During the current heat this week, the front 1/2 of the garage is now an indoor putting green for the grandson. No it may not be a soccer field.
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What do you use your garage for?
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Cleaned it out again to shelter my new used 2019 Sportwagen 4 Motion.
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One of my coworkers that had a VERY cluttered desk would tell people a "neat desk is a sick mind".
We use ours for cars AND storage. If the cars were longer it might not work...
My car have priority use of the garage. No, *I* have priority! I'm NOT going out in the rain and snow just to get to my car! Besides, in the heat wave of late, I'm not leaving my car outside to become an oven... to roast ME!
As my cars kept on getting bigger (despite buying the same model over the years), there's less and less room left for storage.
As my cars kept on getting bigger (despite buying the same model over the years), there's less and less room left for storage.
While my car does cost tens of thousands of dollar, so do my "stuff".
My "toys" - skis + bikes + kayaks (yes, all plural), add up to just as much.
More over, cars are made to withstand the element, some of my toys are not meant to be left out for extended period of time. Besides, my cars can't be picked up and walk away like my bikes and kayaks.
As my cars are getting bigger and take up more room in the garage, I'm forced to move my bikes into the house. It's not ideal. They brought dirt, mud and water into the main house...
As a result, my car now spend more time on the driveway while awaiting for the bikes and skis to dry off and get cleaned for their trip into the main house, clearing the way to pull the car into the garage.
Did some work on the garage yesterday. Main housing for my skis, garbage/recycling bins, pellets for stove, holiday stuff. We've one corner we need to go through and likely take a bunch of stuff to the dump. Goal is to park at least one car in there. I'd like to ultimately set up a tuning area for skis but I take ours to get done at the mountain since it's stupid cheap so no rush for that.
Got so hot here in Spokane the last few days, the electric garage opener stopped functioning on the East end. It was 105° yesterday. Suspect it was metal expansion on the chain. Down in the 80's today and everything is working fine again.
One car has been kicked out of the garage to make work space for finishing off the main floor projects in the house. Tomorrow the floor in the kitchen, eating area and bath get done. Then I mold, and touch up. Then the car gets its' house back.
The only good thing about the heat and smoke around the Redneck Hilton is the grapes. They are starting to darken and smoky years seem to give them a little different flavor.
One car has been kicked out of the garage to make work space for finishing off the main floor projects in the house. Tomorrow the floor in the kitchen, eating area and bath get done. Then I mold, and touch up. Then the car gets its' house back.
The only good thing about the heat and smoke around the Redneck Hilton is the grapes. They are starting to darken and smoky years seem to give them a little different flavor.
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The never ending story of our garage expansion continues to make (slow, almost plodding) progress.
Big steps last week: The cars are living in the expanded portion of the garage, interior and exterior electrical/lighting completed, all door openers are synched with their various controls, and gutters are up.
This week: Sidewalk gets poured, hose bib gets plumbed up, and brick trim completed.
Late August: Driveway gets re-paved. Hopefully my amateur stonemason ramps from the existing driveway down into the new garage hold up until then.
Closer, closer, closer.
Big steps last week: The cars are living in the expanded portion of the garage, interior and exterior electrical/lighting completed, all door openers are synched with their various controls, and gutters are up.
This week: Sidewalk gets poured, hose bib gets plumbed up, and brick trim completed.
Late August: Driveway gets re-paved. Hopefully my amateur stonemason ramps from the existing driveway down into the new garage hold up until then.
Closer, closer, closer.
I understand, because my power tools as in table saw, chop saw and several others have a fair amount of value. Maybe not as much as a vehicle but I would not want to have them even in a shed.While my car does cost tens of thousands of dollar, so do my "stuff".
My "toys" - skis + bikes + kayaks (yes, all plural), add up to just as much.
More over, cars are made to withstand the element, some of my toys are not meant to be left out for extended period of time. Besides, my cars can't be picked up and walk away like my bikes and kayaks.
As my cars are getting bigger and take up more room in the garage, I'm forced to move my bikes into the house. It's not ideal. They brought dirt, mud and water into the main house...
As a result, my car now spend more time on the driveway while awaiting for the bikes and skis to dry off and get cleaned for their trip into the main house, clearing the way to pull the car into the garage.
Is this a trick question? 2 garage bays and 3 cars, means one car lives outside.
Bob uses the garage for storage, a gazillion tools, and working on cars. He stores his Datsun Roadster and his motorcycle in there, and we can still squeeze in the Jeep Wrangler. I get to “visit” the garage if I’m waxing the skis. He gave me a little cupboard for ski waxing paraphernalia.
Not necessarily, ours is about 55' long and 22' wide for over 1/2 of it doing 2 could easily get 3 in there. More than that means some of the wife's stuff has to go.
Time to invoke the forum's famous N+1 rule:
you should have N+1 number of garage bays, where N is the number of cars.
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That, my friend, is what my dad would call a garage-mahal!
For garages, I like N+2: N is the number of cars, then one stall for storage/organization and one stall for an actual shop.
Sorry, this is flawed. The correct answer is always N+2 . You forgot the other part of the N+1 rule....if you have N vehicles you are looking to go to N+1 vehicles ......
if you have N vehicles you are looking to go to N+1 vehicles ......
Doesn't that apply to skis too?
Always N + 1
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