Garages

[aussiegirl]

Our garage is a detached 1.5 car garage. We own 3 cars, and our driveway is a single car width wide. Before we had 3 cars, we would put my husband's car in the garage when we were going to get a major snow storm, so he could get to work at his odd hours easier without having to scrap snow/ice off of it.

Our garage is basically his work shop. He keeps his tools, wood, and anything lawn related in there. He does have moments where he will clean and organize, giving us a good amount of space in the garage should we have another ice storm. The other 2 cars can fend for themselves though!

 

[just_jo]

Wow! Where do you keep things like holiday decorations?
The key hook is a great idea!! We tried stacking our sons' cars in the driveway, but it didn't work well, so one parks his car on the street (which I don't like. LOL!)

The decorations are all in the attic in bins.

No parking on the street for us - unless we want a ticket. It's illegal to park from 2 am to 5 am on the street, so no overnight parking. :crying:

 

[just_jo]

I think that having a basement helps with not having the clutter in the garage, at least for me. Now that both the garage and the basement are cleared of clutter, I'm keeping them that way. That was one huge project that took me quite awhile.

Oh yeah, basements are a very good idea to have where I live.... we have 2 "tornado seasons" a year and the 2nd one is coming up. I have a chair, a tv hooked to cable and a lantern down there so I can settle in if needed. Oh, I do grab a blanket as well since it can get cold down there!

No basements here but we have the 2 "tornado seasons" thing. We've talked about adding a "safe room" if/when we ever get to build a home.

 

[LJSDesigns]

Okay, I have to ask.. what are Chet the dummy and the salmon ladder?

Chet the dummy is my son's boxing bag. It is shaped like a man's torso and head. Every time I opened the garage, I would see it's silhouette and jump before I realized that it was Chet. I told my son for years to get Chet out of the garage before he gave me a heart attack. When he got a new one for in his basement where his home gym is, I knew that one could go.

A salmon ladder is a vertical ladder which you climb by jumping a free-moving bar up one rung at a time. Think American Ninja Warrior. Again, that was my son's and it was too high to fit in his basement so he couldn't take it home. It took up a lot of room in the garage, so it had to go. Some hot dude with great arms came and got it; he'd been wanting one at his house and was really happy. I was happy to see it go and to see a hot, happy dude. LOL

 

[tjscraps]

LOL! It's like playing Tetris trying to make space
...you know you HAVE to tell the story of the convertible now!

My mom didn't want it anymore because her new husband has a convertible camaro. The one she gave her is in good shape but older (2008), with very few km on it so she decided it would be a good first car for my daughter (who had just turned 13). So until she gets to drive it, I am!!! lol! It's a Volkswagon EOS

Did I mention we're in Canada, so it's convertible weather for only May-Sept? lol

I do enjoy it though, it's super fun to drive - even when it's only a few degrees about zero like the other morning

 

[Leablahblah]

You're lucky you have a garage!! I miss having a garage. I hate having to store my stroller in the back of my car. We have a basement with no outside access and a small shed that has bikes and toys and gardening tools. That's all we can fit.

Way to go on your cleaning progress!!

 

[Leablahblah]

Chet the dummy is my son's boxing bag. It is shaped like a man's torso and head. Every time I opened the garage, I would see it's silhouette and jump before I realized that it was Chet. I told my son for years to get Chet out of the garage before he gave me a heart attack. When he got a new one for in his basement where his home gym is, I knew that one could go.

A salmon ladder is a vertical ladder which you climb by jumping a free-moving bar up one rung at a time. Think American Ninja Warrior. Again, that was my son's and it was too high to fit in his basement so he couldn't take it home. It took up a lot of room in the garage, so it had to go. Some hot dude with great arms came and got it; he'd been wanting one at his house and was really happy. I was happy to see it go and to see a hot, happy dude. LOL

haha I always love reading your stories!

 

[craftytam]

It’s more like a townhouse, I have 2 stories plus a full basement. Basement is laundry, storage and where son has his bedroom/computer area. Upstairs is 3 bedrooms and bathroom, main floor is kitchen/dining/living room with a big hall closet and smaller utility closet.

Wow, that sounds like a big townhouse! Nice!

Our garage is a detached 1.5 car garage. We own 3 cars, and our driveway is a single car width wide. Before we had 3 cars, we would put my husband's car in the garage when we were going to get a major snow storm, so he could get to work at his odd hours easier without having to scrap snow/ice off of it.

Our garage is basically his work shop. He keeps his tools, wood, and anything lawn related in there. He does have moments where he will clean and organize, giving us a good amount of space in the garage should we have another ice storm. The other 2 cars can fend for themselves though!

LOL! Our cars pretty much fend for themselves

The decorations are all in the attic in bins.

No parking on the street for us - unless we want a ticket. It's illegal to park from 2 am to 5 am on the street, so no overnight parking. :crying:

Thank goodness for the attic! Oh wow... A friend of mine has that in her neighborhood, but they're allowed to call visitors in to get an exception.

 

[craftytam]

Chet the dummy is my son's boxing bag. It is shaped like a man's torso and head. Every time I opened the garage, I would see it's silhouette and jump before I realized that it was Chet. I told my son for years to get Chet out of the garage before he gave me a heart attack. When he got a new one for in his basement where his home gym is, I knew that one could go.

A salmon ladder is a vertical ladder which you climb by jumping a free-moving bar up one rung at a time. Think American Ninja Warrior. Again, that was my son's and it was too high to fit in his basement so he couldn't take it home. It took up a lot of room in the garage, so it had to go. Some hot dude with great arms came and got it; he'd been wanting one at his house and was really happy. I was happy to see it go and to see a hot, happy dude. LOL

Oh my goodness, Lorie! That's hilarious!! I used to have mannequins that I used for Halloween. They were kept in the garage and I had the same experience of being started

Bahahaha!! So you got benefit out of the salmon ladder, too

My mom didn't want it anymore because her new husband has a convertible camaro. The one she gave her is in good shape but older (2008), with very few km on it so she decided it would be a good first car for my daughter (who had just turned 13). So until she gets to drive it, I am!!! lol! It's a Volkswagon EOS

Did I mention we're in Canada, so it's convertible weather for only May-Sept? lol

I do enjoy it though, it's super fun to drive - even when it's only a few degrees about zero like the other morning

I'm glad you're getting to enjoy it! That's such a great layout!
I laugh when I see people with convertibles here. Our season is a bit longer than yours, but it still seems funny to me.

You're lucky you have a garage!! I miss having a garage. I hate having to store my stroller in the back of my car. We have a basement with no outside access and a small shed that has bikes and toys and gardening tools. That's all we can fit.

Way to go on your cleaning progress!!

We are lucky! I don't know what I'd do without it!
Thanks, Lea!

 

[MamaBee]

Wow - I'm amazed at my fellow northern girls that don't park their cars in the garage in the winter! I grew up drilled in me that cars get parked in garages - even the house I grew up, we had four cars (only three of us, haha and I was too young to drive - but my mom had a mail route and had to have reliable cars available)... they added onto the garage so we could park three cars in a row and then the collector car had the other stall. All my apartments had garages - that was a deal breaker... my first apartment, the garage was across the roadway, what a hardship! haha

We have a three car garage and both or cars in it... third stall is for lawn mowers/show blowers, etc. Not sure what we are going to do when kiddo starts driving. That third stall has to be backed into to be able to be used for a car. We have a lot of junk in our garage... we have been cleaning it out, just mostly stuff for rummage sale, tools, things like that.

 

[stephc777]

Good work, Tammy. That is a lot of progress.

We have a 3 car garage that has 3 cars in it (one big & 2 small), but honestly it is only because we have installed so much storage. We have 7 ceiling racks, a big custom made shelf in front of our big car, shelves on the walls and even stuff in between our 2 car garage & the 1 car garage. My husband manages it =) He has inherited stuff from his parents and they were from a generation that didn't throw anything away. It was ingrained in him not to let things go he might have a use for someday and much of that now lives in our garage. He is working on letting go of some things and I applaud him =) We also have a large shed out back that is very full - bikes, lawnmower, garden stuff, misc wood stuff, more tools live out there.

 

[craftytam]

Wow - I'm amazed at my fellow northern girls that don't park their cars in the garage in the winter! I grew up drilled in me that cars get parked in garages - even the house I grew up, we had four cars (only three of us, haha and I was too young to drive - but my mom had a mail route and had to have reliable cars available)... they added onto the garage so we could park three cars in a row and then the collector car had the other stall. All my apartments had garages - that was a deal breaker... my first apartment, the garage was across the roadway, what a hardship! haha

We have a three car garage and both or cars in it... third stall is for lawn mowers/show blowers, etc. Not sure what we are going to do when kiddo starts driving. That third stall has to be backed into to be able to be used for a car. We have a lot of junk in our garage... we have been cleaning it out, just mostly stuff for rummage sale, tools, things like that.

That surprised me, too!
How long until your son starts driving?

Good work, Tammy. That is a lot of progress.

We have a 3 car garage that has 3 cars in it (one big & 2 small), but honestly it is only because we have installed so much storage. We have 7 ceiling racks, a big custom made shelf in front of our big car, shelves on the walls and even stuff in between our 2 car garage & the 1 car garage. My husband manages it =) He has inherited stuff from his parents and they were from a generation that didn't throw anything away. It was ingrained in him not to let things go he might have a use for someday and much of that now lives in our garage. He is working on letting go of some things and I applaud him =) We also have a large shed out back that is very full - bikes, lawnmower, garden stuff, misc wood stuff, more tools live out there.

Thanks, Stephanie! I've thought about ceiling racks, but they seem like a hassle. LOL!
It's hard to get rid of stuff that's inherited. I brought a lot from my Grandparent's house and I just can't get myself to let it go. Maybe at some point I'll be able to do it. I applaud your husband for working on getting rid of things!

 

[knittingbec]

Wow, that's awesome progress!! And a cool car to put in your 3rd garage bay!

My car is in the garage, my husband's truck has been outside all summer (we're lucky to have a 2-car garage but there's no extra room for bikes etc. so it's just easiest to leave it out). But, we currently have about 4" of snow & it's still falling, so I know he'll be ready to clear his side of the garage & make room for his truck (hopefully it fits!)

 

[joelsgirl]

We have a carport, but we also have a gate, so our car is rarely parked under the carport because it's too much trouble to pull it into the yard every day.

But when we are in the States, we always park in the garage because it's way too cold for me during the fall and winter and spring to go outside to a cold car.

 

[jema]

We have a one+ garage that is my husbands work shop. Fortunately, we have a 40'x60' metal shed which houses five vehicles and lawn equipment. We have the same rule about keys, they have to go on hook by the back door. We play musical vehicles all the time and when the kids are home it's even worse.

 

[Route66]

"Our" two car garage is neat and tidy with hubby's 1967 Chevy Impala convertible parked and a couple projects in progress, it is "haven"! My car and son's are outside on the car park. I don't mind in the summer but I told him he has to clean up all his projects before snow flies so I can park in the garage over the winter, too bad for son, he has to stay where he is.

 

[craftytam]

Wow, that's awesome progress!! And a cool car to put in your 3rd garage bay!

My car is in the garage, my husband's truck has been outside all summer (we're lucky to have a 2-car garage but there's no extra room for bikes etc. so it's just easiest to leave it out). But, we currently have about 4" of snow & it's still falling, so I know he'll be ready to clear his side of the garage & make room for his truck (hopefully it fits!)

Thank you! Haha! Yep
Wow... snow already! My daughter & I visited Alaska ages ago, and our friends that lived there didn't have room in their garage, so they had a warmer thing (?) on the engine so it would start.
Good luck making room! I'm sure he'll be happy to not need to scrap his car every time he wants to drive!

We have a carport, but we also have a gate, so our car is rarely parked under the carport because it's too much trouble to pull it into the yard every day.

But when we are in the States, we always park in the garage because it's way too cold for me during the fall and winter and spring to go outside to a cold car.

I would imagine it wouldn't be as big of a deal to have a garage where you live now.
Going out to a cold car really isn't fun!

We have a one+ garage that is my husbands work shop. Fortunately, we have a 40'x60' metal shed which houses five vehicles and lawn equipment. We have the same rule about keys, they have to go on hook by the back door. We play musical vehicles all the time and when the kids are home it's even worse.

Wow, that's a big shed! Hubby would love that, but we have such a small lot, it wouldn't work. I wish I had know about the key hook idea early on. It would be hard to get the boys trained on that now. LOL!