Some Free Advice on Choosing a Garage: Make sure to get a structure that suits your vehicle now AND in the future.
JR Krause, manager of our Hershey/Elizabethtown location (call Toll Free: 1-877-743-7559)
tells us:
"If you order a vinyl it will practically last a lifetime so make sure it suits you down the road. As much as we would like you to come back and buy another garage from us in 3 years when you traded in your 2 seater sport car for an extended cab 4 door truck, you should think about what vehicles you might store there in the future. And for a small percentage more, you think about combining your new garage with some storage. Cabinets, shelves, and workbenches can all be added to our 1 or 2 car garages so you have a structure that serves 2 purposes. And consider what you´ll be storing. If you want enough room for your truck and the riding mower, you may want to spend the couple of hundred bucks on the 2nd door on the side or the back so you don´t have to move the truck every time you want to get to the tractor."
"The majority of your costs will be with the first floor- the 2 car garage. So while you are making this investment, you really should think about a second story. I have seen our "Built on Site From the Ground Up" crews create spare bedrooms, guest quarters, offices, dens and just straightforward storage with the 2nd floor. It really depends on what you want- because if you can think it- we can build it."So make sure to put some thought into what you want.
"What most people don´t realize is that many home improvement jobs like sunrooms, decks, and free-tanding garages, can be built during the fall and winter", explains Guy Sheely of Pine Creek Construction.
While most construction companies roll up shop and close down, some local companies like Pine Creek keep right on working during these months that are not usually thought of as construction times. The biggest road block to getting your job done on budget and on time is about 2 weeks straight of weather below 32°. Since that is rare in this area, many informed home owners are choosing to have their improvement projects done sooner, rather than later.
Make sure to interview the company you are considering to do the job for you. Find out about the experience, not only of the Foreman, but of all the workers who will be on your job site. "We can do a 24 foot by a 32 foot 2 car garage from the concrete up in about 2 days. 100% complete," says Guy Sheely with Pine Creek Construction. "Because we have such good workers that function as a team and our average employee has been with us for a couple of year, we don´t take nearly as long as some of the other home improvement companies. If they have workers that have only been doing this for a few months, it is easy to understand why they will be in and out and in and out of your property for up to two weeks."
It all starts with getting an accurate quote, which can be frustrating. "I hear stories where folks called 7 construction companies about making a sunroom out of their existing deck. 3 never returned the calls, 2 got back to them but about a month later, and 1 place didn´t have an answering machine. We give a guaranteed quote in one week" says Sheely.
For a fast estimate on a job well done and on time, call Henry at 717-365-3770.