Concrete Garages

The advantages of concrete garages

People looking for new garages typically face a choice of four materials - concrete garages, brick garages, steel garages or timber garages?

If you choose concrete garages costing anywhere from £1500, they usually prove to be a fantastic investment. Concrete garages are significantly cheaper than traditionally brick built garages, are more durable than timber garages and don't have the condensation problems usually associated with steel garages.

The specialist companies manufacturing concrete garages will usually have local displays manned by an expert who can visit customers' proposed sites, provide help and advice and any additional services relating to concrete garages.

Concrete garages have been popular in the UK for over 50 years. Since then the design of these garages has evolved but continue to provide great value, durable storage space together with the advantage of being installed quickly and cleanly.

Normally comprising a series of sectional concrete panels, concrete garages provide the customer with endless flexibility. By adding extra panels customers have longer garages, by taking them away garages become shorter. This has little impact on the price of the garage, so always choose the largest size possible as adding panels after they have been installed can be costly.

Extra panels can also be added to the front and rear sides of concrete garages to change the width although many customers prefer garages with wider garage doors to enable easier access for vehicles.

There are various finishes available on concrete garages. The multicolour spar (pebble dashed) finish is the one usually associated with concrete garages and looks great in many environments particularly next to a pebble-dashed house. Brick finish concrete garages and rock finish garages are also very popular with customers as they cost little more than spar finish garages and look similar to the real thing.

2008 has seen Compton Concrete Garages launch a range of new brick finish concrete garages that have been designed to look like true brick but are actually concrete garages. These garages look great and are a fraction of the cost and disruption usually associated with traditional brick build.

The new brick finish concrete garages also benefit from the full range of options usually only available with spar finish garages this includes a choice of flat, apex or Banbury roof pitches in addition to a whole host of door, window, maintenance free and security options.

These new garages provide excellent value. With a choice of red or buff brick finishes, these stylish garages have been thoroughly tested to ensure they will pass the tests of time.

A further benefit of choosing concrete garages is that you will usually be purchasing from a long-established, national company. Supplying concrete garages is their main business so as well as arranging delivery and installation, most can back their garages with a meaningful guarantee and dedicated after-sales team that can put any problems right quickly.

There are many reasons to choose concrete garages but the main reasons for choosing continue to be great value, flexible, durable storage space together with the advantage of being installed quickly and cleanly.

Neil O'Sullivan - Compton Buildings