Garages for sale: what to check before you buy

The headline price is only meaningful once you know what's in it. Some garages for sale are quoted ex-VAT, or for the building only — delivery, installation and even the fixings arrive as extras on the invoice. Ask every supplier the same question: is this the complete price, delivered and built? At Nucrete the answer is yes — VAT, delivery and installation are always included, and because delivery costs vary across the country, our concrete garage prices page gives exact prices for your postcode area rather than a vague "from" figure.

A sectional garage is only as good as its installation, so ask whether the supplier uses its own trained teams or hands you to a subcontractor — or a flat-pack. Nucrete installs with our own teams, and most standard garages go up in around a day on a prepared base. The base matters just as much: every garage needs a sound, level concrete slab, and our concrete base laying service means one company is responsible for the whole job. We can also take away the old building first, including asbestos garage removal.

A concrete sectional garage should outlast most of what's parked in it, and the guarantee should say so in writing. Every Nucrete building comes with a 10-year structural factory guarantee — we've been manufacturing for over 45 years and supply around 1,100 buildings a year, so it's a promise we've had plenty of chances to stand behind. Independent customer reviews are the other thing worth reading before you order anything.