Detached Garage Builder in Mid-Michigan — Built to Match Your Home, Not Just Your Lot

Common Configurations We Build

Most detached garage projects fall into one of a few common footprints — but the details inside those footprints are where the real decisions happen. We build one-car, two-car, and two-and-a-half-car garages, with or without a finished loft or workspace above. Whether you need straightforward vehicle storage or a structure that doubles as a workshop, hobby space, or finished bonus room, we design the layout to match how you'll actually use it.

Common configurations we build:

• One-car garages (12×20 to 14×24)
• Two-car garages (20×20 to 24×24)
• Two-and-a-half-car garages with extra bay or utility space
• Garages with finished loft space above
• Garages with dedicated workshop or storage areas
• Structures with exterior finishes matched to the existing home

Finished How You'll Actually Use It — Not Upsold

Finish options are where a garage project either becomes genuinely useful or turns into a structure you're working around for years. Brian walks through intended use before recommending any finish package — because the right answer for a heated workshop is different from the right answer for a car storage bay you open twice a week.

We Handle the Permit So You Don't Have To

Detached garage permitting in Michigan varies township by township. Setback requirements, maximum footprint allowances, and height restrictions differ between Saginaw County and Genesee County jurisdictions — and within each county, individual townships often have their own rules layered on top. Brian has worked across these communities long enough to know what the local requirements typically look like before a permit application is submitted. We handle the application, coordinate with the township, and keep the project moving. You don't have to become an expert in local zoning ordinances to get a garage built.

Built to Look Like It Belongs There

The most common complaint homeowners have about contractor-built garages is that they look like a kit structure dropped onto the property. We approach detached garage construction the same way we approach home additions — by matching the existing structure's roofline pitch, siding material, trim profile, and window placement. The goal is a garage that a visitor assumes was part of the original build. That level of integration requires attention to architectural detail that most garage contractors don't apply. It's the same standard we hold across every project we take on.

Every completed project is documented by a professional photographer and videographer. You can see the before-and-after results in our portfolio.

Who We Are

Shooltz Remodeling Advantage is a family-run remodeling and construction company based in Mid-Michigan. Brian Shooltz has been in the trades since 2003 — over 20 years of hands-on carpentry and construction experience. He personally oversees and executes every project we take on. There are no subcontracted lead hands running your job while Brian is somewhere else. When you hire us, you get Brian on-site from the estimate to the final walkthrough.

Michelle Shooltz handles the client relationship side of the business with the same level of personal investment. We're not a volume operation. We take on projects where the quality of the outcome matters to the homeowner — and where that standard is worth something to them.

If you're comparing custom garage construction in Saginaw or Genesee County, we're not going to be the lowest number on the page. What our clients consistently say is that the quality gap is visible — and that it was worth it.

Frequently Asked Questions