Hot Rods So normal people don't care about garages?

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Genius

 

That Jaguar!!! On of my all time favorite as far as looks.

Ben

 

3 x bay and still too small despite downsizing the fleet by one.

 

Nice gooseneck lamps,
@Adriatic Machine
They sure add a lot of old time flavor. I've been looking for a couple of those for Judy's place here. New or used, they ain't cheap!

 

REPO MAN Quote
I hate normal people.

 

My garage is too big!




Well, OK, maybe not...
I do have some unoccupied space in that ba*****t garage I never had before. My coupe does sit outside on the side lot, mainly because I like to look at it out the window, and I can legally park it on the yard because the property is zoned business.

The house is too big too! My wife even says so! The 1890 sq ft 4 bedroom house was too big when we bought it 23 years ago (just my wife and myself, both kids were on their own by then). The property was purchased because it was already zoned business (and I was paying monthly rent for a building for the business). It had a large ranch style house (actually built as a side by side duplex that was converted into a single family years before we bought it) with very few steps up to get into it. It is a block off a State highway and a block off a major city street. The 24' x 24' two level garage already had basic electrical wiring (I added more including a 200 amp service and 220). There was (still is) space to build a 40' x 60' building if I wanted to, with enough land to not need any special permits to do so (that was the original plan that never happened). Compared to still making payments on the house we were buying, and the rent on the business property, and 2 sets of utilities, buying this larger then we needed place still cut our monthly expenses by over $600 a month!

 

The garage was never big enough to be too big!

Ben

 

I'm going to be in this situation soon. Trust me, do your homework about where you plan to move. Some towns/counties are complete ball busters when it comes to building a stand alone building/garage. Some towns are truly crazy with all of their regs.

 

So true. When my wife and I got married we first lived in her house. It was 1800 sq. ft in the burbs on a 100 X 200 lot. I could've built a shop in the backyard equal to the house. We wanted a place that was ours and we found one 2000 sq. ft. on 10 acres in 91. When I went to the township I had to jump through hoops in order to build my 32 X 36 shop as they considered that oversize. Who would've thought would be easier to build a shop in the burbs then the country

 

Same experience. I've been looking online and the listings never mention the garage/barn. If your lucky, you can catch a glimpse of it in one of the pictures but that seems to be by accident.

 

Probably because the country doesn't want to become spoiled like the burbs ...

 

I’m in a crunch right now!
We sold our house here with all the property and shop, and close next week.
We’ve had contracts on two different properties in middle TN, but BOTH were terminated due to bad home inspection results (water/mold/HVAC) and the sellers would not address the issues. Very disheartening and stressful! They’re still sitting, unsold.

So now we have to be out of here by Oct 18, and HAVE to find a place by then! We found lots of houses, but without shops, or just too small. So, the last option is to temporarily store the cars, put all the shop tools in the house garage and build what I want.

Can any of you who have built give me and idea of the time involved? I know, a lot of variables, ranging from metal building to all brick, but I figure 60-90 days to get in the dry. Run electric after.
I need 1500 sq ft with 12 ft ceiling. What say you?

I will ask on Garage Journal, but I value YOUR opinions. Thanks!

 

Thanks for the reply.
We’ve now found a new listing with a detached 24x24 shop. I’m thinking about adding an addition to it like I did up here. Make the addition (24x32) with the high ceiling for the lift, and use the existing shop for tools and parts storage.

 

32x42 With bathroom,In process of insulating /sheetrocking. Had A/C Heat installed,Lift coming soon. You can' t take it with when your in the Ground!

 

normal people do all kinds of weird ****, I don't want any part of it.

 

Likewise. I'm not a fan of the new "Normal".

 

What is this "It" that people refer to when they say, "You can't take it with you?" As if everyone has some of "it" in the first place?

 

A friend used to say “you’re looking prosperous “, referring to my svelte physique, well, maybe Santa Clause physique. And he’d add, that is the only thing you’ll take away from this life… I guess the “it” is everything else

 

Yeah I went through a similar situation this year. I sold my house that had a 24x40 and quickly learned that shops were not as common as I ***umed they’d be. I thought to myself “no shops? ….what are people even doing with their lives???” Luckily I landed a nice house along with a 30x50 stick building that will work well for what I need.

 

I’m a normal guy, and I bought a shop. The house that came with it I live in.

 

I haven’t checked in on him in years, but the “garage” he built is kick a$$.

 

Neither was I, I bought my old shop. The house came with it. Seems normal to me.

 

After I moved, people asked me what was next to do to the '55 and I'd half jokingly say, "finish the garage".

 

This is why you look at properties that have the space to build a garage.

 

Who the hell wants to be normal?!?!?! Boring! Lol!

 

I'm more of car cathedral type of guy ...

 

well...incredible!!!

 

Before my wife and I moved to Florida I was searching on line and found a place. It had a 10 car garage with a house attached. I wanted to buy it, but she said no. We bought a house with a three car garage. My tool boxes are in it, my '30 coupe, my '48 Ford and her car. My spare parts and miscellaneous stuff is on shelves. I still don't have enough room. My daily driver sits outside. Why be normal? I'm Very Happy with my cars being in the garage. I have to wash and wax my daily driver monthly, and cover the windows to keep the weather and sun from causing excessive damage.

 

All bow down to Garage God Zottel! Hail Zottel! I want one just like this

 

Many years ago there was a 22 acre Ford plant that had closed near me, and while driving by it with my wife I told her "we should buy that.". She said "what for?". I said "it would make a great garage." She said, "you would have it full in a year".