Western Construction

Garage Builders are asked all the time what the standard or average 2 car garage size is for a typical City lot. The answer is always the same, that depends on your lot size and most importantly your individual needs. For instance, a 20x22 detached 2 car garage might be the perfect size for empty nesters or a young family without kids but add a couple little ones running around and all of a sudden a large 24x24 might be the perfect size. Whats really important is choosing the garage dimensions that will fit your site, accommodate 2 cars or more, plus as much storage and whatever else you need.

One of the recent code changes that effect detached garages but is hard to find until its too late is related to driveways. You can no longer have a dirt or gravel driveway when you build a new garage. It has to be some type of hard cover like Asphalt, concrete or any other hard surface driveway material. Another code change relates to fire protection and side yard set backs. Every building in the state of Minnesota that is closer to the property line then 5' needs to have 1 hour fire protection on that wall.

If you're thinking about starting some home improvement projects like adding vinyl siding, Minnesota has a number of options available to you. And at Western Construction Inc. we have the products and the professional staff that can help you create a beautiful exterior for your home. Adding siding to a house is usually simply for cosmetic or aesthetic reasons, but there are a number of other benefits to it as well. Vinyl siding will immediately lower the maintenance requirements of the home's exterior, while simultaneously adding another layer of insulation.

At Western Garage Builders we use the Minnesota made North Central Garage Doors Company for our garage door manufacture of choice. Aker Doors, Inc. is the Minneapolis St Paul garage door supplier we've been using for installation and service for over 30 years. The combination of North Central Garage Doors and Aker Doors is just one more reason why Western Garage Builders is the #1 family owned Garage Builder in the Twin Cities. Without question over 95% of the garage door styles our homeowners choose are between the Classic Raised Panel and Carriage House style Doors.

At Western Construction, inc., we have a fantastic selection of siding products that will not only make your home more beautiful but will improve the energy efficiency as well. Since Western's experience installing siding dates back to 1949 we've seen siding manufactures come and go. That's why its important to you to only use the most widely-recognized siding brands in the industry. Vinyl siding by Alside and Mitten, James Hardie cement board siding and Minnesota Made LP Smartside siding products to name only a few.