll be stuck with it for a long time.

[Chas_svo]

I have a 3 car and NEED a 4 car at minimum. My garage isn't full of crap either, 2 cars, 3 motorcycles, large workbench, tool box, yard equipment, and 2 power-wheels. So my DD Mustang has to live outside and got beat up in the hail last week.

DO NOT compromise if you are a fan of the garage, get the absolute largest you can afford as you'll be stuck with it for a long time.

This.

We got a 2+ 1, but did not oversize, and it's going to cost 3-4 times as much to add one, if I even can.

[yellowstang]

3 car, no question. We were just talking about possibly building ourselves another house, and have a 4 car (2 two car doors), but make it deeper and wider than a standard build. Ours was 1/3 filled with Lyn's work stuff and 2 cars until yesterday, but I am trying to squeeze 3 cars into it now, and still have all her stuff easily accessible. Think I finally got it all layed out so it fits!