A garage for trucks is not just a whim, but a reliable place to park your car. It protects the “iron horse” from bad weather and the envious gaze of the thief.
In addition, you can carry out machine repairs in complete comfort and store all the necessary tools and work equipment. In our publication we will talk about what a garage for heavy vehicles should be like.
Types of garages for trucks
There is no specific division into different types of garages for trucks. Such buildings can be roughly divided according to the following criteria:
- the material from which the garage structure is made;
- number of parking spaces;
- the availability of additional options that allow you to carry out repair work on trucks, and in some cases even live in the garage;
All these categories are conditional, and in most cases, planning a garage is limited solely by the owner’s budget and his imagination.
Inspection pit: dimensions according to GOST
Car service and repair requires the presence of an inspection hole. While there, the car owner or mechanic, if it is a service station or an enterprise with its own fleet, gets the opportunity to carry out both minor and medium-complexity repair work. The presence of an inspection hole allows you to inspect the following car components:
- bottoms;
- chassis;
- muffler;
- gearboxes;
- exhaust pipe;
- oil pan
It is a recess in the base (floor) of the garage. Ease of use and the possibility of carrying out certain repairs, including inspection of the bottom for preventive purposes, are determined not only by the presence of sufficient lighting, but also by visibility. The latter is reflected in the correct choice of dimensions of the inspection hole. The inability to stand at full height while conducting an inspection, or, conversely, to reach the bottom, makes the structure absolutely useless. This also applies to cases where the length of the pit does not allow a full inspection of the bottom.
Project selection
Before starting construction, it is necessary to draw up a project for the premises, which will describe all the nuances of its construction. Projects for freight transport are divided into:
- single;
- for multiple vehicles;
- with equipped warehouses for storing cargo;
- with a living space that turns the garage into a mini-hotel, thanks to which drivers with a busy work schedule can relax in comfort and quickly get ready for the trip in the morning without wasting too much time.
Note! The design of a garage for cargo vehicles is more complicated than usual, and it is advisable to entrust its preparation to professional designers who will take into account all the necessary nuances, making the room as comfortable and practical as possible.
For one car
The only project that, if desired, you can try to do yourself. To build a garage for one vehicle, you will not have to take into account additional factors, and the only difficulty will be the installation of a repair pit, if necessary.
For two or more cars
Garages for several cars are more complex in terms of design, and when drawing up a project you need to take into account:
- ease of entry into the premises;
- equipping each place with a separate pit for repairs or allocating a separate place for this type of work;
- Due to the large dimensions and strength of the structure, special attention must be paid to strengthening its load-bearing elements.
With storage facilities
When equipping a garage with storage space, it is not enough to simply draw up a project for a garage with an extension. Special storage standards apply to the warehouse, which must be taken into account during construction. The number of standards will depend on the type of product that the owner plans to store.
General requirements for the construction of warehouses include:
- compliance with fire safety requirements;
- organization of convenient access points for loading/unloading trucks;
- ensuring proper layout of the premises to ensure safety during its operation.
With living space
The project of a garage with living space is the most difficult of all, and it is definitely not worth doing on your own. When planning such a building, it is important to take into account the convenience of placement of both the vehicle and its owner, which implies many different nuances. Builders who do not have the proper experience may miss an important detail, which will force them to spend additional money on remodeling the premises.
How small can a room be?
Imagine that you are faced with the task of choosing the minimum garage size . Let's try to solve it. As an example, let's take the VAZ-2170 Priora with a length of 4.35, a width of 1.89 and a height of 1.42 meters. The main factor for calculating the size of the building will be only the dimensions of the car - there is no talk of any place for repairs or rest. In this case, how to calculate the size of the garage?
Length. There should be at least half a meter from the front and back of the car to the wall and garage door - so that a person can safely walk around the car and not get caught on it or the wall, and so that the contents of the trunk can be unloaded. We take 4.35 m of our Priora, add 0.5 m on both sides, we get 5.35 meters .
It is very important to meet the garage width requirements. If it is made too small, then entering and exiting the garage will require pinpoint driving precision, and entering and exiting the car will require remarkable acrobat skills. The smallest distance from the side of the car to the wall is the same half a meter .
In total, the minimum garage width for the Priora is 2.89 m, which can be rounded up to 3 m . If you are afraid of scratching the door when opening it suddenly, you should choose a larger distance, say, 90-100 cm on each side. As a result, this gives the garage a width of 4 meters . The size of the gate for such a garage should be 60 cm larger than the width of the car, so you can be completely satisfied with a gate of two and a half meters.
Now about the ceiling height in the garage. There should be at least half a meter between the roof and your iron horse. For the VAZ-2170 it will be rounded to two meters . It’s not very comfortable for a person, so if possibilities allow, it’s worth adding 20-50 cm on top.
The task of determining the minimum dimensions of the garage has been completed: for Priora it will be a building 5.35 meters 3 meters wide and 2 meters . If we are talking about a small car, then the dimensions can be reduced even further.
Typical garage - dimensions :
Review of materials
The range of building materials used for the construction of garage premises is varied, and the owner has plenty to choose from:
- Tree. Budget material that is used extremely rarely. Suitable for the construction of a temporary structure or in cases of extremely limited budget. The building will be fire hazardous and short-lived compared to the others.
- Brick. The complete opposite of wooden structures. Buildings built using brick are easy to use, durable and reliable. The only negative is the price.
- Metal. Metal garages are reliable and durable, but require insulation. Drivers who have built metal garages complain about indoor heat in summer and cold in winter. Additionally, if your truck gets caught in the rain, it will take longer than usual to dry in a metal garage.
- Sandwich panels. The material is gaining popularity because it is easy to use, does not require finishing, a room made of sandwich panels retains heat well in winter, and the building itself looks attractive.
What state standards and regulations exist for inspection pits?
Regulatory documents regarding the equipment of the inspection pit apply exclusively to enterprises involved in the inspection of automotive equipment. They assume that this structure is part of the technical base, and therefore is subject to appropriate registration, in full compliance with existing GOSTs.
There are only a few such documents. The regulations are more concerned with the rules regarding lighting and ventilation schemes, safety, rather than dimensions. If the structure is not equipped for the purpose of conducting commercial activities, compliance with the requirements of these documents is not required.
Otherwise, it is necessary to study the relevant regulatory framework.
The absence of the need to register a garage with an inspection pit does not mean that it can be erected in any order. There are certain standards on which the safety and ease of operation of the structure depends. An important factor is deciding which vehicles are supposed to be serviced - cars and/or trucks.
This determines the dimensions of the future structure.
Construction stages
When constructing any premises, it is important to consistently carry out all stages of construction, which will allow the building to be erected quickly and without problems:
- draw a building plan on paper;
- we prepare the construction site for the foundation;
- pour the foundation;
- We build walls, floors and cover the roof.
Important! When pouring the foundation, plan to create a repair hole in advance, otherwise problems may arise with this in the future.
Length, width, depth of the inspection hole at the service station
Individual construction of a structure differs from a similar one at service stations. If the car owner can independently adjust the dimensions to suit his own needs and the parameters of his personal car, the service station services various brands of cars, which imposes requirements for the arrangement of a “universal” pit. The following indicators are considered the optimal size of the structure at service stations:
- width - 1000;
- length - 5500;
- height - 1800.
All dimensions are indicated in millimeters. It should be taken into account that the depth parameter for service stations is calculated to the surface of the wheels during repairs, and not to the floor level. This is due to the fact that the working surface at a service station is not always located at the same level as the floor.
Interior arrangement
A truck requires much more attention than a car, and its components and consumables take up much more space. For their comfortable placement, during planning, consider creating zones for:
- storing a set of tools;
- racks for consumables for a truck;
- wheel storage stand;
- a place to install a workbench, which is convenient for repairing small parts;
- the room should be well lit.
Calculate the cost of building a garage
The cost depends on many factors:
- prices for building materials in your region;
- the amount of work performed by hired specialists;
- room size;
- additional options that the owner will want to see in his garage.
This forms an individual cost for each building, which is extremely problematic to calculate without knowing all the nuances. As a guide, you can take a standard building made of foam blocks, the dimensions of which are 7 meters long and 3 meters wide. The materials for it will cost the owner approximately 140,000 rubles, excluding the cost of their delivery to the construction site. Metal buildings of the same size will cost 45 thousand rubles, excluding insulation.
Passenger car
The current standards establish the following standard values: 4x6x2.5 meters. However, given the variety of existing models, each case requires an individual approach to calculations. Some nuances have been described above.
SUVs exceed the dimensions of a passenger car, so the design is carried out based on the dimensions. For example, for a typical LandCruiser J200 they are 4.95x1.97x1.88. Here it makes sense to make a reserve of 2-3 meters.
As a result, we get a room 8x5x3 meters.
Prices for construction work
Prices for construction work also vary greatly depending on the region of residence. On average, the estimate looks like this:
- Interior decoration of the premises with clapboard will cost 800 rubles per 1 square meter.
- Manufacturing double-leaf gates with an entrance gate and painting will cost at least 30 thousand.
- Carrying out electrical work indoors – from 7 thousand or more.
- For the construction of a brick building, craftsmen will charge 16 thousand rubles per 1 square meter.
- Concrete floors will cost the owner at least 25 thousand.
Dimensions of inspection pit for servicing large vehicles
The construction of a pit, which is supposed to be used for servicing trucks, requires slightly different dimensions. The distance between the wheels of cars in this category varies significantly from model to model. This greatly complicates the design of the structure. There are two calculation options. The first involves taking the indicators of your own vehicles as a “reference” value and subtracting 300-400 millimeters from it. If the calculations are incorrect, it will be difficult to get to the necessary nodes.
The second option implies that the pit is equipped with a universal one, averaging the parameters, that is, it is made with a width of 1000 mm, which allows you to inspect a car with both a base of 120 and a base of 80 cm.
