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Excellent point! Makes no sense to leave your car outside.
Unless you have junk that needs to be kept in the garage because of lack of storage options. I love how posters on here know so well what people need to keep in their garages. If you think your neighbors will complain if you leave your car in the driveway, imagine what they will say if you leave out lawn equipment, bicycles, toys, outdoor furniture, etc.
I understand HOA's are vigilant about maintaining property values, but unless the cars are on the lawn or up on blocks, this is a non issue, even in the nicest neighborhoods. When I drove through Myers Park and Dilworth, there were cars in driveways and on the roads, and no one has said those are not nice looking neighborhoods.
When I drove through Myers Park and Dilworth, there were cars in driveways and on the roads, and no one has said those are not nice looking neighborhoods.
To be fair, Dilworth, a streetcar suburb, was built before the automobile was very common and there really are not many garages and places to park cars on the properties. Historic restrictions really makes it difficult to make changes for them.
Myers Park is similar due to its age and prior to the teardown activity during the 2000s, there were not many garages there either.
As a garage designer and consultant, I've done quite a few garage makeovers and expansions over the years. Architects and builders treat the garage as an afterthought, typically undersized (especially for todays cars and SUV's).
SIZE - The size of your garage(s) and workshop will typically be determined by your available "buildable" property, budget and local ordinances. Here are some basic recommendations I make to my clients for multi-bay garages.....
Workshop (Automotive) : 18-20' wide by 24-30' deep. Ceiling height of 10-14' assuming installation of a service lift.
Workshop (Woodworking): 18-20' wide by 24-30' deep. Ceiling height of 9-10' for comfortable handing of 8' sheet good.
Parking Garage - allow 13-15' width per vehicle. Today's sports cars, trucks, SUV's and Crossovers are wider (especially with side mirrors extended) than vehicles 10 years ago. Depth should be 20-24' deep. Height of 8-10' .
sometimes I leave my garage door open at night and I sit in the back with a loaded shotgun.....I want to do a good deed and teach a thief a lesson.....
Wish I did that one night during the summer. I had just gotten home from dinner out with my wife. Left the garage open because I usually walk the babysitter out through the garage. She lives next door. It was after 1am and we literally were home for about 3-5 minutes. I walk out and there are 3 teenagers looking in my garage. I immediately chased after them. Why? I don't know. I didn't think. Anyway, they ran away into a nearby woods. I tried to get them to come out by calling them names that are synonyms for "wimp" and "wuss" but to no avail. I went back to my house to see that their getaway driver was stuck. He had no idea we lived on a street with one way entrance in and out. Needless to say, I scared the crap out of the kid. I know where he lives and where he goes to school. Called the cops and they supposedly spoke to his parents about two weeks later. I dropped it after that. The kid and his friends know if they are ever on my street, that they will get arrested.
Both of our cars are in the garage, but don't get me started on the ridiculous lack of storage in houses in general (mine specifically). We've had to upgrade our shed just to accommodate all of our stuff (and yes we purge every season! Stuff for us includes holiday decorations, tools, bikes, etc, nothing really crazy!). I miss our basement
What I find funny is people that turn their garage into another living space by finishing it, putting TVs, electronics, etc.
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