Originally Posted By beamerdog Growing up I lived in a big house but it only had a one car garage which was full of stuff, but no car, lol. My first house had a 2 car garage and we parked both cars in it. It also held lawn and gardening equipment and 2 bikes. Now we have a 3 car garage which used to have 3 cars and an indoor dog run in it when DS lived home. It has 2 big windows and a regular door, so there was plenty of ventilation for the pooch. Now it has 2 and alot of space for a 3rd. And the dog run is gone. Living with ice and snow in the winter and heat in the summer, I love having a garage for the cars. It means getting into a clean, dry car during inclement weather. What a luxury after many years of garden apartment living.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<Living with ice and snow in the winter and heat in the summer, I love having a garage for the cars. It means getting into a clean, dry car during inclement weather.>> ^^^Ladies and Gentleman of the jury, I rest MY case. I wish my townhome had a garage! Did I mention my white car turns green from pollen in the spring, and is regularly bombarded with bird droppings?
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Mine is for the car. Of course I keep the bikes in there too. I put up shelves for auto supplies, camping supplies and gardening tools.
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess >>> Uh-oh...sounds like there's trouble 'tween Mama and Carl in Raytown! ;-P <<< Yep! Always has been. We get along great EXCEPT when it comes to how much time he spends in the garage (and how much I shop, LOL). Remember how Dr. Phil's producers wanted us on their show about opposites? There ya go! LOL I really wanted to get to some sort of happy medium, but I'm thinking it's never going to happen. Good thing he's such a sweetheart otherwise. LUCKY FOR HIM! LOL
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Back in Pasadena, we rented a very large apartment [a master bedroom, a 'regular' bedroom, a den which I used for a home office, 2 bathrooms, plus a large living/dining room area], which also included an enclosed one-car garage space. Not just a carport, but had a pull-up/pull-down garage door and everything. It was really cool. We bought our first new car back in Y2000, and it was wonderful to be able to have the car in the garage. Most of the people in our complex had to park in the street or in open carports. I got spoiled with having the car in the garage, and I think having it in a garage has prolonged the life of my car. I can't imagine not having a garage for my car.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan We have a two-car garage. Half of the garage has been converted into an office, so in theory one car could still fit inside. However, we also are involved with various volunteer projects, all of which require storing a certain amount of 'junk.' So, for us, the garage is extra storage space. I've never felt particularlly safe having a car parked in the garage -- all that gasoline and stuff sitting right next to the pilot light for the hot water heater... yikes. Just last week, a home by us burned down due to gasoline in their garage (although it was oily rags that were the culprit, not a car parked there.)
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Maybe you should have a sign on your garage that reads: 'Keep Combustible Materials Away From Hot Water Heater -- Fire May Result'
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Maybe you should have a sign on your garage that reads: 'Keep Combustible Materials Away From Hot Water Heater -- Fire May Result'
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden For us it depends on the time of year. Through fall and winter and the early part of spring, we use our garage for our vehicles. It's so nice not having to scrape the cars off each morning in the winter. In the summer, however, we don't park in the garage. A lot of the toys that we keep in the shed or hung up around the garage during the colder months we'll keep down since the kids are using them so often.
Originally Posted By friendofdd I've discovered keeping a car in the garage means fewer washings as a daily dusting helps keep it clean. We have some high shelving for stored junk, but are able to keep two cars, a motorcycle and a motorscooter in our two car garage.
Originally Posted By dlkozy >>>"Plus a little bit of junk, but there's no way, with a garage, that I would park my car on the street."<<< Our car is to high for our BIG van. I couldn't pull in there even if I wanted too!
