Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: Garages

[James Kacki (jimkacki]

I agree, a workshop is very necessary.  But if the workshop is packed 
with a car (i.e. a garage) its not a very efficient workshop. And 
co-housing is about alternate communities, not -'same old -same old', so 
I would tend not to include garages , especially suburban-style attached 
garages.  But I suppose its up to each community to decide for 
themselves.  freedom of choice.  All the best!
James

Sharon Villines wrote:
> On 2/12/04 2:45 PM, "Elizabeth Stevenson" <tamgoddess [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> > 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.
>
>
> Our workshop has been used many times by contractors who are doing building
> for units. They use it for construction of bookshelves and cabinets,
> painting, sawing, etc. Also to store their tools so they don¹t have to pick
> up every night when they leave.
>
> I had a full wall of bookshelves built in and they were cheaper because the
> cabinetmaker could set up equipment in the workshop to do the final trimming
> of the molding rather than going back and forth to his studio or having to
> bring an assistant because he had to set up a miter(?) saw in the parking
> lot and couldn't leave it unattended.
>
> Sharon


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