Why do you (or others!) value garages?

[Anonymous]

Not really on my list. Only occurs to me when the weather is crazy hot or cold or a tree crushes our suv in a derecho.

[Anonymous]

Dont value it. Dont have it. Car ownership is in decline.

[Anonymous]

They're useful because you'll have yet another option to choose from when contemplating suicide.

[Anonymous]

I;m 48 and have never lived in a place with a garage. My two longest-lived places were in town locations without a garage, but with a driveway.

I can see the benefits, but I hate the prominent ones. I also hate that people don't use their front door and everyone (guests) walks in through the ugly back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dont value it. Dont have it. Car ownership is in decline.

This. We plan to have our cars for 10+ years. I don't want to pay for more sq ft to keep my car. We have a shed for all the hard stuff and bikes. I would kill for a proper mid room though to keep the shoes and coats mess somewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dont value it. Dont have it. Car ownership is in decline.

This. We plan to have our cars for 10+ years. I don't want to pay for more sq ft to keep my car. We have a shed for all the hard stuff and bikes. I would kill for a proper mid room though to keep the shoes and coats mess somewhere.

Your cars might last even longer if you were able to keep them in a garage, or even a car port.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think no garage is better than a carport. I associate carports with low income housing, as all of the low income houses in my hometown have carports rather than garages. I understand there are expensive houses in the DC area with carports, I just wouldn't think of buying them.

We struggled with Falls Church because of this. So many 1960s carports. No clue why they didn't convert them in the past 50 years.

Sometimes the zoning regulations don't allow them to. Could be too close to the lot line.

[Anonymous]

It's nuts how many places in our price range done have it. That is one of my few musts. I don't want to have to dig out a car, warm up a car and more importantly, put a kid in a car seat in the rain.

[Anonymous]

A garage is a must in the DMV. I wouldn't look at anything without a garage, particularly a two-car garage or bigger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A garage is a must in the DMV. I wouldn't look at anything without a garage, particularly a two-car garage or bigger.

Good luck with bigger. I'm from FL, the land of 3 car garages. Most houses here only have a 2 car garage unless you're spending millions or have a huge lot in Great Falls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolute house deal breaker for me. I'd rather have one bathroom than no garage. I will never be without a garage again.

-keeps my car warm in the winter, cool in the summer and dry
-protects my convertible's roof
-Keeps the shoe mess outside in the garage
-bike storage
-no more car break ins
-no more scraping ice or shoveling snow off my car and then fighting for shoveled out spots on the street. Apartment dwellers are assholes. They steal the spots you shoveled the second you leave, but often don't plow their own spot. Or they shovel snow off their car onto yours.

Wow - you must really love garages. Or have a very small family.

[Anonymous]

I have a six car garage out in Sterling. Love it. Besides parking cars and storing things in the garage, during winter, my plants and pets live in the garage. On some days, we hang out more in the garage than the house. Garage is a must for us.

[Anonymous]

Our neighbor does not have a garage so they park their cars on the driveway. Just by looking at the number of cars, I know when they are in or out. To me, this is a security issue. Yes, I am a nosey neighbor.

[Anonymous]

I'm a big car guy and happy to have a 1 car detached for the sports car and to work on the other cars. Would love to have a large sport, but space is a premium close in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a six car garage out in Sterling. Love it. Besides parking cars and storing things in the garage, during winter, my plants and pets live in the garage. On some days, we hang out more in the garage than the house. Garage is a must for us.

What kind of pets live in a garage?