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Two-Car Garages: What To Do When an Xcel Line Is in the Way If you’re planning a new two-car detached garage in the Twin Cities and there’s an Xcel Energy service line crossing your yard from the alley, clearance can become the #1 design constraint. The good news: in most cases you don’t need to abandon the project—you just need the right roof pitch, placement, and a plan for meeting overhead clearance requirements (often handled by raising the service point, adjusting the span, or adding a support post).

MN Garages Need A Firewall In Most Cases The 2009 International Residential Building Code started to require all buildings including Minnesota Garages, built within 5’ of a property line, or within 10’ of another garage or building on the same property to have a 1 hour fire resistance rating for fire exposure from outside the building.

St Paul Garage Designs | St Paul Garage Construction In St Paul we build all kinds of garage designs. Pretty catchy don't you think? Anyway, when you have a garage designed and built by Western Garage Builders you start by selecting one of our St Paul garage roof styles. Western Garage Builders starts with the garage design and then can customize the garage plan to suit your needs.