Question : What is the best a detached or attached garage?
So I am building a custom home in Atlanta and I cannot decide what should I do the detached or attached garage, so what does everybody think I should go with? Growing up I always had a detached garage. I like the idea of having the guest suite over the garage and separate from the house. I am thinking a three car garage.
Another question for my fellow Atlantans is would you chose Buckhead or Druid Hills? I bought properties in both places because I am going to sell the one I do not build on? (I am demolishing the structures on the one I use to build my custom home)
I would love the pros and cons of both, please!
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Best answer:

Answer by PAULA F
The pro of an attached garage is convenience & shelter from the weather going from home to garage & vice versa. In Atlanta, the weather factor isn’t as important than it is in the snow belt. The other pro is that an attached garage may be less likely to be broken into. The con of an attached garage is the threat of a possible fire in the garage from gasoline or other stored combustibles to spread way too easily to the house structure. You could always construct a fire retardant covered walkway from the house to the garage using a steel structure.

I would call your homeowner’s insurance company to see if the rates differ substantially from one to the other.