What are the Benefits of a Side Load Garage?

Side Load Garage Benefit #1

A side load garage can give your home a lot of benefits, including great curbside appeal. Placing the garage on the side will make way for windows on the front face of your home. A side load garage can also increase the perceived size of the home (instead of a big garage door that emphasizes vehicles).

Side angle of a premium modern farmhouse, showcasing a front-load three-car garage with classic carriage-style white doors, black gooseneck lighting, and a neat concrete driveway, built by Travars Built Homes.

Side Load Garage Benefit #2

A side load garage can have a sweeping driveway into the side of the home instead of going straight in, which can give it a look of grandeur.

Stunning custom modern farmhouse exterior featuring crisp white vertical board-and-batten siding, black window frames, dark metal roof accents, and a wide front porch, built by Travars Built Homes.

Benefit #3

A side load garage can be used in conjunction with a front facing carriage garage. A dual garage layout will separate vehicles from storage or shop space, and keep the rest of your home looking proportional.

Travars Built Homes can also add a third garage bay to nearly any floor plan, including carriage garages.

Architectural first-floor plan drawing from Frank Betz Associates, showing custom redline modifications to the kitchen, mudroom, and garage layouts for a custom home build.

Benefit #4

A side load garage can be positioned so that there is a courtyard in front of the home, providing more space for play or parking.

Elegant custom home exterior showcasing a mix of pale yellow siding, white shake gables, prominent stone veneer accents, and arched front porch entryways, crafted by Travars Built Homes.

Hands-on process to building a custom home

When you work with TBH, we create your home together – the way you want it:

  • Modifying your floor plan to expand, turn, tweak, or change things you’d like to do differently
  • Creating secret passageways, secret pantries or other hideaways
  • Including aging in place, accessible, or special needs features
  • Creating special spaces – bigger pantries, more storage, more outdoor living areas… let’s talk about how to create the elements that matter most

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