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Our house was one of the last built with 2 garage doors. We'd rather have 2 doors as we don't open one side that often. The riding mower and snow blower are on that side. My hubs F150 doesn't fit in the garage. My side has popped 2 springs since we moved here in 2008.
I'm in a large new construction area (a planned urban community on the site of the former airport). It's pretty much all double garages with a single door. I'm single, with a teen, with one car. Having the single door means I can park in the middle of the garage and I use either side for storage. The garages are small - you can squeeze two cars in but that means you have pretty much zero storage. If/when my kid gets a car, he will have to park on the street because I'm not giving up all the storage I currently have in there.
There is almost never enough room to comfortably enter / exit with a single 2-car garage door. Most households have at least one vehicle larger than a sedan. Be it a van, SUV, or pickup.
These may be the size of two full single doors, but you lose the additional space that used to exist between them. Even if that was just 12-18".
I find this thread enlightening as to people's views on the subject.
I always assumed that putting one of those 18' doors on a garage and a half which was sold as a two car garage was just a cost cutting move. Smaller space, lower cost door, but still sold as a "two car" garage.
Putting two 10" doors on a full 24 or 26 foot garage was perceived by me as an upgrade. Full two car space, more cost for two doors totaling 20', and not having to squeeze in and out of the cars when you have two of them in there.
Guess I was wrong. People actually WANT the bigger door with the smaller space. Can't say I understand it, but it is interesting how people's wishes and desires vary from person to person.
I'll stick with my two 10' doors on a 26 by 26 space and be very happy to have the room.
I find this thread enlightening as to people's views on the subject.
I always assumed that putting one of those 18' doors on a garage and a half which was sold as a two car garage was just a cost cutting move. Smaller space, lower cost door, but still sold as a "two car" garage.
Putting two 10" doors on a full 24 or 26 foot garage was perceived by me as an upgrade. Full two car space, more cost for two doors totaling 20', and not having to squeeze in and out of the cars when you have two of them in there.
Guess I was wrong. People actually WANT the bigger door with the smaller space. Can't say I understand it, but it is interesting how people's wishes and desires vary from person to person.
I'll stick with my two 10' doors on a 26 by 26 space and be very happy to have the room.
And who said you only have to have 2?
House hunting took me into a development yesterday where I found a home with 3 attached singles and a detached w/ one double-width.
I find this thread enlightening as to people's views on the subject.
I always assumed that putting one of those 18' doors on a garage and a half which was sold as a two car garage was just a cost cutting move. Smaller space, lower cost door, but still sold as a "two car" garage.
Putting two 10" doors on a full 24 or 26 foot garage was perceived by me as an upgrade. Full two car space, more cost for two doors totaling 20', and not having to squeeze in and out of the cars when you have two of them in there.
Guess I was wrong. People actually WANT the bigger door with the smaller space. Can't say I understand it, but it is interesting how people's wishes and desires vary from person to person.
I'll stick with my two 10' doors on a 26 by 26 space and be very happy to have the room.
I agree.. the big doors are cheaper, but they also need a lot more maintenence, as do their openers, and there is no redundancy.
This is 100% false!
The only thing heavy duty about a double door is the spring mounted above the door. The rest of the door is identical to a single door, same amount of rollers, the opener is usually slightly bigger HP.
Got a double door right now, 19 years old. One opener, one spring and it is used 10-12 times a day.
The only thing heavy duty about a double door is the spring mounted above the door. The rest of the door is identical to a single door, same amount of rollers, the opener is usually slightly bigger HP.
Got a double door right now, 19 years old. One opener, one spring and it is used 10-12 times a day.
There are lots of attractive ideas on that page, though the houses shown are predominately very modern, which is not my favorite style.
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