Recent content by Jenn

Thank you everyone. A laneway is a narrow roadway. We just heard back from one of the garage companies we contacted. They said that based on the property size, we can build up to 40 meters squared (430 square feet) size garage, IE: 19.5 X 22 feet or 20 X 21.5 feet (with city permit). She said...

Thank you everyone. We just signed the offer 2 days ago, and closing day is not until early May. It's a detached house that used to be semi-detached duplex, and hence very close to the property next to us. There's no HOA. This is in a populated/expensive city in Canada where a 2-garage house is...

Thank you everyone for your input and suggestions! Yes, it is awkward trying to get into the garage. Looking into whether city would permit the work. Thanks again

Not buyer's remorse. Looking for advice on how to make it work especially if neighbor doesn't want to get a new garage...Is it possible for example to make our garage wider/taller without affecting the neighbor's? Thank you

We just bought our first house, and it has a double carport garage off the laneway. Unfortunately the garage is not wide/tall enough for our 2 cars. The entrance and horizontal beam barely clears our large jeep (see pictures), and likely won't clear when it snows. Also complicating it is the...