"Tandem Garages"
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"Tandem Garages"
Anyone have/had one of these? It's a 3 car, but looks like a 2 car from the outside. L shaped, so you could stack 2 cars on side. Just put an offer in on a house with that, and if it is a mistake, I'd be nice to know now before I get too comitted.
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
Better be two short cars...lol
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
Darc, isn't yours like that? I can't remember if you have two or three doors
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
Haha yeah.... the dimensions are 23x35, but obviously not square. I won't be putting any cars but Kelly's suv in the garage anyways.nitzer wrote:Better be two short cars...lol
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
We actually looked at something like (would be more like a 2.5 car garage). Double door but the extra space to the side (we were thinking room for a car and the bikes). They called it a workshop option but it's not available in our development. I think it's good to have the extra storage/work area. Edit: Not "L" shaped though.
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
DS has basically a 4 car with 3 doors. It's not a L, but there's an angle between the 2 car door and the 1 car door where you can squeeze another car.
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
Yeah. Not my ideal setup. We were looking at a house with a 4 car, 940 square foot garage, but couldn't make the deal work. Just curious if anyone had one and could say it works just fine or if it was the worst possible life decision ever.
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We're getting a rear-stand with swivel casters to more easily move the bikes around, but yeah, when you own 2 bikes and 2 cars, and only have a 2-car garage, one of the cars has to take one for the team and stay outside.
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
Cars should stay outside where they belong.Firewa11 wrote:We're getting a rear-stand with swivel casters to more easily move the bikes around, but yeah, when you own 2 bikes and 2 cars, and only have a 2-car garage, one of the cars has to take one for the team and stay outside.
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
Heck no, I loved being able to park in a garage. Don't have to wash em as often, they aren't blazing hot in the summer or freezing cold in the winter, don't have to get in and out while it's raining, etc. Love it, but, I love bikes more than those creature comfortsWillK675 wrote:Cars should stay outside where they belong.Firewa11 wrote:We're getting a rear-stand with swivel casters to more easily move the bikes around, but yeah, when you own 2 bikes and 2 cars, and only have a 2-car garage, one of the cars has to take one for the team and stay outside.
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
I agree with those items. But cars still belong outside. You can garage train them, but they still belong outside.
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
I prefer all of my vehicles be inside. Out of the weather, especially hail. And they are harder to steal/vandalize.
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
I'd keep any daily driver of mine outside. Something nice, not so much.
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
Freezing cold in the winter? WTF? This is Texas...live in MN for awhile and I'll show you freezing cars outside... Damn spoiled southern people...
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
I own one bike, one car, and have a two car garage and the truck still lives outside.Firewa11 wrote:We're getting a rear-stand with swivel casters to more easily move the bikes around, but yeah, when you own 2 bikes and 2 cars, and only have a 2-car garage, one of the cars has to take one for the team and stay outside.
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
Let me guess...you walked to school in the snow...10 miles...uphill both directions...minus 40.nitzer wrote:Freezing cold in the winter? WTF? This is Texas...live in MN for awhile and I'll show you freezing cars outside... Damn spoiled southern people...
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
BAREFOOT!!!!! I know because we did the same in Connecticut.
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
I have not lived with a garage like that but know people who have had something similar. If you're wanting to put 3 cars in it, it will be annoying. Two cars and a work area it'll be great and you'll quickly run out of work shop room. ha!JTChiTown wrote:Anyone have/had one of these? It's a 3 car, but looks like a 2 car from the outside. L shaped, so you could stack 2 cars on side. Just put an offer in on a house with that, and if it is a mistake, I'd be nice to know now before I get too comitted.
My garage is 2 and 1 with the 1 angled off so that there is room to put all kinds of extra stuff, and if push comes to shove, it is possible to squeeze 4 cars and 2 bikes into my garage, and still have some room to do stuff at the work bench...I love it. I have a buddy back home that has an even sweeter setup, it has 2, 2 car doors and is long enough you can put two shorter vehicles in one space so he could easily part 6 cars, and with careful planning probably get 8 in there. Not only that, there is a large utility type room off of the garage that is perfect for a work shop. The only downside to his garage is insulation, it's not, and lighting, no natural light.
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
No this isn't for 3 cars. 1 Equinox and 2 or more motorcycles.
Looking like it's gonna be a winner. I'd love some feedback on how best to setup the shop space. Let yall figure out how to spend my money.
Looking like it's gonna be a winner. I'd love some feedback on how best to setup the shop space. Let yall figure out how to spend my money.
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
I'd suggest an epoxy coating for the floor. Looks nice and is so much easier to keep clean. Prepping the floor is key though, and kind of a pain, but the actual "painting" is quick and easy. If you have 220, a good sized compressor is always nice to have.
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
I second the epoxy. My first house had it, it's so much easier to keep clean. Chemicals don't go into the concrete, it is much easier to clean, and much easier to work on. I didn't even prep my first garage, and never had an issue with the epoxy coming up or having hot tire transfer. Except that one time I did a burnout in my garage.
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
that one motorcycle you own takes up two spaces.....JTChiTown wrote:No this isn't for 3 cars. 1 Equinox and 2 or more motorcycles.
Looking like it's gonna be a winner. I'd love some feedback on how best to setup the shop space. Let yall figure out how to spend my money.
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Re: "Tandem Garages"
milesmiles wrote:that one motorcycle you own takes up two spaces.....JTChiTown wrote:No this isn't for 3 cars. 1 Equinox and 2 or more motorcycles.
Looking like it's gonna be a winner. I'd love some feedback on how best to setup the shop space. Let yall figure out how to spend my money.
Yeah -sure does!
I'm gonna be back over there later this week it looks like for an inspection.... Something my neighbor pointed out I missed originally - the garage is much taller than normal. A swag would put it 6 feet or more. Tall enough for a lift......
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