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The attached garage would have been better not attached. The difference in building cost is small. The insurance cost is great. Unattached garages are simply safer. I was unable to design in a direct entry from the house -garage. The garage is 28 feet wide and 32 feet deep with a double garage door on the end. I choose not to insulate it because I do not heat/cool it. There is a 20 foot square of concrete in front of the overhead door. The overhead door is equipped with an opener. It has been proven by experience that a maintenance agreement is worthwhile on the opener over the last 15 years. The garage has a 9 foot ceiling. I would have preferred 10 feet, but local zoning would have put the entire structure out of the residential code. Also the roof line would have been in conflict with the house.
John Ferrell