The layout of any home begins with the choice of its location. It is best to place the house so that it gets as much light as possible. Ideally suited for this hill. Since we will talk about a house with a garage, you should take care of a convenient entrance. Let's take a closer look at all the details of the layout.

Two-storey house: advantages and disadvantages

Two-storey house is well placed on a small plot

Main advantages of two-story houses:

  • attractive appearance;
  • land area saving  for construction;
  • possibility of building a balcony;
  • savings on the construction of the foundation  due to the smaller area;
  • space sharing  into separate zones.


The disadvantages of a two-story house  include the following factors:

  • need for design  and the construction of stairs;
  • careful calculation  and design of ventilation systems;
  • significant expenses for the installation of plumbing and heating systems.

How to plan the first floor

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Usually, on the ground floor of a two-story house have a public area, that is, common areas. Also here you can arrange rooms for older family members to save them from the difficult climb up the stairs. Under the link you can see what they are. How to build a terrace with your own hands, you can see on the video.

Classic rooms for the first floor:

  • kitchen;
  • canteen;
  • living room;
  • entrance hall;
  • pantry;
  • bathroom;
  • guest rooms.

By placing these rooms on the ground floor, you will provide free access to them for both the hosts and guests of the house.

Garage

Living space in the garage will make a stylish and fashionable room

When planning, the garage is located under the same roof with the house, or attached to it.  As a rule, it has two entrances: from the house and through the central gate.

When planning the position of the garage, you need to pay special attention to convenient departure, both in summer and in winter.

Second

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In the classical layout, the second floor is a family recreation area. The following rooms are located on the second floor:

  • bedrooms;
  • children's rooms;
  • bathroom in the bedroom of adults;
  • shared bathroom with bath;
  • study;
  • wardrobe.

House on two floors

Do not place children's rooms and bedrooms above the garage. Since the exhaust gases and gasoline vapors are harmful to the human body.

To prevent these substances from getting into the living quarters, it is necessary to equip the garage with forced forced ventilation.

Avoid large corridors on the second floor. It is enough to plan a small space in front of the stairs, into which all the doors of the located rooms will go out.

What needs to be considered when planning

Designing a two-story house with a garage inside, certain norms must be considered:

  1. Communication. Heating and plumbing systems. When planning the heating, it is necessary to take into account the costs of it;
  2. The garage must be equipped with a good ventilation system., so that exhaust gases and unpleasant odors do not enter the room located above the garage;
  3. It is necessary to take care of high-quality sound insulation;
  4. The premises of the garage are not heated in such a volume as residential, therefore it is necessary to think about floor warming  in the room above the garage;
  5. If you plan to place a winter garden above the garage, it is worthwhile to carry out work on wall insulation;
  6. Conducting electricity and placement of lighting  inside the house and in the garage;
  7. Planning the cost of construction and finishing, always throw 20 percent on unexpected expenses.

What can be arranged above the garage

There will be a wonderful view from the balcony.

In the room above the garage you can have a winter garden, a terrace or a living room.

  Above the garage you can arrange a winter garden. However, it should be borne in mind that this room requires a large amount of energy. Therefore, it would be advisable to do floor heating. The walls of the room to finish with good insulating materials. This will significantly reduce heating costs.

The placement of the winter garden above the garage is especially important if it is located on the south side of the house. The roof over the winter garden should be steep so that snow does not accumulate on it in winter and in summer the sun does not heat the surface very much.

Living room

Two-storey house needs to be properly designed

In the room above the garage can be located and the living room. The main thing is that it was not a nursery or a bedroom. In this room you can equip a home cinema, office, gym or creative workshop.

In recent years, the fashion for own houses is growing at a tremendous rate. Near large cities, like "mushrooms after the rain" grow cottage villages. Construction companies intensively develop vacant land. The project of the house with a garage, you can buy ready-made or custom-made.

Reason for choosing a house with a garage abound. Polluted and overloaded metropolitan areas significantly lose to the quiet suburban hacienda. In addition, a private house can be created entirely for your stylistic preferences.

When buying a house, you also get such a nice bonus as your own garage.

The option of connecting the garage to the house is very successful and makes it possible to use the land most competently. The built-in technical room has a number of advantages in contrast to a separate building:

  • Spending on a standalone garage is much more.
  • For everyday use, the built-in garage is more convenient, most of all in winter. No need to go to the frost to be at the car and reduced engine warm-up time, and therefore saves fuel.


Projects of cottages with attached garage box

Projects with a garage are engaged in special organizations. The main advantage of this housing is in the operation of the free space.

The external dimensions of houses with such a layout are quite modest, however, they have everything necessary for comfortable living. Ideas for the location of residential and technical premises are vast.

Garage space can be equipped in an extension, located along the entire length of the house, under a single roof.

Another example is the location: a garage room is the basis for the attic floor. The layout of the rooms according to their functionality remains unified for these layouts.

The project of a house with an attic and a garage implies, as a rule, accommodation on the lower level: a dining room, a living room and a toilet, and on the upper bedroom.

One-level houses with a room under the garage

Standard projects of a one-story house with a garage are very popular. The main advantages of such houses are ease of implementation and affordable price.

Single-tier buildings are not of great weight, which means that the load on the foundation and the soil is reduced. This makes it possible to introduce lightweight, to the most extreme degree, foundation.

Placing all the rooms at a single level allows you to do without expensive stairs. Accordingly, in use is absolutely all free space, without any technical losses.


The principle of the location of living rooms and technical premises is such that between them there is a kitchen and a bathroom. Such an arrangement makes it possible to reduce to zero the harmful effects on a person from such a neighborhood.

Options for two-storey houses with a garage

The modest areas of building plots sometimes cannot accommodate a house of enormous size. Various projects of two-storey houses with a garage are an excellent alternative to solve such difficulties. By keeping the external dimensions of the building we can double its area.

There are many layouts of rooms in multi-level houses. Many differ in the location of the garage. Logically it is necessary to place technical premises on the ground floor.

Sometimes, the garage is placed under the house, in the basement. These projects are very popular with people, because you can build a great house on a small plot.

Two-storey house with a garage in the basement - this is the most common option for construction.

Garage boxing, technical rooms and even a living room are the foundation for rooms located on the second floor.

Movement of people between floors takes place with the help of stairs. There are many options for stairs: from the most simple straight to exclusive screw models.

Specialized offices can offer not only ready standard projects, but also make your individual one. As a rule, the client is first introduced to the classical developments that best meet the conditions of the customer. Show catalogs with photos of houses with a garage. For companies engaged in construction, there are many ready-made projects systematized in catalogs.


Sometimes, in multi-level cottages, the space for a garage is placed in the basement, in the basement. This technique is used to fully use your site. This placement is great for a complex relief plot.

When building such a house, special attention should be paid to waterproofing. Even at the project stage, a set of actions to create a system of drainage and wall covering with materials that protect against moisture is indicated. An effective ventilation system also requires special attention.

Materials for construction

For a long time, the most popular and affordable houses are wooden houses with garage boxes made of round logs.

Many companies are engaged in the construction of wooden houses. The use of wood as a building material is possible both in one-story and multi-story construction.

The technique of building a house from a bar has several distinctive features. The whole set of modules is manufactured at the enterprise with the help of modern equipment.

With the help of high-precision equipment, elements are produced with the required tolerances. At the same time, the base is manufactured. Collecting a house on a ready-made base can save a significant amount of time.

A house with a spatial frame is also one of the uses of wood. This technology successfully conquers the Russian market due to its low price.

Frameworks of such houses are made at the industrial enterprises.

The insignificant weight of such structures allows the use of lightweight types of foundations. It is possible to warm a frame house with a garage with briquettes of mineral fibers or foam.


In addition to the tree in the construction of cottages use the same brick and blocks. Private houses from foam blocks are well proven, especially in the conditions of the Far North. Conservation of heat and electricity are at the highest level. Foam blocks are lightweight and tremendous strength.

Brick houses with a garage is a classic version of the construction. A brick house is not a cheap pleasure, due to the large use of manual labor. The projects of brick houses are typical, and you can create your own unique project.

Projects for small areas

Most often, the flight of architectural thought is limited by the size of the area allocated for construction. In the presence of a narrow plot, the project of a house with a garage should be adapted as much as possible to the entry and exit of vehicles. On this site, the structure will be elongated.

On the side there is a garage, the gates of which can be made directly onto the street. You can enter the house both from the street side and from the side of your plot.

For many, having a house with a garage is a dream, and many already live in such buildings. Before you choose this type of housing, carefully review all the pros and cons of suburban life.

Having your own garage today is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. The life of a modern person, especially outside the city, is practically impossible without a car. And the car just needs garage storage.

Photo of a house with a garage

Architectural projects of country cottages can not be imagined without a garage in it. This section contains the best projects of guest houses Z500. They are distinguished by comfortable layouts of guest houses, solutions that help to save on building a guest house, and further low maintenance costs of the house.

Although developers are not always able to decide what the cost of a garage is less - combined with the house or standing separately. But apart from the price issue, the individual needs of the individual developer must also be taken into account. It is important to note that the layout of the house with a garage for 1 car provides homeowners with greater comfort and benefits than the projects of houses with a separate garage. But this condition is feasible only if competent design and professional design calculations were made. Design projects of houses with a garage for 1 car is also better to trust professionals.

The scheme of the house with a garage for 1 car. Why choose a house plan with a garage?

Projects of houses with a garage for 1 car, photos, drawings, sketches and videos of which you can watch in this section are attractive because:

  • The finished cottage with a garage for 1 car is very convenient when it becomes necessary to unload large items. In addition, the layout of houses with a garage for 1 car allows you to get rid of unpleasant transfers to the garage in adverse weather.
  • The construction of private houses with a garage saves money. Savings due to the fact that, combining the garage with the house, there is no need to build one wall and a supporting foundation. When the garage is fully built into the house, you can save on the roof. At the same time for the masonry of the walls of the garage you can buy simpler and cheaper building materials than for the main residential building. Perceivably save allow projects of houses with a garage built-in or attached and on a single network of engineering systems.


Model plans for projects of houses with a garage for 1 car: important points in the construction of a private house

When building a house with a garage for 1 car for developers, it is important to consider the following aspects:

  • In the case when the developer liked the project of the house, which does not provide a garage, it is highly not recommended to realize this venture with the garage by himself. After all, a project with a garage is quite complicated and necessarily meets the increased requirements of reliability, and also takes into account a lot of nuances and design solutions for combining a house with a garage. When creating a heating system in a house with a garage, the designers take into account the heat loss of the building through the garage. So that the gasoline combustion products do not penetrate into the house through the garage, a ventilation system must be designed. In order for the garage to look harmoniously against the general background of the image of the house, a competent calculation of the dimensions of the garage, the correct choice of the roof and its angle of inclination are necessary.
  • Before embarking on a project for a house with a garage for 1 car, the developer is recommended to evaluate the necessary funds for it. Quite expensive are the foundation and land works, the costs of which make up a third of the total estimate for the construction of the building. Using a garage can be better and more comfortable if you apply an additional system of snow melting on the driveway and make its angle of inclination optimal (within 12 °).
  • The developer needs to be prepared for the fact that the garage, combined with the house, occupies a large area, especially if the garage is attached to the side. To implement such a project you need a good wide area. On a wide area with shallow depth, houses with garages look more compact.

The project catalog of houses with a garage for 1 car includes new projects of 2018.

Projects of houses with a garage: the composition of the documentation

When buying a project for a house with 1 garage in our company, the client is provided with all project documentation, including 5 sections: engineering, which consists of 3 parts (electricity, water supply, heating and ventilation wiring), constructive and architectural. On this page there is one of the options for the project of such a house.

Engineering sections of project documentation are available at an additional cost.

Sample project documentation for the Z500 house

Each of our home projects with a garage for 1 car is protected by copyright, which ensures your legal security in the implementation of the Z500 home project. The certificate presented below confirms that our company is the official representative of the international architectural bureau Z500 Ltd.

We wish to find in our collection a house plan with a garage that meets your requirements!

Projects of houses with a garage are in constant demand from developers. After all, imagine the life of a modern person without a car, and even living in the countryside, is simply not possible. That is why the presence of a garage in the project of the house is an important factor when buying. Naturally, you can order a garage project separately. But the garage in the house is much more convenient. And most importantly, it will cost less than a separate

A house with a garage is planned so that you can get to the car not only from the street, but also directly from the residential area. You do not need to go out in bad weather. As a rule, the entrance to the garage is arranged from the kitchen or hallway. There is another positive point in this arrangement: if you brought, say, products from the store, then it is very convenient to transfer them to the kitchen immediately.

House projects with a garage for the whole family

It must be remembered that the garage for a modern car must be at least 18 m 2. At the same time, it is desirable to maintain all the distances recommended by specialists: from the wall to the car - 50 cm, to the left and to the right - 70 cm each, you can limit it to the rear 20 cm. Typically, a gate with an entrance to the left is provided for in the project. This is done to make it more comfortable to get out of the car. Then in the right side of the garage you can place racks with tools and car parts. The standard width of the gate is 2.5 m. The height is designed so that an adult can pass - 1.8-2.0 meters.

In order that the garage was convenient, the room needs to be designed competently. It is necessary to provide convenient access to the racks and to think not only about electric, but also about natural light. It would be nice to provide a sufficient number of outlets, which can, if necessary, include a power tool, and in the cold season - a heater. And if you plan to use more serious electrical equipment, then in advance, take care to install a three-phase current outlet.

By the way, the heater may not be needed if you consider heating the garage. Moreover, it is quite simple to connect it to the general heating system of the house. And, in addition, in the garage you can equip an additional workshop or pantry for inventory.

And for those customers who have two cars per family, our company can offer a project for a house with a garage for two cars. Such a choice will allow once and for all to solve problems with parking, and will save you from searching for a suitable place under the garage for a second car.

What to do if the garden is small, but you need to place a house and a garage. There is a way: build a house combined with a garage. What should be foreseen?

Convenience home with garage

For owners of a large estate, it may not be important where to locate the place where the car is stored: in the immediate vicinity of the house or on the border of the plot. However, it is more rational to build a house combined with a garage. This is especially true for small areas, which, as a rule, are allocated in residential complexes. Why?

  • Saved construction and finishing materials in the process of construction. Only one wall that is adjacent to the house is built from expensive materials. For the rest, you can use other options. But not used \\ y.
  • Guaranteed comfort. Owners and family members do not need to run from one room to another in frosty or slushy weather with an umbrella. Usually plan an additional entrance to the house directly from the garage.

  • It is easier to control the safety of the car than in a separate building. You can use the unified security system at home.
  • Can be used as an additional utility room: place things, cabinets, drawers that are rarely used.
  • The basement for storing vegetables and canning under the garage will be warmer and easier to get into.

  • Significant savings on communications: the total system with the house is always cheaper. If you install the temperature controllers, then the temperature inside the room will be acceptable for the car, but there will not be a large flow of coolant. A machine that is stored in a warm place breaks down less, the body lasts longer and is reliable in operation.
  • If the house is built-in, the owner saves time for clearing additional territory from snow, the car room and driveways are compactly located.

  • It is convenient to store garden tools: lawn mowers, chainsaws, trimmers, irrigation hoses, which by the way can be used to wash a car, snow removal tools and equipment.
  • It placed a workshop or area for repair work.

Do not place heating boilers in this room for any kind of fuel. This is dangerous from a fire point of view. Also, do not store fuel (wood, briquettes, coal), even for fireplaces, barbecues and barbecue.

What are the features of such houses

Detached garages are traditionally considered as ancillary buildings. Often, when building them, inexpensive construction materials are used, and they often do not even think about finishing. In contrast, the garages built into the ensemble of the house are designed in one stylistic key: color, finish, roof.

Pay attention to several features:

On small plots, a project with a built-in room for a car is definitely chosen, otherwise you can forget about organizing a cozy garden plot. Detached occupies a lot of space, because in addition to the building itself, it is necessary to make a reliable blind area around it, the driveway.

A house with a garage should be located so that there is easy access. If each time you have to do complex pirouettes around the yard to go inside, the whole point of presence is lost. Any project should improve the comfort of life, and not add problems.

Analyze finances. Building a building with an attached garage can increase the total cost of the work. It is necessary to make an additional roof, to install a more powerful boiler heating. Save help budget project with built-in garage.

Be sure to think about perspective. If after building a house you eventually think of purchasing another car, then immediately plan for two cars.

Consider whether you will keep a bike, moped, motorcycle, jet ski, or snowmobile in it. In this case, the dimensions increase.

An important point - insulation. The sound of a car engine that starts under the bedroom or next to the nursery is unlikely to add life to comfort.

Building technologies are constantly improving. At present, it is possible to erect buildings of a complex architectural form, to join together several functional buildings.

What to do to make the garage last longer

For comfort, provide a transitional platform to reduce heat loss at home. Be sure to spend the heating. On the batteries, install temperature controllers to set the optimum temperature and not to overload the boiler. On the one hand, you save on gas or electricity, on the other hand, you do not throw out additional finances by regularly repairing cars.

Do drainage. Often, owners enter during rain or snow. Puddles accumulate on the floor, increasing the overall humidity of the air, which negatively affects the machine and structure. Install a drainage that will drain water from the room beyond the basement and the blind area.

Often condensate is collected in such structures to avoid this plan ventilation. It can be forced-air and exhaust by means of a fan and passive (air vents in the lower and upper parts of the opposite walls). Such systems prevent exhaust fumes, fuel odors and lubricants from entering the living quarters.

In addition to the general home security system, it is desirable to provide separate security systems. As a rule, the owners, upon arriving home, turn off the secret police as a whole, and thieves can open the gate and steal a car.

It is rational to install solar panels on the roofs, this will significantly save finances on electricity.

At a planning stage, it is necessary to bring in a package of project documentation. This is a legal requirement. All buildings must be legitimized.

Houses with built-in garages

This is an option for small areas. Option is the location below ground level in the basement. To implement such a project, you need to make sure that the level of groundwater is sufficient. Otherwise, instead of a car, you will have to purchase an amphibian or install drainage pumps (which is completely irrational). Arrange a gentle descent.

When planning, you need to take into account certain structural features of the house. The width of the room for the car should be 2-3 times smaller than the overall size of the house. What is it for? If the size will no longer be able to properly install supporting partitions.

Attached options

This project requires a bit more materials than in the previous version. But you can save on noise insulation materials, to do without ceiling noise insulation. It is enough to mount the noise insulation belt only on the wall that is adjacent to the house and the task of living room comfort will be solved.

In such rooms it is easier to make a drainage system. In this case, you can build a simpler system of ventilation and heating, it does not affect the comfort of the house.

The only downside is the large size. Often the projects of such houses do not fit into the geometry of small (especially angular) areas. In this case, you need to consider a project with a built garage or build a separate building.

Build a solid foundation. The car has a large load on the basis of the building. The foundation is being built at the same time. Otherwise, shrinkage may begin with time, and the attached garage will move away from the house, forming cracks.

A little bit about cons

We have already talked about the benefits, but there is nothing perfect in the world. Having learned about the disadvantages, it is easier to foresee all the nuances at the planning and construction stage:

  • The place is fire hazardous.
  • There may be increased heat loss during the cold period. Open garage door blows all the heat out of the room.
  • We need additional financial investments for thermal insulation, noise insulation materials, a more reliable ventilation system and waterproofing of the room.
  • The garage located on the first floor takes the area that can be used for a full room. Such a problem occurs when the family grows.
  • Need to regularly carry out thorough cleaning. Otherwise, dirt mixed with moisture, oil and fuel will fall into the living rooms.
  • We'll have to fight odors.

It is necessary to regularly carry out thorough cleaning and fight odors.