Gotime88
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Well, here goes. Since hanging with my Dad as a kid in our garage growing up (he is a mechanic), I have dreamed of having my own garage. He taught me to take care of my vehicles, keeping them maintained and clean. I guess you could say I became a little OCD about my things, especially my car. I like things cleaned up, squared away, buttoned up and tucked away nicely, which means a garage is a must. I am happy to have my own garage today, but it's not close to where I want to be, especially after seeing some of the garages on this site. After seeing some amazing transformations, I decided to share my own garage's story, even if it is far from finished.
We bought our house over 3 years ago, about the same exact time our first son was born. We actually only moved in only 2 weeks before he arrived. With a to do list a mile long and a new born at home, the garage's condition was not a priority. See the pictures of what things looked like around that time.
The 2 car garage is located under the living space and leads to a full unfinished basement. Its about 20' x 20' with an 8' x 8' bumped out space, and the ceiling is about 7' high, not to mention where the duct work hangs lower.
It was very dingy. The prior owner was definitely not a garage guy, but was nice enough to leave plenty of his **** in there for me to take care of. The one photo shows the first time I parked both our cars in the garage after cleaning it out. This was a milestone for me. My own cars parked in my own garage! What a great day!
There was 1 light fixture in the rear corner, 1 outlet in the same location and 1 outlet for the opener, all on the same circuit as the living room upstairs. No exterior lights, no faucets for a hose, no pretty antique gas pump. It was primitive, but I had my cars away and was happy... for a little while. Stay tuned!
Note: You are looking at a 2006 Mazda 3 2.0 and a 2001 Audi A4 2.8, both since replaced.
Note: The last picture was taken at a later date than the 3 others. This is to show the bump out.
We bought our house over 3 years ago, about the same exact time our first son was born. We actually only moved in only 2 weeks before he arrived. With a to do list a mile long and a new born at home, the garage's condition was not a priority. See the pictures of what things looked like around that time.
The 2 car garage is located under the living space and leads to a full unfinished basement. Its about 20' x 20' with an 8' x 8' bumped out space, and the ceiling is about 7' high, not to mention where the duct work hangs lower.
It was very dingy. The prior owner was definitely not a garage guy, but was nice enough to leave plenty of his **** in there for me to take care of. The one photo shows the first time I parked both our cars in the garage after cleaning it out. This was a milestone for me. My own cars parked in my own garage! What a great day!
There was 1 light fixture in the rear corner, 1 outlet in the same location and 1 outlet for the opener, all on the same circuit as the living room upstairs. No exterior lights, no faucets for a hose, no pretty antique gas pump. It was primitive, but I had my cars away and was happy... for a little while. Stay tuned!
Note: You are looking at a 2006 Mazda 3 2.0 and a 2001 Audi A4 2.8, both since replaced.
Note: The last picture was taken at a later date than the 3 others. This is to show the bump out.
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