RV and motorcoach garages

RV Garage Builder in Arizona

An RV garage, sometimes called a motorcoach garage, is an oversized enclosed garage built to keep a recreational vehicle indoors, with a tall door and a high ceiling. Most RV garage doors are 12, 14 or 16 feet tall and 12 to 16 feet wide. A 12 foot door fits a camper van or a small Class C. A 14 foot door fits most Class A motorhomes at the 13.5 foot legal height. A 16 foot door leaves room for any future rig.

For a large Class A, plan a 14 to 16 foot door, a 16 to 18 foot interior ceiling, a 14 to 16 foot wide bay and 40 to 50 feet of depth, and measure your coach with its rooftop air conditioners on before anything is drawn. A loaded Class A can weigh 30,000 pounds, so the slab is 6 to 8 inches of reinforced or post-tension concrete over a compacted base, not the 4 inches under a car garage. A full RV garage also needs a 50-amp, 240-volt outlet, a water line, a sewer dump or macerator, ventilation, and in Arizona a mini-split for cooling, all roughed in during the build.

In Arizona an RV garage typically costs about $40,000 to $120,000 or more in 2026. The tall door and roof drive the cost, and local zoning often caps accessory-building height near 30 feet, so we confirm your limit before we design. Jematell Homes builds RV garages as part of a new custom home, attached or detached, across Scottsdale, Rio Verde, Cave Creek and the Phoenix metro, and can add a casita above or beside it. Licensed Arizona general contractor, ROC# 339367.

Building an RV garage in Arizona

Door, ceiling, bay, depth, slab and hookups. The numbers that get an RV garage right the first time.

What size should an RV garage be?

Size an RV garage to your coach plus clearance. For a large Class A motorhome, plan a 14 to 16 foot tall door, a 16 to 18 foot interior ceiling, a 14 to 16 foot wide bay, and 40 to 50 feet of depth. Measure your RV with its rooftop air conditioners before you build.

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How tall and wide does an RV garage door need to be?

Most RV garage doors are 12, 14, or 16 feet tall and 12 to 16 feet wide. A 12 foot door fits a camper van or small Class C. A 14 foot door fits most Class A motorhomes at the 13.5 foot legal height. A 16 foot door adds room for any future rig.

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How thick should an RV garage slab be?

An RV garage slab should be 6 to 8 inches of reinforced or post-tension concrete, not the 4 inches used for a car garage. A loaded Class A coach can weigh 30,000 pounds, so on Arizona's expansive clay you want an engineered slab over a compacted base.

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What utilities and hookups does an RV garage need?

A full RV garage needs four hookups: a 50-amp, 240-volt RV outlet, a water line, a sewer dump or macerator, and ventilation for fumes. Add these utilities plus a sub-panel, lighting, and a hose bib. In Arizona, plan a mini-split for cooling, and rough it all in during the build.

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Attached vs detached RV garage: which is better for an Arizona custom home?

A detached RV garage is usually the better choice in Arizona. It keeps a tall, bulky building off your house, gives you placement freedom for setbacks and height limits, and isolates fumes and noise. An attached RV garage saves a wall and a trip across the yard but ties a 16 to 18 foot box to your roofline.

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