Just Me Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 How many of you use your garage for the car? Or is it a family/playroom? If you use it as an extra room, how do you heat it? I have thought about doing this, but this is my first time having a garage - ever - and have enjoyed it so far. So, what about you? what works best for your family? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I voted storage - but that isn't 100% correct either. It's detached and like 75 feet from the house, it's used as a "shop" by DH. Not a lot of storage in it because it's not that well built. Light things only up in the rafters. In the past - it was either car or storage depending on what phase of car we were in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Our holds storage items. The garage is wet (bad design) and I try to keep as little in there as possible. But the house is too small with only two closets so a lot of things I'd rather have in the house are outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 My DH and I have discussed this numerous times over the years. The truth is that we need a large family den hangout type space. The kids bedrooms are tiny and we only have one living room type space. We hate the idea of parking our cars outside because the way our driveway is designed, we'd be parking about 60 - 70 feet from the house. Plus, when we talked to the kids about it, they only agreed to use the space if it was totally finished like a regular room of the house with carpeting, painted walls, AC and heat. It just seems an impossible dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I voted storage. But it also houses our washer/dryer, treadmill and weight bench/rack. So storage/laundry room/workout room. There is space for a car on one side if we really need it (hail storm coming, etc.) And I have been known to send the kids out there to play. But with no basement or other large storage area, that's primarily what it has to be for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 We use ours for one car (my minivan), and the other side is storage/workbench space. Even with the built-in workbench, we could fit DH's little car in there if we wanted to, but he'd rather have the storage and work space and doesn't mind parking outside. It's not amenable to being an extra room, though I do wish it were warmer so I could let the kids do sand and water-type stuff on yucky days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 We keep one car in the garage, and the rest is used for storage. But I think we can fit both cars in there. Hm. Maybe not, lol. But the "storage" part is not packed, KWIM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 We park both of our cars in the garage, but we have lots of storage in there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Ours is storage and a shop right now. It is detached, but right next to the house. I think eventually we will turn it into an apartment for oldest son. We have to have a shop though, as dh is constantly fixing, remodelling, and maintaining our home and cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornerstone Classical Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Our garage is used for our two vehicles, and my biggest pet peeve is when ANYTHING is in it except the two cars. Nothing else. Sometimes this has been contentious, but I guess Im just weird!:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Since our house was built about 100 years ago, the only place for someone to later build a garage was in the backyard...and the driveway is too narrow to really get back there, so the van lives in the front driveway. Most folks in our neighborhood have the same situation. Where else, anyway, to put lawn mowers, snow blowers, shovels, off-season lawn furniture and potted fruit tree, unused furniture, hubby's old Macintosh 'puters, sleds, scooters, grill, and some large wooden boxes of well-packed ceramics for our sculptor neighbor who has no garage for storage???? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deece in MN Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Since our house was built about 100 years ago, the only place for someone to later build a garage was in the backyard...and the driveway is too narrow to really get back there, so the van lives in the front driveway. Most folks in our neighborhood have the same situation. Where else, anyway, to put lawn mowers, snow blowers, shovels, off-season lawn furniture and potted fruit tree, unused furniture, hubby's old Macintosh 'puters, sleds, scooters, grill, and some large wooden boxes of well-packed ceramics for our sculptor neighbor who has no garage for storage???? ;) Our garage is set up like yours. We have a pretty big garage; it will hold 2 cars, but they would have to be one in front of the other as it is longer than it is wide. There is also a nice loft space. We ran electricity out there a few years ago. The garage has dh's motorcycle, bar-style dart board, all his power tools (big saws and drill presses and stuff like that), all the bikes, the lawn mower, and a bunch of stuff that I have cleaned out of the house that needs to be donated or something. We have debated about insulating and finishing the loft area to use for something. We considered a quilting studio, but I am afraid if all my stuff is out there that I wouldn't sew as much. Maybe when the kids are out of the house it might work better for that, but for now I don't think so. We really need to clean it out and at least try to put dh's boat in there over the winter. Somehow I don't see this happening. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 mine is game room/crafts room/storage (it's a 2 car garage if that matters) On one side we have house stuff, freezer, grill, mower, tools and such. On the other we have full size air hockey table, foosball, an upright piano that needs a home (we never use it, needs tuned, otherwise fine), a sofa, craft cabinet (to store jars, paint, and such that is messy in the house or best out of itty hands/mouths) and hmm... oh yeah a cafeteria table that stays folded unless I open it up to do major crafts at. We don't heat it. Oklahoma just doesn't get bad enough often enough to make it worth it. We used to have a little floor space heater, but it broke and we didn't replace it. We just tell them to put their coat on if they want to play air hockey or feel a burning desire to make a diorama. We have fans for help in cooling it, it's a fairly well shaded area of the house and we never open the rolling garage door, so that's usually enough to keep it cool enough for kids to tolorate. Kids just don't feel heat and cold like we do so it's never really been an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 For the first time in eighteen yrs. we use it for our two cars. We finally found a house big enough for all our stuff. In the past it was used for storage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 our garage is used for storage, dh's workshop, kids' toy access for bikes/front yard toys, and dh's gym. oh and my corner of cleaning supplies. so storage mainly I guess but we spend time in it daily...hanging out when getting toys out, or talking to dh while he works out...or cutting dh's hair...it's a multipurpose room! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 DH is a stickler for this. We keep tools, lawn mowers, bicycles, and other yard items in the garage, but only if they fit around the cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnetteB Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 DH accuses us of playing in the garage :tongue_smilie: Ours is a minefield of tools, paint, mowers, bikes, lumber, electronics, camping gear, and the clothesdryer just recently took up a position out there! Our laundry room vents upwards and the moisture in the house was a huge problem. I would rather traipse out to the garage than deal with the humidity and mold issues. We couldn't live without a garage :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I voted for the car, but we only use 1/2 for a car and the other side for bikes and toys. I park in the driveway because I don't like to park in our small garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 oh I should note, before we had a 12 passenger van, the garage was always for cars. but a 12 passenger van is too tall to fit in there, so we might as well put it to some other good use.:) If the van could fit, it'd be in there by the end of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Winter is pretty intense here and both vehicles are parked in there along with snow sleds, boards, and snow removal stuff. We have a huge basement for storage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tara~ Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I needed two votes :p We have a 2 car garage. My truck is kept in the garage, the other side is used for storage. We have 8 bikes, remember, as well as other BMX gear and kid toys. So, all that is kept on the other side. Stuff stored in buckets on shelves and along the wall on the same side as my truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 In our current house, we have a two car garage with about half being my dh's workshop and half going for storage. In our next house, we will also have a two car garage but with a lot more storage and pain room in the house, I intend to keep my car in the garage. He will continue to have his truch outside since it porbably is too tall anyway and he still needs room for his large woodworking machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 We've never had a garage - but the place we're moving to tomorrow (dh already is moved in because he's out there working) has one, yay! :D Of course, my cousin is living with us, so it's fairly likely that the garage will be full of his two and four wheeled toys. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I clicked 'used as storage', but really, less then half is storage, the main thing about our garage is its use as a wood-working shop for dh. He actually gets bent out of shape when I take anything out there to store..it's his place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 no garage here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PameliaSue Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 you can put a car in a garage.....:001_huh: lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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