Can I put a garage on a gravel pad?
The short answer
Sometimes, if that base meets the requirements for your building and property. A permitted 13×20 garage in Aurora was installed on a prepared gravel road-base pad with retaining work, but that project is not approval for every garage; see the Aurora garage project for the site-specific example.
The Aurora 13×20 garage project provides a permitted, property-specific gravel road-base example with retaining work. Confirm the required base for your lot rather than assuming gravel is approved everywhere or limited to storage-only buildings. Our 1-car garage permit guide explains questions to ask.
Our site crew builds both gravel pads and concrete foundations, so the base matches whatever your permit requires — see site preparation services.