Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: Garages

[Elizabeth Stevenson (tamgoddess]

This is a no-brainer. Every community should have a workshop! I have seen
many bigger than ours, but even a small indoor space is essential for some
projects. It's also great for the contractors who come to do major projects.

-- 
Liz Stevenson
Southside Park Cohousing
Sacramento, California
lilbert [at] comcast.net

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> From: Tim Clark <gsadix [at] earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: Developing cohousing - collaborative housing communities
> <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 11:31:12 -0800
> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Subject: [C-L]_ Re: Garages
> 
> My 2 cents on garages or no garages.
> 
> Every one that thinks garages are for cars raise their hands.
> 
> After visiting 13 different ccommunities I have seen a common thread: 1.
> not enough storage 2. a exercise room that gets more use as a guest room
> and 3. no place to do anything messy or large.
> 
> All of three of these things are what many garages get used for.
> 
> And this doesnt even consider leaving a multi-thousand dollar investment
> to deteriorate in the weather.
> 
> In one community two of the founding members wanted garages and were
> willing to pay for them.  Seven years latter the rest of the community
> is suffering from garage envy, especially the guy trying to keep the
> bugs out of the paint as he refinished his canoe in the covered parking.
> 
> Where are the designers?
> 
> Tim
> 
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