ddawg16
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Alright....who's wife are we going to bang? And does it have to be in the closet?
what is considered a garage???
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Guess there are dicks everywhere.
I built a lot of nice cars and did a lot of neat stuff in the 16x24 my dad and I built. Right now I'm in a 24x28 and probably do a lot more than many of those with the showrooms, I mean garages.
OldTC
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personally for people under 1000 sq ft shouldnt consider it a garage, it would be more like a closet!
anyone else with the same feelings??
No. That is; if I understand what you're trying to ask.
A "garage" is for storing automobiles.
They vary in size, ranging from single-car detached garages all the way up to gigantic multi-story parking garages.
anyone else with the same feelings??
No. That is; if I understand what you're trying to ask.
A "garage" is for storing automobiles.
They vary in size, ranging from single-car detached garages all the way up to gigantic multi-story parking garages.
soj
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OK, I am in AR and have a toilet and two sinks in my shop. I felt pretty normal till I read these posts... now I don't know how to feel!
Svrdram
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Re: what is consider a garage???
What he said...nothing is a neat, clean and useful as the "12 gauge garage".
I'm guessing the OP wasn't intended to be as dicky as it sounded....
Anyhow, I think if it isn't used to park daily drivers and store lawn equipment, 1000 sq ft is a pretty nice size space to work on a project vehicle with room for everything you should need. Tell Jack Olsen he doesn't have a real garage.
And just WTF is this all about-------->
What he said...nothing is a neat, clean and useful as the "12 gauge garage".
Mischief King
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I get more done in my 500sqft than you do in your monstrosity...you spend to much time sweeping and walking back and forth.
bazzateer
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You guys and your Americanese language! A shop is where you go shopping for stuff. Hence the term Shopping Mall. What you guys refer to as a shop is actually a workshop also known as a garage. 
BWS
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Sometime back,was talking to a pro-wrench friend.......just shootin the chit."Man if I had the money",sort of thing about car lifts.This guys workin out of 20k-30k sq ftg.Hell,should know.....I built 10 or so of that 20 years ago....
Anyway,I've got the space for a lift here at the "estate"....just don't have the cash.He says that if he had one at home he'd really seriously think about putting it outside.So then I start noticing how many places they've done that......interesting?It still don't matter....still don't have the cash.
But,what the above rambling shows is that....uhhh,you can work on cars and chit outside.So when considering the size of one's "garage",do we get to include working on the POS in the driveway?And where does the driveway end?
F**k a big garage,I'm too lazy to be walkin marathons every dang time something needs to be worked on.
Anyway,I've got the space for a lift here at the "estate"....just don't have the cash.He says that if he had one at home he'd really seriously think about putting it outside.So then I start noticing how many places they've done that......interesting?It still don't matter....still don't have the cash.
But,what the above rambling shows is that....uhhh,you can work on cars and chit outside.So when considering the size of one's "garage",do we get to include working on the POS in the driveway?And where does the driveway end?
F**k a big garage,I'm too lazy to be walkin marathons every dang time something needs to be worked on.
Kevin54
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personally for people under 1000 sq ft shouldnt consider it a garage, it would be more like a closet!
anyone else with the same feelings??
Like they say "Put up or shut up". Let see your over 1000 sq. ft. garage.
Exactly ^^^^^^^^
A garage can be a showroom, and some are beautiful. But a shop where Real work is going on is not going to look pretty, unless your doing more cleaning than work.
Back to garage defination - As long as its big enough to park 1 car it should qualify. Anything less is a shed.
Notharborfreightmaterial
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For most of us, the garage is the shop.
But if and when I build a shop, it would be great to tune the garage into something more akin to a showroom.
My neighbor had one of those, until his house burned down, and it was a great place to have a party!
But if and when I build a shop, it would be great to tune the garage into something more akin to a showroom.
My neighbor had one of those, until his house burned down, and it was a great place to have a party!
Kevin C
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Mine is the all purpose space. 24 x 26 was as large as I wanted to go based on lot size and not having it look larger than the house. The house is a 1921 Tudor style and not that large. The upside is that despite being in the city we managed to find an older house on a lot and a half. The garage looks like it belongs there, garden beds to one side and patio to the other.
Space: The primary reason I wanted a new garage was to have a shop for project cars and anything else that I can dream up. My wife wanted a place to park her car in bad weather.
She gets one bay, I get the other and the space at the end is for the shop.
The initial expectation was that I would be out there all the time and she would never see me again. The reality is she turned her bay into a multi purpose area. Part gym with cross fit type exercise equipment, part painting studio for art work. All of her stuff is set up so she can still park her car.
The challenge will be keeping my area looking good while still functioning as a shop. The Man cave is now shared space. With a little bit of work I think its possible to have a decent looking functional shop. The best thing I did was to install four good sized windows and build it with 10' walls. It gives the place a nice open feel with lots of light. Nice enough that hanging out in the shop is an option for both of us. On a Saturday night having a beer in the garage has turned into a fun option.
When the rainy season comes back to the PNW I think the both of us will get some great usage out of the combo shop / garage. It will be fully finished inside and be more towards a showroom type garage. My experiance is that having a nice looking work space makes any project i'm working on that much more enjoyable.
To keep my mess under control I plan on having a section walled off with clear vinyl curtains (clean room style) where I can port a set of heads or grind some welds and keep the mess contained.
As long as I can park the cars in there its still a garage. Out of necessity it has to be a multi use space.
Space: The primary reason I wanted a new garage was to have a shop for project cars and anything else that I can dream up. My wife wanted a place to park her car in bad weather.
She gets one bay, I get the other and the space at the end is for the shop.
The initial expectation was that I would be out there all the time and she would never see me again. The reality is she turned her bay into a multi purpose area. Part gym with cross fit type exercise equipment, part painting studio for art work. All of her stuff is set up so she can still park her car.
The challenge will be keeping my area looking good while still functioning as a shop. The Man cave is now shared space. With a little bit of work I think its possible to have a decent looking functional shop. The best thing I did was to install four good sized windows and build it with 10' walls. It gives the place a nice open feel with lots of light. Nice enough that hanging out in the shop is an option for both of us. On a Saturday night having a beer in the garage has turned into a fun option.
When the rainy season comes back to the PNW I think the both of us will get some great usage out of the combo shop / garage. It will be fully finished inside and be more towards a showroom type garage. My experiance is that having a nice looking work space makes any project i'm working on that much more enjoyable.
To keep my mess under control I plan on having a section walled off with clear vinyl curtains (clean room style) where I can port a set of heads or grind some welds and keep the mess contained.
As long as I can park the cars in there its still a garage. Out of necessity it has to be a multi use space.
egnorant
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If it has a door that you can drive a car through and contain the car...it can be called a garage.
I have seen some useless garages that were fine for my Bugeye but the 70 Mustang was a chore and you had to pick which side to get out of the car...but it was a garage.
Now my workshop/garage is 25 or 26 by 38, I don't remember, but one could be a garage and the other not? Call it what you want, I gotta go put a clutch on a minibike.
Bruce
I have seen some useless garages that were fine for my Bugeye but the 70 Mustang was a chore and you had to pick which side to get out of the car...but it was a garage.
Now my workshop/garage is 25 or 26 by 38, I don't remember, but one could be a garage and the other not? Call it what you want, I gotta go put a clutch on a minibike.
Bruce