design for car garage in historical district- help!
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Comments (1)I think 3 car garage if anything for resale purposes. 8ft doors are tight, but only if you have a huge SUV. I have a midsize SUV and our current home has the 8ft doors and we have no issues. DH has the huge SUV and while it barely gets in, it does still fit fine. Plus, it still gives you the space to get things in/out easily....See MoreHelp in paint/design exterior historic home
Comments (22)Where are you located? Yours home appears to be lacking some of the trim boards cornices, etc. that are typically found in the architecture of the Greek Revival period. Are there small windows above the ones we see that have been removed or sided over? Does your historical society have drawings (found on maps or early town renderings) or even nineteenth century photos of your home before it was altered? Do some research on its history. You might be amazed at what you discover! Any shutters that you acquire should be operable ones, with hinges, in the correct scale and style for your home. Some homes like yours never had shutters. And, as you say about your new home, these houses were always painted white. Often with dark windows and sashes. But the choice is yours.... Good luck with your lovely new/old home!...See MoreTwo car garage addition
Comments (20)Better than an "attached" garage, (lot size permitting) you could add an "L" shaped porch with part of it becoming an open breezeway -- a roof and tile or brick or stone floor -- at least eight feet wide (eight feet away from) the front of the house and your new garage, setting the garage back to the left far enough so the front wall of it is just left of the front door at a right angle to the house. Make the porch roof and breezeway roof one level -- one feature. https://www.google.com/search?q=garage+at+right+angle+the+house+with+breezeway+between+them..&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=TWxxCnxfBi9HFM%253A%252CELyRJidifkrZsM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kSrKh29Msqm2VyDGAgvNjUCt8OuNg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwifrr-bgNflAhXmYd8KHWuyDZoQ9QEwAnoECAYQDA#imgrc=rMdHUUUgmog1PM:&spf=1573091991874&vet=1 https://www.pinterest.com/pin/515591857312565739/?nic=1a&sender=534802661908696174 http://polid.lasfmagazine.com/this-is-the-advantage-that-you-get-when-you-have-attaching-a-garage-to-a-house-with-a-breezeway/house-plans-with-detached-garage-with-breezeway/...See MoreCustom detached two-car garage
Comments (2)A rectangle garage is “simple” enough, that if you’re not looking for detailing your match the house, then you don’t need an architect involved. But, if you do want a building that looks great, and echoes the house detailing, an architect can help you with that. Does he have a transit and can measure the future site? Because “flat” isn’t usually flat. That’s the biggest issue that people don’t realize, until they try to fit garage plans to the actual site . Garage entries need to be at grade. If the ground slopes away, you’ll need compacted fill at the rear. If it slopes down towards you, you’ll have to remove dirt and degrade to keep water away. Siting the garage needs that information, as well as required setbacks, utility paths and easements, etc. Even a simple rectangular garage can end up pretty complicated to build unless your on a large dead flat lot, with no utilities interfering with anything. Which brings us to how you plan to get electrical service, or any other service, to the garage. You have to figure that out too. Find a good local contractor, and talk to them about what you hope to achieve. The more time and money you spend with a pencil in hand rather than a hammer, the better the job will be....See MoreMacswim
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