3 car Garage preference? Side load, front, side load in front? Garage sticks out? Opinions?

[Anonymous]

Side load and not sticking out in front of the house is best, but most lots around here don't have enough room to do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Side load and not sticking out in front of the house is best, but most lots around here don't have enough room to do it.

That's my issue, out of the options above which would you chose?

[Anonymous]

If you can't keep the garage side load flat front my choices are 2,3 and then 1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

this house is beautiful!!!

Note you don't see the 4 vehicles - houses are done like that because of the lot size. 3 car side load and a U -circle in front are great-plus add a port cochere on the side.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

this house is beautiful!!!

+1

And be sure to stay FAR away from where that third house is pictured (thought everyone knew this), OP!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Side load and not sticking out in front of the house is best, but most lots around here don't have enough room to do it.

+1

[Anonymous]

Build a FROG above the garage. That will provide the pace you lose on the main levelm

[Anonymous]

I think it all depends on how you will use it. I find the side load best looking aesthetically, but least useful if you have a single driveway to get to 3 bays. You won't be using it on a daily basis and more like extra storage.

If you do plan on using it to store your 570S, 599GTO, and 991GTS and constrained with space, than sticking out (but sideways) will probably be the least offensive.

[Anonymous]

In the back and on the side. Hate it when the garage stick out front...such a crappy and dated look!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find the side load best looking aesthetically, but least useful if you have a single driveway to get to 3 bays. You won't be using it on a daily basis and more like extra storage.

How is a sideload garage the least useful? We use ours daily. The one thing I will say is make sure the driveway/pavement upto and around the garage bays is wide enough. Having the pavement only about 2 cars wide to get into the garage can be tight. Ideally you want the pavement 3 cars wide next to the side load garage for getting in and out easily. It turns out to be a lot of pavement but makes a nice space to play basketball. I've seen several houses with side load 3 car garages with not much pavement to get into the garage bays and I imagine it's a giant pita getting cars in and out. Something to keep in mind during the design phase as it's pointless having a big garage you can't use.

[Anonymous]

The issue w/ the 3 car turned towards the front door is that the front of the house is basically a giant driveway. Turning away gives you a front of the house that you can plant stuff and make it look more appealing.

[Anonymous]

We have owned all three types at one point in time.

I personally think that #3 looks the best, but #2 functions the best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have owned all three types at one point in time.

I personally think that #3 looks the best, but #2 functions the best.

Do you mean the 3 car turned in function the best (#2)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have owned all three types at one point in time.

I personally think that #3 looks the best, but #2 functions the best.

Do you mean the 3 car turned in function the best (#2)?

CORRECTION SORRY Do you mean the 3 car turned in function the best (#3)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find the side load best looking aesthetically, but least useful if you have a single driveway to get to 3 bays. You won't be using it on a daily basis and more like extra storage.

How is a sideload garage the least useful? We use ours daily. The one thing I will say is make sure the driveway/pavement upto and around the garage bays is wide enough. Having the pavement only about 2 cars wide to get into the garage can be tight. Ideally you want the pavement 3 cars wide next to the side load garage for getting in and out easily. It turns out to be a lot of pavement but makes a nice space to play basketball. I've seen several houses with side load 3 car garages with not much pavement to get into the garage bays and I imagine it's a giant pita getting cars in and out. Something to keep in mind during the design phase as it's pointless having a big garage you can't use.

You basically reiterated my concerns with the sideload garage as least useful when there is not enough driveway width. I've seen where there is only a single driveway width leading up to the sideload which makes it even tighter, hence it will be the least useful of the options. There is a brand new house being built on Chain Bridge where it has a curving single width driveway with retaining walls on both sides leading up to a sideload on the lower level of the house. Ouch.