I know this can be an issue for all owners of any f-150 based vehicle. Since Supercrew owners would seem to be most likely to park their rigs in the garage, and they are fairly long, I'll start this here.


I recently recieved an email asking me about my garage size from a member of f150online. I can fit a Supercrew and an Expedition in mine. I thought it might be beneficial for those that are building new homes or are considering it to make a thread related to this issue. There are some things I wish I would have done, but overall I am happy with it. Here is what I have...

When we built our home we had a 3 car garage put on. At the time we had an Expedition and a Mitsubishi Diamante. It's a side entry garage and the demensions are 20' by apox 32'. Fortunately when we bought the SuperCrew it barely fit in the garage. I do wish that we would have built the garage deeper to give more parking room. Meaning dimensions of 22' by 32'. Now, I know we would all love to have a huge shop or garage to play around in, but for practical purposes that is the size garage I wish I had. My only other issue that I would have done differently is the size of the driveway pulling out. To pull the S-crew out you have to do a 3 point turn to get in and out of it (side entry), but we make do alright.

So, any thoughts or experiences from anyone else?

 

My Garage is 21 ft. deep X 25 ft. 6in. wide with a 18 ft. X 8 ft. garage door. It was built to hold a full size service van with a ladder rack on it, so I could lock it up when I was gone. I can walk around either the back or front of the S'crew with the door down. We have Two 3 seater PWCs on stands in the garage, the S'crew, a rollabout tool box, my wifes extended van, and various junk in the garage. We also have an 18 hp lawn tractor with a snow blade on it in the garage. Its usually in the shed. The garage is 6 inches less in width than a three car garage which puts the whole house in different tax bracket! The big mistake I made was having a wood roll-up door. I've had nothing but problems with it. Yes, I keep it very well maintained, painted on all sides, track lubed every three weeks with W-D, and adjusted.

 

Mine is 19'-11-1/2" interior dimentions gas Curb to gas curb ( attached garage ).

The width is 28'-1-1/2" with 2; 9' doors, straight in config.

I'll say that the depth is REAL close for parking, I have it all the way to the back so I can walk around the front of the truck, and get the snow blower in and out without moving the truck ( truck is all the way to the inside of the door opening ).

The tire stops on the floor have the bumper about 3/4" off the back wall:
https://www.f150online.com/galleries...1916-22263.jpg

You can see that parking it this far back leaves the room in the front to get around and still get stuff out of the pass side of the truck.
https://www.f150online.com/galleries...1916-24655.jpg

The origional plans called for 24 deep by 32 wide, but it would not fit on the lot due to set backs.

One thing to watch when doing this, if you don't already know is the dimentions are taken from the EXTERIOR when builders talk, not the interior space. Then you need to take into account if the foundation has a brick ledge if you have brick veneer on the exterior and if 2x6 or 2x8 interior walls are needed for plumbing or the likes.
I actually did my math incorrectly when figuring both the brick ledge and the interior wall ( short on the brick ledge and the wall started as 2x6 but had to be upped to a 2x8 wall for the mechanical runs of plumbing & heating, and the insulation cavity ).
Just something to watch out for when talking with a builder of track housing, they market the exterior dimensions of the garage, not the interior ( walked away from the first place due to this, 20 x 24 garage, was actually a ~19 x 23 interior garage, and they looked at me as if I had 2 heads when I said that is not good enough ).

Just some things I found out when building the place in 1999.

Hope it helps someone looking at building a place, so you don't get screwed the first time you try to park your truck in your garage.

Steve

 

Geeze Scully....that's a nice, clean, really good looking garage!

You must not be married.

 

In the letter of the law, no I'm not.
10 years with Deb though, just a piece of paper away from loosing half my stuff

I just usually refer to her as my wife, as not to try to explain it all the time.

Probablly a more correct comment, is 'you must not have kids', and that is TRUE ! ( hell I can't take care of myself, WTF would I have kids ).

Steve

 

If my bumper isn't at least 2 inches from the front wall of the garage, the door won't close. Very tight. Needless to say, I know I'm far enough when I'm touching the front wall.

 

Here's what I put in so we know when it's in far enough (backing in)

 

Viper,
That's a damn fine idea.

 

I know how tight garages can go. I am only 22 and get to park outside when home from school, but when I have to park inside, I can't even put the tailgate down. I have a Supercab short box. A friend of mine though put ping pong ***** hanging from his ceiling though so he knows he is in when they hit the windshield.

 

For those buying a cookie-cutter house, float the idea of turning a 3-car garage into a really long 2-car garage. Works great if you have a big damn ski boat on a trailer and a big damn truck to haul it with.

 

That's not a bad idea, already have the 3 car, one day I might just turn it into a 2 car oversized side entry....hmmmmmmmm, thanks

 

I just built a house last year. I have three separate 9 foot doors and the garage is 46 feet wide and 22 feet deep (inside dimensions). Fits every vehicle we own, but if I had it to do again I would have made the garage 26 feet deep. I can walk around the SCrew, but there isn't room for shelving, work bench or lawnmower in front of the bay that houses the SCrew.
Best advice to anyone planning a house is to plan for a deep garage, cost a few more dollars, but well worth the investment.

Oh yeah, I stuck a hole in a racketball and tied a string to it, then hung it from a rafter so it just taps the top edge of the windshield in each bay. Let's every driver pull in without fear of hitting worktable, wall, shelves, or mowers. Added bonus, the boys love hitting them with rackets whenever a vehicle is out.

 

My garage is appx 20X21 and I was pleased when I got my sc home and it fit. However, I have run across one problem. My 4 wheeler fits fine in the back of the truck, but the tailgate will not close. Thats not really a problem, until I try to put the truck in the garage with the 4-wheeler in it. The height is not a problem, but with the tailgate open, I lack about 3 inches being able to close the garage.

Next time I build a house, I'll oversize my garage to hold a tank.

 

I built my 42X28 garage in 1989. I had never laid a single concrete block in my life before that. It just about killed me but I got it done and it's the best thing I've ever done. I call it the Chiken Coop.

Tim

 

Have just a basic 2 car garage then a 27'x60' with a 24'x14' overhead door.