How to Insulate Your Metal Garage
Metal buildings such as a detached garage are not typically assembled with insulation. In certain regions, insulation is not a requirement, and depending on what is stored in the metal building, may be an unnecessary step. However, in most regions, insulating your metal building is beneficial to protecting what is stored inside, as well as…
Customizing Your Detached Garage
When you are looking to purchase a detached enclosed garage, there are many options available to customize your structure. Do you need an A-frame roof, walk-in doors, windows? Would you like a standard frame or welded trusses? Knowing exactly what you want can be a little overwhelming if you don’t know what the options are….
7 Tips for a Successful Garage Sale
Your garage has turned into a storage unit of all the things you don’t want or need or all the things that no longer fit in your proper home. A great idea is to offload all this excess stuff and make some money while you’re at it. If you are ready to purge, you could…
6 of the World’s Coolest Garages
Typically, when we think of a parking garage, we think of the dark, multilevel towers found in most big cities. In various places around the world, architectural genius has been on display through creative parking garages. Here is a list of some of the world’s coolest garages. Parkhaus Engelenschanze Master architects in Stuttgart, Germany wanted…
Give Your Garage a Face-lift
One of the best ways to add curb appeal to your home is to give your home a makeover. There are several ways to this, such as landscaping, adding a front porch, or painting your house. The biggest, solid section of the curb-facing part of your house, is typically your garage door. The easiest way…
If My Garage Walls Could Talk
If your garage walls could talk and tell all they’ve seen, what would they say? Hopefully, they’d keep your secrets, but if they didn’t, would you care? If my garage walls could talk, it would be relatively boring but would go a little something like this: I saw that haphazard shelf you built and I’ll…
A Brief History of the Garage
Much reverence has been given to the modern automobile over the years, but not many congratulations have been given to the house that was built for it; the garage. The garage has evolved from a haphazardly built carriage house, into a full spectrum of attached and detached structures, to rooms that are fully integrated into…
Historical Garage: the Birthplace of Silicon Valley
California is home to some of the most famous garages in the world. Companies such as Apple, Disney, Google, Maglite, Mattel, and Hewlett-Packard are all multi-billion dollar businesses that started out in garages in California. Perhaps the most famous garage in the world, and still a protected historical landmark (#976) in Palo Alto, California, the…
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