1-Car Garage

One car. What goes above it is up to you.

A one-car garage keeps the footprint compact — think 20×24 and smaller — which makes it the easiest size to fit into a tight lot or a side yard. And compact doesn't mean basic: the same three garage types start right here.

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How to choose

Car count picks the footprint. The type picks what you get above it.

With one car, the footprint stays tight. Now decide what you want above the car — nothing, a loft, or a full second floor — and pick the type that matches.

Single-Level

One car, parked under its own roof.

The compact classic: a clean, single-level building sized to your one car and your lot — no more footprint than you need. Add a tool wall or a workbench inside.

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Garage with Loft

One car below. A whole loft above.

A story-and-a-half garage fits a one-car footprint and still gives you usable space above — storage, a small workshop, or a gym. More building without a bigger footprint.

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Two-Story

One car below. Real rooms above.

A full second floor over a one-car foundation — a studio, office, or guest suite with a fraction of the footprint a standalone building would want.

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Built weather-tight. Finished by you.

We build the weather-tight exterior shell — framing, roof, siding, windows, doors. Interior finishing beyond that is up to you: frame interior walls, insulate, wire, finish — do it yourself, or hire your own finish carpenter. We leave you a clean, ready space; what happens inside it is yours to decide.

Dimensions & sizes

How much room does one car actually need?

Size	What it means
12 × 24	The true minimum — one comfortable 12-ft-wide bay with room to walk around the car.
~20 × 24	The common one-car recommendation — a little breathing room, a workbench, easier doors.

One car works on one 12×24 bay. If the footprint feels tight for your lot, that's often the point — compact is what a one-car garage is for.

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Compact by design

One-car footprints start around 20×24 and run smaller depending on your car and your lot. Whatever the dimensions, the building is framed on site after the foundation is poured — so it fits exactly where you want it, not where a catalog says it has to go.

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