sorry forgot to add that my 06 f-250 crew cab short box, stock tires and height fits thru the 8' door no problem.

 

Most standard garages are built with 7' doors. I built my garage 2 1/2 years ago and it is a 26 wide by 28 deep. I put in a 16' wide by 8' door as my '03 F250 (at the time) would not clear a 7' opening. I would suggest an 8' door at a minimum and definately no narrower than 10 wide, especially if you have the Dumbo mirrors. Like stated earlier, if you ever plan on lifting the truck you might want to consider a 9' door and minimum of 10' ceiling. Wish I did that now...

 

My garage is 24' wide by 40' deep. I have a 7'x18' door (the wider than normal door is great). My F250 CC 4x4 will just make it under the door, but the antenna drags going in and out. I thought about getting a shorter antenna, but it is a good height indicator for driving through parking ramps, so I just live with it.

 

i used to be able to at our old house, now it would smash the windshield cause its too tall, and the door would close on the bed. no way its fitting.

 

My garage is 36 deep by 26 wide.
That way I can pull motors and still have enought room to move a vehicle back and lower the engine.

 

As a contractor all I can tell you is to go as big as possible!

A "standard" 2 car garage is 24 x 24 although some are smaller. With a lager P/u like my F-350 I would suggest 26 x 28 as a starting point.
The door should be at least 8' tall and preferably 10' wide as a minimum. Make the ceiling at least 12' high if you are even thinking about a lift.

Of course I say this out of experience because when I built my last house 8 years ago I did not forsee the need for a larger garage.

I am now building a new garage shop on another piece of property that will be almost 6000 square feet with 16' tall garage bays...

Live & learn!

 

I've got a standard garage,Mine fits barely.Like Hottrods said...I can't close the door with my hitch in the receiver.

 

Haha. The Whipple is perfect for me now, but those new KB's sure are badass. Maybe I'll throw the new Whipple 3.4 on there when the time comes for a new stroker motor.

 

I built a garage onto my house (attached) 3 years ago. I built as far out to my lot line as the county would allow. I had the idea for some time. So, I called a designer and he put it on paper for me. 44 feet deep and 33 feet wide. Garage door is 8 feet high by 16 feet wide. I have an 06 F350 PSD crew cab SRW. No problem fitting with door closed. I was my own contractor as my county allowed (Seminole County) and I sub'd everything out. Make sure you have plenty of power for everything. I have a 150 sub panel in the garage, hook up's for welder, two 36000 BTU AC units in the wall (my design) and 4 ceiling fans with large double pane windows. Also, a 220 for my 80 gal compressor. The advice I have seen so far here is good...to build as big as your lot allows (it was ok with my wife...she loves it). Lots of room and lots of power and you can't go wrong. Something else to think about is storage room. I have an attic space above which runs the 44 foot length and is 12 feet wide and just under 6 feet tall. Trusses run width wise and there are no supports in the garage itself. So, the attic space is only rated for "light storage". I'm happy i did it and I wouldn't change much except to hire a contractor to do it for me next time. It was a pain and a hassle to say the least. It was the first and last time I will ever do that myself. But, everything turned out great and it was a learning experience for me....just my opinion. BTW, this is a great site. Garage is finished with drywall and texture. I also tiled the floor and it turned out great. Phil.

 

I built a 28' x 40' garage with 12' ceilings and 10' doors. If I had to do it again I would probably go a little wider and a little longer. Phil's garage sounds like a nice setup. I would like to see some pics. Mine still needs sheet rock and flooring. Here is a pic from the out side. You may have seen it in another post.

 

Well as my sig implies, I am a home builder and built myself a new home 8 years ago. I have a 3 car attached garage with a wood furnace in it that heats the whole house and garage. One stall is dedicated for wood so I never have to go outside to fire the stove. The other 2 have our daily driver cars. Has 18 x 8 and a 10 x 8 doors but my 04 won't fit because of length and position of wood furnace which I added after the fact.

Good is thing I have a 30 x 40 detached workshop with heated floors and a 16 x 10 door into the main workshop and a 12 x 10 into the spray booth. I keep my truck in the big bay. Even have a full 3/4 bath in the workshop. It's my home away from home.

 

I built my garage 35 years ago. It is 24d x 26w with 7'h x 16'w door. The 7' was the real kicker. Had to have my garage door guy come put a door opener on the door so it would go up more. Even then if my driveway was not inclined down toward the garage with a slight incline back up to the garage I would not get the truck in. I have to back it in as it is. As for the length, I bought the truck to fit into the garage. If I had gotten anything any longer it wouldn't have fit. (I have a small work bench in the rear) It fits in the hangar just fine, but that is 46 x 46. So figure out how big you think you want your garage and then multiply it by a factor of at least 1.5. I just put that hangar up about 4 years ago and now I am wishing it was bigger. It always happens, S##t just multiplies like magic.

 

My 24x54 is too small. They always become too small ...

I will echo the others by saying an over sized door is the only way to go.

Mine is a metal shop, detached and with a separate driveway. I paid the extra cashola and went with a 18x8 door and had the installer angle it up, instead of horizontal, giving me more head room when the door was opened.

 

Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm guessing I would be looking at a minimum of $60k for a two door oversized detached garage?

 

Not knowing where you live it would be hard to say what the cost's in your area are.

Here in VA I tell my clients to figure about $25 per square foot for a rough estimate.

It really does not cost alot more to have a larger gaarage other than the additional square foor price.

For example, a "standard sized garage" of 24 x 24 would cost approx. $14,400. (24x24x25)

A nice garage of say 26x28 would cost approx. $18,200.

There are certain economies of scale that would cover the cost of going to a taller wall section and larger garage door(s).

For 60K you could have a Taj Ma Garage !!