Detached double garage · Maple Ridge, southeast Calgary · July 2026

A heated garage under the power lines, once the lines were raised

A detached double garage in Maple Ridge, southeast Calgary, on a lot where the overhead power lines crossed the spot the roof had to go. Our electrician raised them, with ENMAX cutting the power for the work and restoring it after, and then we built it: 9 ft ceiling, a 16 by 8 door on a side-mount opener, insulated and drywalled, with a 50,000 BTU gas heater.

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Ceiling height: 9 ft
Overhead door: 16 ft × 8 ft, insulated, flush panel
Opener: Side-mount, on the wall beside the door
Inside: Insulated, 6 mil vapour barrier, 1/2 in drywall, taped ready for paint
Heat: 50,000 BTU natural gas unit heater, gas line run from the house
Power: Overhead lines raised by our electrician, ENMAX disconnect and reconnect · three exterior lights, two interior, three receptacles
Exterior: Vinyl lap siding, trimmed doors and window, aluminium soffit and fascia, 5 in continuous eavestrough
Roof: Reverse gable, engineered trusses at 4/12, shingles matched to the house
Concrete: 4 in pad, 5 ft sloped apron, retaining walls both sides

More of the build

Around the garage

The finished garage from across the lane: dark grey siding, black overhead door, new cedar fence on the left — From the lane

The garage from the lane with the overhead power lines passing above the ridge of the new roof — The overhead lines, raised to clear the new roof

The back yard before the build: grass to the fence, with an overhead line running from the house across the yard — Before: the yard, and the line across it

The garage from the yard: white man door and sliding window on the long wall, and on the gable end the heater vent and the gas line coming up out of the ground — Yard side: man door, heater vent and the gas line

The garage from the back yard: sliding window, white man door and a motion light under the eave, with the exterior receptacle low on the wall — From the yard: window, man door, motion light

Close view of the dark grey vinyl lap siding, the white-trimmed sliding window and the aluminium soffit and eavestrough above — Siding, trim and eaves up close

The garage from above: dark shingled roof, the concrete apron sloping down to the lane and the concrete retaining wall along its edge — From above: the 5 ft apron and its retaining wall

Aerial view of an electrician on the house roof working at the service mast where the overhead lines land, with the new garage below — Our electrician raising the lines at the mast, the job that had to happen before anything could be framed

Inside the garage: taped drywall walls and ceiling, the gas unit heater hung in the corner, the thermostat, and steps with a railing up to the open man door — Inside: taped drywall, the heater, steps to the man door

What you cannot see

What the City checked

The photos show the finish. The inspection cared about these.

The power lines came first

Overhead lines crossed the back of the lot, over the spot the roof had to go, so nothing could be framed until they were raised. Our electrician did that work. ENMAX's part is to cut the power off beforehand and restore it after, and we booked that too, along with the electrical permit and the final inspection. The homeowner did not have to chase a utility.

Three permits, not one

The building permit covers the garage. The wiring carries an electrical permit and the heater carries a gas permit. All three were ours to pull and close.

A sloped lane and a utility right of way

The pad sits between 2.5 ft retaining walls, and the apron was lengthened from 2 ft to 5 ft and sloped to meet the lane. The dig beside the walls was widened to stay clear of a utility right of way.

Next step

Build one like this on your lot

A site visit measures the lot, checks setbacks and access, and tells you what fits. You get a written quote, itemized line by line.

01A call backA short call about what you want to build, what your lot allows, and what it usually costs to be wrong about.
02An hour on siteWe measure, look at access and grade, and tell you what is buildable. No obligation, no charge.
03A written quoteItemized line by line, with the spec attached, so you can see what moves the number.

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