Other garage type people

[dink]

A majority of us are car guys with car issues and that is what we use our garage for on here


Is there anyone that is actually using there garage on here other then for cars....like strictly for something else...not a half and half deal

 

[Tim240Z]

There are other reasons to use a garage other than cars?

 

[rsitzejr]

It's not a garage, it's a workshop. Garages are for parking cars in, I never park anything in mine unless I'm working on it, cept the bike.

 

[katoom400exc]

cars have their own roofs......I'm using my 26 x 30 garage for motorcycles!

 

[dink]

There are other reasons to use a garage other than cars?

Crazy stuff I know...that is why i am asking since its such a rare thing

 

[Luckydevil]

A car has only been in my garage once. I allowed my wife to put her mini cooper in there for 2 weeks during christmas one year because we were out of town. It was a one time deal and will not happen again anytime soon (until I get a C5 ).

 

[dink]

A car has only been in my garage once. I allowed my wife to put her mini cooper in there for 2 weeks during christmas one year because we were out of town. It was a one time deal and will not happen again anytime soon (until I get a C5 ).

Way to keep your foot down as long as your wife says its okay

 

[Luckydevil]

Way to keep your foot down as long as your wife says its okay

We made a deal before the closing on our first house... I get full control of the garage and what goes in it, she has full control of the house and all the decorating ****. We are both happy and it has worked out great.

 

[dink]

We made a deal before the closing on our first house... I get full control of the garage and what goes in it, she has full control of the house and all the decorating ****. We are both happy and it has worked out great.

Yea I told my wife that too when we get our house....hopefully it works for me...most likely she will limit me to a half of the garage....poor poor me

 

[Tim240Z]

We made a deal before the closing on our first house... I get full control of the garage and what goes in it, she has full control of the house and all the decorating ****. We are both happy and it has worked out great.

that is exactly the deal my wife and I have. She needs written permission (in triplicate) to gain access to the garage. Actually, for that matter, she needs concurrence from me for any house decisions too!
She does have carte blanche on the grocery shopping though....as long as she buys 2 ply TP and not the cheap stuff!

 

[dink]

that is exactly the deal my wife and I have. She needs written permission (in triplicate) to gain access to the garage. Actually, for that matter, she needs concurrence from me for any house decisions too!
She does have carte blanche on the grocery shopping though....as long as she buys 2 ply TP and not the cheap stuff!

I would get that stuff notarized

 

[Tim240Z]

Its in the Pre-nup

 

[dink]

Then the world is a happy place....good luck trying to take away the garage if you divorce

 

[logical]

My neighbor has a picnic table in his and not much else....never in 7 years has a car crossed the threshold. Not that he uses it as a shop or anything...he's just odd.

 

[dink]

My neighbor has a picnic table in his and not much else....never in 7 years has a car crossed the threshold. Not that he uses it as a shop or anything...he's just odd.

He must not be a car or garage guy

 

[kartracer55]

My garage is used for cars... which kinda *****, because when we want to work on one the other needs to get pulled out, but oh well.

Jim

 

[the intimidator]

Yea I told my wife that too when we get our house....hopefully it works for me...most likely she will limit me to a half of the garage....poor poor me

than you need to desing the garage 2 times bigger

my garage has 3 atvs in it 2 benches 2 long dressers stacked to the roof on the one wall on the other wall there is a welding cart w/welder radial arm saw tool boxes and a chest um router table and alot of shelves with **** on them good luck gettin a car in there ohh did i mention this is a single car garage i'll find some pics later

 

[kartracer55]

I hate when people have huge garages but dont use them... totally taking them for granted...

Jim

 

[C_F]

I hate when people have huge garages but dont use them... totally taking them for granted...

Man, I hear ya!
A guy around the corner from me built an extra large garage when he built his house. Pretty tall too, he had a 4-post lift in there.
His business transferred him & he moved away (his lift too ). The new owners use it to store their inlaws **** that they were storing in a storage unit...the whole garage is full of ****. They don't even park one car in it.

 

[DaveL.]

Doesn't it just kill you when you see a garage filled with bikes,yard sale stuff and other worthless junk to the point you can barely walk through it! A guy I work with moved into his house 7 years ago. 90 % of the boxes and junk he set there the day he moved in are still there. He has never had a car in his garage.

Dave

 

[dink]

Doesn't it just kill you when you see a garage filled with bikes,yard sale stuff and other worthless junk to the point you can barely walk through it! A guy I work with moved into his house 7 years ago. 90 % of the boxes and junk he set there the day he moved in are still there. He has never had a car in his garage.

Dave

He is lazy and PW'd....Maybe you need to show him the light....or a shovel for cleaning up

 

[REFLEXX]

ONLY IN AMERICA... do we keep useless **** in the garage,

but park our $40,000+ cars in the driveway! that's just wrong!


People! go around the world and see what other countries have SELF STORAGE companies for storing **** and PAY for it! zero.


REFLEXX

 

[BetterDays]

I agree with Reflexx

Garage
1984 mustang shell - $200 (being generous)


Driveway
2001 Sable - say $9,000
2004 Liberty - say $13,000

Then again, it is my little workshop and I would not want it any other way in my current house (prefer outbuilding with attached 3 car garage, but money does not grow on trees.. damn it, dad was right)

 

[bmwpower]

My Dad has a 2 car garage on the their house that he uses strictly for his wood working stuff. They've had several houses over the years and all have been used for wood working stuff. It's a wonder I ever got into cars... I could never use the garage when I was younger. No cars have ever set foot in it...well except for one day in sub-zero weather when my CRX alternator decided to die... he felt bad and moved his stuff to one side of the garage.

Once I'm done my garage, he's building a detached garage 2 car...but with NO garage doors!

 

[kartracer55]

Haha no garage doors... go figure. You should convince him too for moving in larger equipment.

Jim

 

[bmwpower]

He claims he'll use the attached 2 car for bigger stuff. I think he'll have a set of double doors, which for most furniture, is big enough. I guess in scheme of things, garage doors are pricey when compared to a regular double door.

 

[kartracer55]

Yeah, they def. are, but If it were ME id have garage doors because I dont do woodwork.. I work on cars, but its more about what meets HIS needs, not ours.

Jim

 

[dink]

Yeah, they def. are, but If it were ME id have garage doors because I dont do woodwork.. I work on cars, but its more about what meets HIS needs, not ours.

Jim

I think it should all be separated...cars in garages...and a separate building or area for everything else...all car related in the garage

Sheds are a beautiful thing

 

[Cebby]

I can't fit anything in mine anymore (too many tools), so I guess it is officially a shop. I'm working to change that though.

 

[Old Moparz]

As a kid, I saw my mother use the garage once, & that was when we moved into the house & the garage was still empty in 1971. After that, it was loaded with **** year after year, until I finally got a car to work on in 1983. I cleaned it out, which was an all weekend job, & had everything in the driveway. I couldn't believe all of it fit inside when I saw it sprawled out. Funny thing happened though, as I was sweeping the floor I noticed 2 old ladies rummaging through the **** in the driveway. I asked "What are you doing?" & the reply was "Oh, we're sorry, we thought it was a yard sale."

 

[river1]

Once I'm done my garage, he's building a detached garage 2 car...but with NO garage doors!

remind him that one day that property is going to get sold, and when it gets sold a garage size building will be worth more with garage doors than without.

later jim

 

[dink]

I hate it when people turn there garage into another living space...that looks so white trash....they take off the garage door and put up siding with windows....really takes away from the house and the value

 

[DaveL.]

I hate it when people turn there garage into another living space...that looks so white trash....they take off the garage door and put up siding with windows....really takes away from the house and the value

Amen to that.

Dave

 

[dink]

Amen to that.

Dave

I see the light my brotha

 

[BearHit]

Gotta have room to park the vehicles in there.

I vacuum mine at least twice a month because of dog hair and dead bugs.

My neighbor has so much **** in his he can't even GET TO the windows that are full of dead bugs and spider webs.

 

[Cebby]

My neighbor has so much **** in his he can't even GET TO the windows that are full of dead bugs and spider webs.

I could be your neighbor. Dead bugs and spider webs add character.

 

[XR7G428]

My neighborhood association forbids us to park our own cars in our driveway overnight. This is not all that uncommon in the area. All of the newer houses are getting three to six car garages. They will not let you turn your garage into living space (as if I don't plan on living in my garage). Even what is considered to be major auto repairs are not to be done even within your garage.

Fortunately, my neighbors and I don't do repairs. We do restorations, and build hot rods, and one guy is even building a plane. He claims that he will taxi it out the three miles to the highway and take off at 3AM. I can't wait.

As for myself, I go both ways... I do wood working and automotive stuff. One of these days when time is less scarce, I want to rebuild a woody.

 

[kartracer55]

Yeah, new developments can be bishes like that... but who cares if you have a 6 car garage


Jim

 

[C_F]

As a kid, I saw my mother use the garage once, & that was when we moved into the house & the garage was still empty in 1971. After that, it was loaded with **** year after year, until I finally got a car to work on in 1983. I cleaned it out, which was an all weekend job, & had everything in the driveway. I couldn't believe all of it fit inside when I saw it sprawled out. Funny thing happened though, as I was sweeping the floor I noticed 2 old ladies rummaging through the **** in the driveway. I asked "What are you doing?" & the reply was "Oh, we're sorry, we thought it was a yard sale."

Geez, I had that happen once when I decided to clean & re-organize my garage in a duplex we rented. I started early on a saturday morning & by 10:00 I had people asking how much! And the worst part is that my wife was giving them prices!

I even amazed myself that I had that much **** in my garage...but I also had 2 cars stuffed in there, dammit.

 

[kartracer55]

AHAHA Crazy people... At least they didnt think it was garbage day and start taking things lol

Jim