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Garage or off road parking?

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SuzyQ12 · 11/07/2022 18:38

Hi all, we have just demolished a single garage at the back of our house, (accessed via an access road behind our row of houses) and are weighing up two options of replacing with either a double garage stretching across the whole back garden, or putting gates across the rear access and having a larger garden but off road parking available in the space. Both options still mean our house comes with parking, but would one of these add more value than the other, does anyone have any idea?? Our original plan was to replace single with double so it was actually usable for parking, but then the builder suggested the gates and off road parking after demolishing the original garage which has now put us in two minds because the garden looks so much bigger now haha, and it would extend the amount of time we get sunlight out there in the evenings.

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MrsWooster · 11/07/2022 18:39

Off Road plus storage shed.

MrszClaus · 11/07/2022 18:41

Off road parking + large garden would be a win for me as a buyer (like PP said, storage shed for any garage style junk that needs storing!). A double garage would take up garden room, and to actually fit two modern sized cars + generic garage things would need to be huge, it wouldn't be my choice to build in that situation!

OldTinHat · 11/07/2022 18:45

Off road and a shed.

SuzyQ12 · 11/07/2022 18:52

Thank you all, that's what we were leaning towards, without a shed you could get two cars there if needed, but we would need a good sized shed for bikes and garden crap! We were just concerned about removing a garage and not replacing knocking value off but personally I think drives are more convenient for actually parking in!

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bakermummy21 · 11/07/2022 18:55

We have no garage but off road parking and it works fine. A fairly small shed for bikes etc and a potting shed is enough for us. Sometimes DH wishes he had a garage but it would only fill up with junk!

Ilikewinter · 11/07/2022 18:58

Off road parking and a shed, people just fill a garage full of crap anyway!

Floralnomad · 11/07/2022 19:02

Off road parking and a storage shed .

SuzyQ12 · 11/07/2022 20:49

Thanks everyone, replies were really helpful, sounds unanimous!

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