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Detached Garage Builder
Wilmington, NC

One-car through four-car detached garages, oversized and tall-door RV and boat garages, garages with lofts and workshops, and full garage apartments — permitted, wind-rated, and built to last on the coast.

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Garage Types

Garages We Build
Across Cape Fear

From a simple single bay to a tall-door boat garage with an apartment above it.

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One-Car Detached Garage

14×24 or 16×24. Enough for a vehicle plus a narrow bench or storage wall. The most affordable way to get covered, secure parking and lockable storage on a small lot.

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Two-Car Detached Garage

22×22, 24×24, or 24×28 for room behind the vehicles. Our highest-volume build. One double door or two singles, slab or pier foundation, siding matched to your home.

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Three & Four-Car Garages

24×36 through 30×48. Multiple bays for vehicles, a project car, lawn equipment, and a workshop corner. Often the better buy per square foot than two separate structures.

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RV & Motorhome Garages

14 to 16-foot walls with 12 to 14-foot doors. Measure your rig with the AC unit and antennas up, then add clearance. Power, water, and dump-station rough-ins available.

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Boat Garages & Tall Storage

Sized for a center console or a bay boat on its trailer with the T-top or tower up. Coastal owners chronically underestimate the height they need — we measure it with you.

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Garage with Apartment Above

A carriage house: parking or shop below, a full accessory dwelling unit above. Two uses from one footprint. See ADU details →

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Garage with Loft or Attic Storage

Trusses designed for storage load, pull-down or full stair access, and a floored loft over part or all of the footprint. The cheapest square footage you will ever buy.

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Garage with Workshop Bay

An extra bay or a deepened footprint dedicated to a bench, tools, and equipment. Dedicated circuits, better lighting, and optional insulation and mini-split.

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Carports & Covered Parking

Freestanding or attached, post-frame or steel. The economical answer when you need cover and not enclosure — and an easy structure to enclose later.

Sizing

Get the Size Right
the First Time

Nobody has ever called us to say their garage was too big. Depth is what people get wrong — a full-size truck plus room to open a door and walk past needs 24 feet minimum. Height is what boat and RV owners get wrong.

  • 14×24: one car, minimal storage
  • 22×22: two cars, tight — the builder-grade default
  • 24×24: two cars comfortably, room for a bench
  • 24×28 – 24×30: two cars plus real storage or shop space
  • 24×36: three bays
  • 30×40+: four bays or garage-plus-shop
  • Tall builds: 14 ft walls / 12 ft door for most trailers; 16 ft walls / 14 ft door for Class A motorhomes
Size It With Us
Decide Before the Pour

Things That Are Cheap Now, Expensive Later

  • Plumbing rough-in for a bathroom or utility sink
  • Electrical service capacity and 220V circuits
  • Floor drain and slab slope
  • Thickened slab sections for a vehicle lift
  • Insulation and vapor control
  • Storage-rated trusses for a loft
  • Extra ceiling height
  • Conduit runs for future power or data
  • Door opener wiring and header height

Every one of these is a fraction of the cost during construction. Tell us your ten-year plan, not just this year's budget.

Garage Pricing

What a Detached Garage Costs
in Southeastern NC

General ranges for permitted, wind-rated construction. Site prep and utility runs are separate.

Single Bay

One-Car Garage

$12K–$28K
14×24 to 16×24
  • Slab or pier foundation
  • Single overhead door and walk door
  • Basic electrical
  • Siding matched to your home
  • Permits included
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Two-Car Garage

$18K–$45K
22×22 to 24×28
  • Concrete slab foundation
  • One double or two single overhead doors
  • Electrical rough-in and lighting
  • Loft or attic storage option
  • Coastal wind engineered
  • Permits included
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Oversized

Three-Car / RV / Boat

$30K–$95K
24×36 and up, tall-door options
  • Three-plus bays or extended depth
  • 14–16 ft walls with tall doors available
  • Workshop bay, bathroom, loft options
  • Insulation and mini-split available
  • Permits included

Ranges only. Garages with finished apartments above are priced as ADU projects — see the ADU page. $250 estimate credited at signing.

Common Questions

Detached Garage FAQ

A standard 24×24 two-car detached garage on a concrete slab typically runs $18,000–$45,000 in southeastern North Carolina, depending on foundation, siding, roof, door count, and whether you finish the interior. A one-car 14×24 runs roughly $12,000–$28,000. A three-car 24×36 runs roughly $30,000–$65,000. Oversized RV and boat garages with taller doors and higher walls, and garages with a finished loft or apartment above, run higher because they cross into different framing and code territory.
For a one-car garage, 14×24 is a workable minimum and 16×24 is more comfortable. Two-car garages are commonly 22×22 or 24×24, with 24×28 giving you room for a workbench and storage behind the vehicles. Three-car garages typically run 24×36 to 30×40. If you want to park a full-size truck and still open the doors, do not go under 24 feet deep. Ceiling height drives what you can store and whether a lift is ever possible.
Yes — that is one of our more common requests along the coast. RV and boat garages need taller walls and taller doors: plan on 14-foot walls with a 12-foot door for most travel trailers and center consoles, and 16-foot walls with a 14-foot door for Class A motorhomes or a boat on a tall trailer. Measure your rig including antennas, AC units, radar arches, and the trailer, then add clearance. Getting this wrong is expensive and permanent.
Yes. A garage apartment — sometimes called a carriage house — gives you parking or shop space below and a full accessory dwelling unit above. It is one of the smartest configurations on a lot where coverage is limited, because you get two uses from one footprint. It does require an upgraded foundation and framing package, code-compliant stairs and egress, fire separation between the garage and the dwelling, and residential energy code compliance. See our ADU page for how that side works.
Yes. Detached garages require a building permit, and depending on jurisdiction also zoning review, setback verification, and impervious surface or stormwater review. Electrical work requires its own permit. Accessory structures are regulated on size, height, and placement, and HOA covenants may add restrictions on top of that. Permitting is included in our scope — we submit, work the review comments, and schedule the inspections.
Detached is usually cheaper per square foot, gives you freedom on placement and size, keeps noise and fumes away from the house, and is far easier to build tall. Attached garages are more convenient in bad weather and share a wall and roof, but they are constrained by the existing house structure, require fire separation and careful flashing, and can trigger setback issues on the side yard. On most Cape Fear lots we build detached unless there is a specific reason not to.
All three, and it is far cheaper to include them now than to add them later. A loft over part of the footprint is the cheapest storage square footage in the building. A half bath means running supply and waste under the slab, a decision that must be made before the pour. A workshop bay means planning for electrical capacity, lighting, and a slab section that can handle equipment. Tell us the ten-year plan and we will rough it in.

Ready for a Real Garage?

Site visit, measurements, and a written itemized proposal — including the door height you actually need.

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