The Boston Garage Builders serves Cambridge, MA for detached and attached garages, garage additions, garage apartments, carports and conversions, with free estimates and written quotes. Call (617) 326-7524 or text a photo of the job.
Garage Building services in Cambridge
Most Cambridge houses went up before anyone in them owned a car, so a garage here is usually squeezed in at the back of the lot after the fact. Triple-deckers and two-families in Cambridgeport, The Port and North Cambridge sit close to the side lines, with one narrow driveway that is sometimes shared with the house next door. The old garages at the end of those drives are small wood or block boxes, too short for a modern SUV and often resting on a cracked slab with no real footing. West of Harvard Square the lots grow, and carriage houses still stand behind some Victorian homes. Ground freezes deep every winter, and snow has nowhere to go on a tight lot. The usual requests are a rebuild on the old footprint, a new slab, a carport where a full garage will not fit, and a carriage house turned into living space.
Neighborhoods we cover in Cambridge
- Cambridgeport
- Mid-Cambridge
- North Cambridge
- East Cambridge
- Agassiz
- West Cambridge
Permits and local rules
A new or rebuilt garage needs a building permit under the Massachusetts State Building Code, and Cambridge zoning decides setbacks and how much of the lot can be built on. Parts of the city sit in historic or conservation districts, where exterior changes and some demolitions get extra review. We confirm what applies to your address before drawings are final.