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Garage

Posted by geoff the bonnie <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=geoff+the+bonnie' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 10, 2024, 2:54 pm

One of my boys moved into a brand new house recently . I asked why he parks his cars out in the road and to my surprise, he said none of his 3 cars will go through the door opening. A Ford Mondeo, An Audi Q3 and a Vauxhall Monero. Family sized cars like many drive around. He did have a Ford Fiesta that just got into the garage. Inside, the garage is very large, about 12 foot wide and 22 foot long.
This is a new estate and many garages but all cars are out in the road. Seemed odd when i went out there and nowhere for me to park.
I wonder who drew the plans ? The house is very spacious and good design.
Cant make it wider as it has a flat built on top of it. The garage is behind the house in a yard area along with a few more garages but all have flats built onto the garages.

Re: Garage

Posted by Andy C <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Andy+C' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 10, 2024, 3:53 pm, in reply to "Garage"

Sounds like a building job top make the door wider

Who needs a signature anyway......

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Posted by Will <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Will' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 10, 2024, 4:24 pm, in reply to "Garage"

A very common problem with modern houses. Garage spec is 20 years out of date for modern cars. And builders reckon the vast majority of inhabitants use garages for storage rather than parking, and if attached to the house usually converted into an extra room. There's an estate near me where the "garages" are really just brick sheds integral to the houses & deliberately too small for cars as they are intended for bicycles & lawn mowers only!

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Posted by Lannis <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Lannis' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 10, 2024, 5:27 pm, in reply to "Garage"

Time to go back to a Fiesta/Festiva. My Festiva and my MGC will go in anyone's garage ....

I assume he bought the house knowing that his cars wouldn't fit ... ?

At my time of life, if I decided to emigrate and live in Cornwall or the IOM or Kent, I wouldn't even own a car. A classic bike, a scooter, and the buses and trains would do for me.

Lannis

I don't take health advice from people who think the world is overpopulated.

Re: Garage

Posted by spriddler <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=spriddler' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 10, 2024, 6:01 pm, in reply to "Re: Garage"

Many garages are too small for today's cars. In my village a great number have been converted into granny flats or accommodation for stay-at-home post-Uni kids, some 'camouflaged' by keeping the original up 'n over door.

'There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which taken at at the flood.....'

Re: Garage

Posted by 6TDen <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=6TDen' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 11, 2024, 8:34 am, in reply to "Re: Garage"

Not always only for camouflage Sprid, one house on our estate had a double garage with two single doors and a brick pillar in between. It was converted into two separate rooms but retained one door because, I am told, if they had had a second window the house would be upgraded for Council tax.
Den

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Posted by Tonupdave <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=Tonupdave' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 10, 2024, 6:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Garage"

When I bought our place the main thing was a large garage with house attached its no exactly attached but a double garage and it's big the house a two bedroom bungalow a small kitchen large lounge and dining room . Plus a library. Originally a third bedroom one on suite toiled and shower an one large walk in shower with toilet .. and a very large garden..
But must admit in the area loads of cars parked in the road garages full of junk.

Tonupdave..T.U.D.

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Posted by MadMike <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/classicbikemart/info/user=MadMike' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on September 10, 2024, 6:17 pm, in reply to "Re: Garage"

Whenever we have moved. and it has been something in the order of ten times, mostly work related, we were asked what kind of house we wanted. I always answer first, my wife allows me to do so. Mt standard reply is "a large double garage." My wife then decides on number of bedrooms, en-suites etc etc. It has been that way for almost 50 years now. In the days of paper house details I have been known to take the details back and throw them on the EA desk if they got the garage requirement wrong. Then I would ask them nicely to read their notes and try again. It always worked.

Other opinions may be available but this one is always correct.

Re: Garage

My neighbours house is on the market it has two garages he has three vehicles one electric one a VW van ( at the moment he's been customising it?? also a Skoda don't know what modle ..the two garages are fake they contain two rooms one aTV /Cinema the garage doors are fake ..the garages originally house cars there was only one then ..
As you can guess not a friend of mine all the work on the house has been bodged .. and he has buggered my driveway as well ..supposed to be a master builder the front of the house is breeze blocks painted to look like brickwork so however buys needs a surveyor..

Tonupdave..T.U.D.

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When i bought my house in 1983, there was no garage but room to build one so i bought 720 concrete blocks, a digger took out 80 tons of soil and clay and a 24 foot by 12 garage went in but with a single door as i had a car and boat to store. No other houses have access to build a garage which is why i bought the end one in the road. Single door is awkward with 4 bikes and i have to move them around at times to get one out. I would not buy a house with no garage as it also holds all my collected rubbish

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