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The only thing I don't understand is why you would put a car in there.
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Consider a garage door(s) that swing out. Overhead doors eat a lot of space. I have a big garage and if I wore pants, I'd replace at least one roll up door with swing out double doors or sliding doors across both stalls. They are a pain maybe but they could be automated.
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Is the loft going to be your new home when you tell your wife the van won't fit?
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Consider a garage door(s) that swing out. Overhead doors eat a lot of space. I have a big garage and if I wore pants, I'd replace at least one roll up door with swing out double doors or sliding doors across both stalls. They are a pain maybe but they could be automated.
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I'd design and build a second small garden shed in the back corner, enough room to wrench one bike comfortably. Bury a 12 gauge cable in a shallow trench, insulate, light it well with leds and work in there. Use old exterior wood and integrate it into the environment. No permits.
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She'll just make you downsize to a Golf Wagon. Might free up two bikes worth of space and be totally worth it.
I'd design and build a second small garden shed in the back corner, enough room to wrench one bike comfortably. Bury a 12 gauge cable in a shallow trench, insulate, light it well with leds and work in there. Use old exterior wood and integrate it into the environment. No permits.
I'd design and build a second small garden shed in the back corner, enough room to wrench one bike comfortably. Bury a 12 gauge cable in a shallow trench, insulate, light it well with leds and work in there. Use old exterior wood and integrate it into the environment. No permits.
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I would have liked a few extra feet but in the land of postage stamp lots in the big city we would have had to go to city council to get approval to build any larger. This would be a significant cost and add on as much as half a year or more to the permit time. As it is we are within 0.01% of allowable lot coverage.
Plus, we need that lot coverage for the addition in the future.
The new garage is 13'x21'. I was able to fit the car into the old 11x21 garage but it wasnt expansive and didnt leave a lot of room with the ladders and such mounted on the walls. This should work a bit better plus allow some side storage.
If anyone has some good bike storage ideas for small spaces I am all ears.
Plus, we need that lot coverage for the addition in the future.
The new garage is 13'x21'. I was able to fit the car into the old 11x21 garage but it wasnt expansive and didnt leave a lot of room with the ladders and such mounted on the walls. This should work a bit better plus allow some side storage.
If anyone has some good bike storage ideas for small spaces I am all ears.
It definitely is an improvement and will help resale if you decide to go that route in the future.
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I hope there's a door on that garage so the bikes are protected!
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Guess my wife really loves me. I have four in the house as "wall art" One in the bedroom, one in the dining room, two in the living room. The rest are in my workshop.
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I am loving all the windows. It is turning our real nice. Is the right in the picture facing south?
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Nice!
Amazingly clean construction site! My wife and I just remodeled our house and the thing that bothered me that I didn't anticipate was the constant trash everywhere. Your neighbors don't know how lucky they are! Good luck as you finish and move in!
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The contractor has been quite good with taking away the garbage but I have been going out and tidying, raking and gathering up the little bits of wood and nails that seem to find themselves everywhere. 98% of the leaves have fallen off the trees as well so it was a good time to clean up the yard, eavestroughs and winterize the yard.
It appears as though the siding wont arrive until next week so updates may be a bit lacking. Framing passed inspection and electrical rough in inspection is next.
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Great-looking garage!
I feel your pain regarding setbacks and other restrictions. A couple of years after our second son was born I designed and built a new 2-car garage and converted the existing one into a family room, which is now my wife's art studio. (Both are attached, but the floor plan worked much out better this way.)
I had to go with a code-minimum 2-car garage because of setback restrictions, but I have pegboard for tools with two shelves above on one side, floor-to-ceiling shelves on the other, and the bikes hanging from the rafters on bicycle storage hooks. It's a bit tight, but it works, and I am glad to have secure parking for cars and bikes.
I feel your pain regarding setbacks and other restrictions. A couple of years after our second son was born I designed and built a new 2-car garage and converted the existing one into a family room, which is now my wife's art studio. (Both are attached, but the floor plan worked much out better this way.)
I had to go with a code-minimum 2-car garage because of setback restrictions, but I have pegboard for tools with two shelves above on one side, floor-to-ceiling shelves on the other, and the bikes hanging from the rafters on bicycle storage hooks. It's a bit tight, but it works, and I am glad to have secure parking for cars and bikes.
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My one-car garage currently has my car, plus seven bikes. Dream the dream.
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