Larry
You did well. But now you have to firm up another detail. Declare that
the garage, will be used ONLY and ENTIRELY for automotive related items
and activities and NOTHING else will be stored there. ie the childrens
bikes and/or blowmoulded plastic cars etc. that you mention. Also
include a ban on lawn chairs, garden tools, and the like .... you get
the idea, anything that isn't one of your automobiles and/or fun toys.
Now find a nice spot on your new property, build or have built a "GARDEN
SHED" and put all the household items in there. Mine is 10' X 16' has a
double door on the side with a bit of ramp to get the lawn tractor in. A
regular door on the front with 2 sandstone steps. I buried a pipe,
added lights and a phone. Landscaped a bit around it, stained it to
match the house and it's quite nice. About $1800. all up. My S.O.
actually thought this was a good idea. It DOES ad to the value of the
house gives the family a place for "their" things and you get to keep
the WHOLE garage for your everyday cars with lots of LBC room for the
projects that WILL fill the available space. (right Frank?)
Trust me, I'm old and I know about these things.
Regards
George Procyshyn
58 AN5 etc.
Larry Macy wrote:
>
> On 12/31/98 2:27 PM so and so (Ron Soave) said. (And I quote:)
>
> >Just got word - after a week of negotiating our offer on a new residence in
> >Northern Illinois was accepted. Pertinent details:
> >
> >3 car garage, with one side having a 16 foot wide door with another 3 feet
> >on either side for shelving. One of the 2 bays is 22 feet deep, the other
> >is approx 26' deep. The third garage is adjacent to the other 2 with an 8
> >foot door with 2 feet on either side of the door for shelves, and is also
> >around 26' deep. It is separated from the 2 car portion by sheetrock (will
> >help prevent the inevitable scratches from chilren's bikes, blow-molded
> >plastic cars, etc.). Not enough lighting or electrical outlets in the
> >garage, but I'm still misty eyed by the sheer square footage. The Bugeye
> >and a parts car can easily fit in the single car stall as it is now.
> >
> >There is also a very nice attached house that my wife seemed to like very
> >much. Something about large bedrooms and a kitchen and stuff.
> >
> >Happy new year to all!
> >Ron
> Who needs a kitchen and stuff - just use a grill (BBQ not the one off the
> front of the the Sprite!) Bedrooms - don't you sleep in the Sprite? ;-)
>
> Larry Macy (currently smoking a 14 lb ham on the deck - and no you're not
> invited the SU would be PO'ed)
> 78 Midget
>
> Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
> macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
> System Manager/Administrator
> Neuropsychiatry Section
> Department of Psychiatry
> University of Pennsylvania
> 3400 Spruce St. - 10 Gates
> Philadelphia, PA 19104
>
> In a world without walls or fences, what use do we have for windows or
> gates?
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