Need third bay garage ideas
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Need ideas and assistance with some design ideas...
Comments (5)Thanks for all the suggestions guys!! Keep 'em coming!! Winter interest is definitely important, but unfortunately, with the way the house and the sidewalk are, there isn't room for both shrubs and perennials in the foundation gardens. I did leave the cone shaped yews on the ends of each garden as well as some other evergreen shrubs that are next to the sidewalk leading to the breezeway. I've already pulled out the remaing boxy yews though. I considered planting a few evergreen shrubs like heather or holly or something else with the foundation plantings, but decided against it. The area is really too small for most shrubs and I felt I would prefer perennials there for spring, summer and fall. During the winter, we get so much snow that pretty much whatever is there is buried anyhow. I planted a few Rhododendrons in the bump outs. I do like the idea of adding a few more. Karinl brings up an excellent point that my house is so large as is my lot, that it dwarfs most of what I plant. I'm hesitant to put any large or even mid sized conifers only because I am concerned it will block out the light we get in the house. I had orignially planned to make the gardens in front larger with mass plantings to help but decided that might be a bit overwhelming to do all at once. I think what I plan to do now, instead, is in later years, add some more large island beds in the front. And yes, Karinl, perennials are a MUST! I love flowers!! As you can probably tell, I also love trees so we are adding lots and lots of those as well. Saypoint, thanks for your comment about the colors running together! I didn't think of that. I guess it may not be that important then that the shutters are a different color. And I am certainly doing large flower gardens in the back too! Thanks again for all your suggestions! I'd love to hear some more! Tara Here is a link that might be useful: Photo Album with additional updated photos of the current progress...See MoreGarden Shed, or +1 Bay to Garage
Comments (3)More garage is always better. :) But a sketch on how it looks from the ground would be useful here. It sure looks oversized from that view! Perhaps a half bay on the forward side of the garage with some nice windows and a large door opening to the rear instead of a full third car slot would end up looking less garagey? Or extend the 2 bays back so that there is room for the tractor and stuff back there? I agree--somehow a garage is always nicer than a shed for tools. But I've never had one of the cute ones....See MoreSummer cooling of garage-need ideas please!
Comments (6)A few things I'd take a look at: Is the garage at a higher temperature than the outside air; by how much? Are the garage and its attic well ventilated? Is the garage open to its attic? What color are the garage doors? White reflects heat best. Are the floor and wall of the bedroom well insulated?...See MoreA Third time is a charm. Need help with Florida waterfront lot
Comments (25)This person is so full of cr*p it's out of his/her ears. I say that because his/her story keeps changing. Don't waste your time anymore. For example in one of their other threads they said this: "This lot is over 4 acres, but unfortunately only half an acre is buildable (above the 100 year flood line) no no wet land." Now in this thread the OP is saying this? "I am dividing the lot into two so a rectangular plan is the best plan for that lot. I will build two houses. One to sell and one to live." So does anyone really believe the OP is going to build two houses on 1/2 an acre in an area of supposedly million dollar homes and on land where the majority is unusable because it's wetlands? And in someone else's thread the OP said the following: Ok, if you live in TN then you don't need Feng Shui. In Florida, a lot of houses were bought by Chinese buyers and they relied heavily on Feng Shui. One time I moved the back door 3 feet over so that way it is not a direct line of fire of the front door and that house was sold three weeks later after 8 months on the market. I think we've all been had. I'm also guessing this person has never built, owned or sold anything....See MoreMel Melvineaux
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