Stick Built versus Pre-Fab Garages

[John Mercier]

Originally Posted by TheProfessor

Years ago viewed a 3 car free standing garage put up.
Walls came on flat bed truck.
Put up in a day or two.
Lasted about 10 years.
Then a heavy snow storm.
The whole garage imploded/collapsed.

Replaced with a stick built garage.

Mine came the same way in the 90s. Not three bay, but panelized on a flatbed.
Four sides got craned in, then the trusses with the gable ends already sheathed.
It is 2x4 construction with what was originally the pine clad T-111.

A new one would more likely come 2x6 with fir clad T-111, and Simpson hangers, as they no longer build the way they did in the 90s.

Since they roofed it with three tab, when it had to be redone, due to the two layer maximum in my town, I went with metal roof. Had I thought about it I would have extended the eaves on all four sides prior to that... it puts a lot of snow against the sidewalls when the snow lets go.

I also had to upgrade the door, as in the original it came with a wood door with MDF panels; and I vinyl sided it to match the home. But overall... it has done pretty well.