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miwuksurfer
Social climber
Mi-Wuk
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I think this belongs in the First World Problems thread.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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How could a garage be too big?
Indoor climbing wall,, engine hoists, lifts, gear storage/diplay play area, way too much fun .. the more the better.
Unless you have to heat it I suppose.
Sometimes I think my ultimate "home" would be a warehouse.. can rent em cheap in Reno these days but my understanding is that the leases are different and the legalities of living in one may not work.
HMMMMMM...
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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I recall this pic that eKat posted, looks like she's a garage afficianado.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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No offense, but gambrel roofs seem really ugly to me, and should be avoided at all costs.
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OR
Trad climber
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If I haved learned anything about garages over the years it is this.....the bigger the garage the more useless sh#t you collect.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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gambrels can be so obnoxious
So now we're gonna demonize the poor French and Belgians?
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Given the location and the provenance of the property a Gambrel roof with a hayloft might be the most appropriate.
Have that WF stick out of the loft doors by about 4 ft.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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eKat, that's cause gambrels and mansards aren't meant to built of T-111. ;-)
Of course, even a T-111 mansard could be improved with some gargouilles...
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Go big man!!! She'll get over it.... I would love to have space to store my ladders and work stuff inside and still work on my trucks and sleds....
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Dude, T-111 on a gambrel is the bane of my existence. Ugliest shiz I've ever laid eyes upon.
Put a red roof on it and lawn ornaments out in the dooryard and you're like four miles from my house.
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Michelle
Trad climber
she'll make.5 past light speed
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Will it require the elevated snow machine hut?
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Wow eKat, that garage is so neat I don't know how you could find anything in there!
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adatesman
climber
philadelphia, pa
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 8, 2012 - 08:41pm PT
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Sorry for the post&run folks; didn't have a pic handy and the weekend was spent picking pumpkins and apples and taking hayrides with our toddler.
Here's a couple pics... The house is ~70 feet in from the road, so the road is ~30 behind where this pic was taken. The garage is 90 feet from the back corner of the house. And forgive the mess in front of the garage; i'm emptying the last of the crap out of it and spent today with a trencher digging 240' of French drain to (hopefully) solve the water problems in the basement of the main house.
Another pic from the back corner of the house:
Saving the flat roof is not an option, as it's completely rotted through, including what's left of the beams that support it (read: while tarping it last fall I fell through the roof a couple times). The block is good though, so worth salvaging as a garage/workshop.
I figure it's far enough back for a barn-look would be ok, but am open to suggestions.
-a.
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Spike Flavis
Trad climber
Truckee California
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Here's a link to my garage gym blog.
and video.
I'm ploting an addition to my climbing wall for winter.
The size of my garage was one the the main reasons we bought the place
now I wish it was bigger!!
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Never Ever Too Big!
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