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cakesmith handyman posted:Would if I could. What's all this "if" business? Be the change you want to see in your garden.
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A co-worker built his house from the ground up and he has a basement that extends under the yard to the garage because "why not?"
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Jul 28, 2017 09:57
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Jerry Cotton posted:"why not?" Tree roots, I guess, but if you're just sticking grass on there.. Edit: also the immense extra cost of building underground.
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Jaded Burnout posted:What's all this "if" business? Be the change you want to see in your garden. Who's that guy who was digging unsafe holes in Diy a couple years back? I may want his crown.
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Jul 28, 2017 10:15
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Jerry Cotton posted:A co-worker built his house from the ground up and he has a basement that extends under the yard to the garage because "why not?" I'd be okay with this provided that I could ensure as close to waterproof construction as possible with excellent drainage, though I'd probably end up building the garage like a bank barn. That way I could have a huge mostly-underground area for car storage, one level for all of the lawn and workshop stuff, and then a finished area under the roof for an in-law suite.
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Jul 28, 2017 12:30
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Haifisch posted:I'm starting to think we as a nation gave up on good architecture after realizing there's no way to make a garage look good.
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Jul 28, 2017 14:16
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I have the solution! LIVE IN THE GARAGE! House is garage! Garage is house! All is in harmony! http://www.barnpros.com/barn-plans-products.aspx?itemid=1247
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Jul 28, 2017 14:27
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If you're going to have a detached garage you might as well park outside.
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Leperflesh posted:Alternatively: because developers realized that attaching the garage allowed them to reduce lot sizes, which means more units per development, which means more money. Buyers don't actually give a poo poo, they're just buying what the developers are selling. IIRC garages were detached on account of either being added after the main house when cars became popular, and/or due to perceived increased fire risk from cars blowing up Meanwhile in my county the zoning laws require two covered 171sqft+ parking spaces for any residential unit with two or more bedrooms. To give some context on how crazy this is, some cities in the county exceed 13000 people/sqmi.
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Jul 28, 2017 14:32
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Progressive JPEG posted:Meanwhile in my county the zoning laws require two covered 171sqft+ parking spaces for any residential unit with two or more bedrooms. To give some context on how crazy this is, some cities in the county exceed 13000 people/sqmi.
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Jul 28, 2017 14:46
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Suspect Bucket posted:I have the solution! LIVE IN THE Millennials are killing the housing industry with this one crazy trick.
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Jul 28, 2017 14:49
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Ashcans posted:Millennials are killing the housing industry with this one crazy trick. Instead of a glove compartment, there's an avocado compartment.
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Jul 28, 2017 14:53
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Show of hands, who here actually keeps a pair of gloves in their glove compartment?
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Jul 28, 2017 14:59
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~Coxy posted:If you're going to have a detached garage you might as well park outside.
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Jul 28, 2017 15:00
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Collateral Damage posted:We used to have a similar law here, where you had to provide at least one parking spot for every two apartments in a multiple tenant building, in addition to street parking. It was thankfully torn up a few years ago. I don't know under which circumstances you live, but 1 spot for every 2 apartments seems light. (Presumably it isn't otherwise you wouldn't bring it up.) In other cities, lack of parking requirements is why existing residents hate infill.
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Jul 28, 2017 15:01
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~Coxy posted:I don't know under which circumstances you live, but 1 spot for every 2 apartments seems light. If you live in a non-failed city you don't need a car.
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Jul 28, 2017 15:07
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Collateral Damage posted:Show of hands, who here actually keeps a pair of gloves in their glove compartment? I do. But they're not driving gloves.
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Jul 28, 2017 15:09
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n0tqu1tesane posted:I do. But they're not driving gloves. Same. I have a pair of these in all of our cars' glove compartments. And a few pairs scattered around the house. They're really great for cheap gloves. VVVVVVVVVVVVV edit: Oh, yeah, and a box of these in the back. tetrapyloctomy fucked around with this message at 15:29 on Jul 28, 2017 |
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Jul 28, 2017 15:25
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Collateral Damage posted:Show of hands, who here actually keeps a pair of gloves in their glove compartment? I have some latex gloves in mine.
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Jul 28, 2017 15:26
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Got to wear a glove when I get more diesel for my car. Those handles always got some diesel on them
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Jul 28, 2017 15:33
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Bad Munki posted:I want a detached garage, but with a connecting tunnel underground. Bonus if it has a crazy little train car for transport a la Dark Man. Back when I was in college, I used to daydream about having a house that was a central geodesic dome, with a constellation of smaller domes around it connected only by tunnels (and doors to the outside, I guess).
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Jul 28, 2017 15:34
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I have a pair of boxer briefs in my glove box... I swear it was just for when I forgot a pair in my gym bag.
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Jul 28, 2017 15:35
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I have my car's owners manual, my radio's owners manual, car service history, a bar of deoderant, spare knife and lighter, and emergency toiletries. I fancy I could live out of my car pretty well for a few days, I keep emergency supplies in there, at least I'd be warm and have a few books to read.
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Jul 28, 2017 15:41
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The Dave posted:I have a pair of boxer briefs in my glove box... I used to keep a change of clothes in the back in case I was held for an emergency, but at some point I gave my spare scrub bottoms to a pregnant patient who'd gotten soaked in the rain and I never replaced them. I also told my bosses, "I've never not made it in for a shift, and I'm never not going to leave when one's over."
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Jul 28, 2017 15:43
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:Back when I was in college, I used to daydream about having a house that was a central geodesic dome, with a constellation of smaller domes around it connected only by tunnels (and doors to the outside, I guess). ...out...side...? Which part of the basement is that?
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Collateral Damage posted:Show of hands, who here actually keeps a pair of gloves in their glove compartment? I have a hat.
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Jul 28, 2017 15:54
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Gloves left in the glovebox are too cold in the winter so I keep gloves in my coat pockets. In the glovebox is manuals, tire pressure gauge, a couple basic wrenches and screwdrivers, pens, flashlight, knife, and the accessport.
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Jul 28, 2017 15:59
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Attached garages are the bees knees. I don't know many people who actually use their detached garage for storing a car. It's used as a shed/workshop. Detached garages are a pain in the rear end if you have your car inside because it is that much further you have to shovel/snowblow in the winter to get to your car out of the driveway. Oh and you have to walk through snow just to get to your shovel/snowblower.
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Jul 28, 2017 16:10
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Collateral Damage posted:We used to have a similar law here, where you had to provide at least one parking spot for every two apartments in a multiple tenant building, in addition to street parking. It was thankfully torn up a few years ago. For apartment complexes (rental or condo), the county zoning requirements for covered parking spaces are...: - studio/0 bedroom: 1 space - 1 bedroom: 1.2 spaces - 2 bedrooms: 1.5 spaces - 3 bedrooms: 2 spaces Plus an additional guest parking space for every 5 units In comparison hotels are only required to have 1 space per 4 bedrooms I think it says a lot that these requirements are from county zoning (i.e. bizarre poo poo to keep brown people out) rather than county building code (i.e. primarily concerned with safety)
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Doctor Butts posted:Attached garages are the bees knees. I don't know many people who actually use their detached garage for storing a car. It's used as a shed/workshop. Eh I still have to walk to / shovel / plow my path from my house to my car I'd take a detached for never having to clean the car off.
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Jul 28, 2017 16:24
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Doctor Butts posted:Attached garages are the bees knees. I don't know many people who actually use their detached garage for storing a car. It's used as a shed/workshop. Detached garages make for better workshops. The lack of noise leakage into the house means nobody cares that you're working when the baby is sleeping, etc. Cuts down on dust getting in as well. It helps that I really like the look of detached garages and covered walkways, though.
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Jul 28, 2017 16:31
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I don't live in a place where attached/detached garages are a consideration, but I would think that detached garages at least don't make your house grow a car tumor.
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Jul 28, 2017 17:02
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SoundMonkey posted:the thread that assumes every second bathroom is a torture dungeon thinks it's a-ok normal to tunnel to your garage
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Jul 28, 2017 17:13
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I'm moving to an apartment that has an attached garage in a month and I am just so excited! What is the thread's opinion on carports?
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Jul 28, 2017 17:21
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Yawgmoth posted:I want my entire house connected by underground tunnels. No doors, only submarine hatches and ladders. The advanced version of this is that your house is just a bare patch of concrete with a trapdoor set in it, covered by lawn. Drive your car down the ramp that the trapdoor covers, and your entire house is underground.
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Jul 28, 2017 17:23
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Suspect Bucket posted:a bar of deoderant, Every time I try this, it ends up melting and leaving a mess all over the place. Probably should try a different brand. I also leave a pack of these hand wipes in the glovebox in all my cars. Keeps the touch surfaces in the car a lot cleaner when you can get all the crud off your hands.
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Jul 28, 2017 17:32
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Progressive JPEG posted:IIRC garages were detached on account of either being added after the main house when cars became popular, and/or due to perceived increased fire risk from cars blowing up Detached garages became a thing when your vehicle literally making GBS threads on the floor on a daily basis started to offend people. Cars came later.
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Jul 28, 2017 17:38
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I don't know if the idea of detached garages had as much to do with thought about cars or a holdover from the past. I think all the carriage houses I know of from before automobiles are detached. And I drive wearing two Nintendo power gloves at all times. e: ^ beaten
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cakesmith handyman posted:Would if I could. There are many fine buriable options, from used/not running minivans or SUVs, through school or municipal buses, all the way up to old boxcars and shipping containers. If you have the space available, I understand retired jetliner fuselages can be had at reasonable cost. (The unreasonable part starts with shipping and burying that sucker. Plus optional prep work to make it livable/not corrode into collapse within a year.)
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