RV Garage Design Help

mclee47 wrote:
We are planning to build an RV garage in the near future and need advice on sizing it. We have a Tiffin Allegro RED 36QSA that is 37' long.

I know I need to make it longer than my current rig for possible longer rigs in the future, but we are unlikely every to buy anything over 40'. How much longer than the longest rig should it be?

I am planning to make it wide enough to extend the slides and open the basement doors without hitting the walls. How much extra room do I need?

The Allegro is 12'-10" tall and 79" wide when all buttoned up. So I am thinking that a 14'x12' door will suffice.

Are there any other considerations or suggestions on sizing or designing the garage?

mclee47,
While space AND MONEY are often governing factors, one of the things that helps a person decide on "additional space" is, how handy you are. That is, do you do your own work, maintenance, repairs, WAXING, and much more? If so, then you might need as much EXTRA room, on all four sides, as possible so that you're not hindered in your ability to move things around the coach, work in a compartment without banging the walls 'cause they're right behind you and more.

Most of us would like a gymnasium to park our coaches in so we can have the freedom to race around the coach and do what ever our little hearts desire, without compromise. But, space, money, regulations, and more often cause us all to DOWNSIZE our dream RV garage.

So, any advice I can give you, speaking from a DYI type guy would be to build it as big as you can afford, based on all parameters that guide you. Good luck.
Scott