Small Garage Plans-3 Tips on How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes

• Get a building permit
  

This is a classical mistake people do before starting building a shed or a small garage. They forget or they did not think they had to have a building permit. This is the most costly mistake you can possibly do. You may have to tear down completely your construction just because you did not get a permit to begin with. Yes it is a little bit of hassle to go to the city, pay the fee and wait to get your permit but you will avoid so many problems later on, do not neglect this part, it is not worth it.

• Built on solid ground
  

This is an other common mistake people do. Make sure you have a solid ground to build your small garage on. A concrete foundation is by far the best you can do. If not, a thick layer of small rocks on top of the ground is essential to keep away humidity. Make sure no water puddles are getting formed near your garage building site. This could cause your garage to slowly sink over time. If the ground is very soft and sandy, you need to make it solid before you built anything on it. Your small garage plans will tell you exactly how to prepare the ground.

• Follow your small garage plans
  

And the next big mistake people do is even more costly that the first two, is to start building without a blueprint. Just imagine how easy it is to get lost in ideas and material cost when you do not have a small garage plan to follow.

The plans will allow you to know what is the best material to buy, how much you need and to make a good estimate of the cost. Without the blueprint, you can easily take forever to get it done not even knowing what you are doing, and what the results are going to be.