When your garage is not deep enough for your new F150...

[adyaro77]

A whole thread of first world problems ?

Owning an F-150 is first world problems ?

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[Litand951]

Not only will parking the F150L in a garage protect it from the elements but it will moderate the temperature of the battery giving it better performance. I really want to park my F150L in my garage if I can. Unfortunately, it will be VERY tight in my garage with a F150L in it.

The distance from the back wall of my garage to the garage door measures about 19'-6". The tech sheet for the F150L gives the overall length as 232.7 inches or 19'-4.7". I have been seriously concerned that the F150L won't fit in the garage so I have been obsessing about what to do.

I have a side entrance 2-car garage with a single double door, so some typical simple solutions to lengthen the garage, like installing carriage doors, won't really work for me. I have figured out how I can lengthen the garage buy rebuilding one of the walls but that would probably add another $10k onto the already expensive F150L purchase. I had heard about people notching out the walls of their garages to make room for their pickups but I never really took that suggestion seriously until I saw this picture, .

Now that I think about it, the idea appears fairly simple and not near as expensive as moving a wall. Basically all you are doing is building a new door frame in an existing wall. Anyway, this is what I plan to focus on for making room in my garage for my F150L and I hope this gives you guys some ideas about how to get a F150L in your garage as well.

When I expanded my garage, I also decided to update the interior. Since I always liked the Scandinavian style, I settled on scandi wallpaper from https://fancywalls.eu/wallpaper-pattern/scandinavian-wallpaper/. The discreet design made the room brighter and cozier, even though it was just a garage.

That actually sounds like a pretty practical solution compared to the cost of moving a whole wall. With the clearance being that tight, even a few extra inches would make a big difference in peace of mind when pulling in and out. I’ve seen people do the wall notch trick for longer vehicles before, and as long as you frame it properly and keep insulation in mind, it can be a neat fix without compromising the structure too much.


Curious though — are you planning on finishing it with drywall/trim so it blends into the garage, or just keeping it as a recessed space for function?