Most garages are sized for cars nobody parks in them. We build to what you actually keep and what you actually do, then wire, insulate, and heat it so the space works in January as well as June.
What Matters
A standard two-car footprint fits two cars and nothing else. If a workbench, a compressor, a snowblower, and a set of tyres also have to live there, the standard footprint has already failed before it's poured.
We start with an inventory of what actually goes in, plus how you want to move around it, then design the structure, door openings, and power to suit. Getting depth and ceiling height right at design stage costs almost nothing; changing them later costs everything.
Footprint and ceiling height set against real equipment, storage, and lifts.
Electrical capacity planned for tools, charging, and dedicated circuits.
Insulation and heat where the space is a workshop rather than storage.
Zoning, lot coverage, and HOA limits on detached structures checked first.
What We Build
Standalone structures designed to match the house, sited around setbacks, drainage, and how you actually approach them.
Adding a bay or extending depth, tied into the existing roofline and siding so it doesn't read as an afterthought.
Insulated, heated, properly lit and powered, for woodworking, mechanical work, or a business run from home.
Storage lofts or full living quarters over the garage, which brings ADU rules into play from the start.
Questions
That is set by lot coverage limits, setbacks, and often HOA rules rather than by your budget. It is the first thing worth establishing, because it determines the whole design.
Attached is more convenient in winter and usually cheaper per square foot. Detached gives you noise separation, more siting freedom, and keeps fumes and dust away from the house. Lot shape often decides it for you.
Yes, and if you plan to work out there through a Front Range winter you should plan for it from the start. Insulation, an appropriate heater, and adequate ventilation all belong in the original design rather than bolted on later.
Often, though the moment there's a kitchen and bathroom it becomes an accessory dwelling and the zoning rules change. We look at whether your parcel permits an ADU before designing anything above the garage.
A new detached garage usually needs new approach paving and drainage planning. We include it in the scope rather than leaving you with a building you can't comfortably reach.
Related
Bring the list of what goes in it. We'll tell you what your lot will carry.
