subject: Garages: Best Uses And Pluses For Possessing One [print this page] When one hears the word "garage" immediately you think of a place in which to house your automobile. And, in fact, that is the intended purpose. Over the years, many people have put them to a variety of uses and cannot imagine ever living in a place that does not have access to one. This under estimated place has served as a workshop where art projects and furniture refinishing has taken place. This allowed the work to proceed in inclement weather without materials or workman getting drenched or having to work outside in uncomfortably cool temperatures. Children can attest to the value of having a garage that has served them as an extra room in which to practice with the band, play game after game of ping pong or work on go carts and repair bicycles. It even has hosted some of the pre-teen/teen get-togethers on a Friday or Saturday night. Probably the best double duty for the garage is the studio apartment. The best arrangement for this is a detached one; with the incorporating of a few additional items such as shower, toilet and apartment size stove and fridge. There have been numbers of mother in laws and father-in-laws as well as grown sons and daughters who have occupied a studio apartment that once housed the family's four wheels. There are also garages that do nothing but house articles that should have been thrown out long ago. They seem to be bulging at the seams with "stuff" that would make a garage sale enthusiast beam with joy. These items undoubtedly have been moved from one location to another without ever being unpacked, but the owner can't seem to let them go. Because it can easily adapt to numerous uses with very few modifications being made, this space has come to be an important part of the housing concept. Its function is predicated on the person's needs, and its use will be as different as each individual's imagination for its use. The size of the area can limit the potential use and function it might be called upon to serve. The single car type is hardly large enough to house a standard sized vehicle, and makes you wonder if the builder really intended one to park there. The larger type, three to five car specials, can provide greater capacity for use and you almost feel it a shame that all that space go to waste just for the car.
