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04-20-05, 12:11
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satyr64 is offline
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Homeowners with large vehicles stir debate
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04-20-05, 12:22
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Come on! Fhqwhgads!!
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Bah... crybabies. They are just jealous. If they don't like looking at it then they should plant trees. The city is the one who issued the permit, so blame them instead of the garage owner. He could have probably made it prettier for the neigborhood, but the size is to be blamed on the city council who approved the building permit. They knew how big it would be before he even started construction.
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04-20-05, 12:28
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Kick *** garage!
Tell the neighbors to **** and sit on something pointy.
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04-20-05, 12:28
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BABIES....
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04-20-05, 12:32
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GOT PREP?
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That is why you form neighborhodd associations on the front end. When people move in, they sign a contract and are aware of the rules.
I wouldn't want to live next to it, but it looks like in this case, the builder covered himself well.
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04-20-05, 12:36
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That guy should have checked with a few more architects. That garage is horrible. It looks like it is the focal point of the property. I'd definately kill for that much garage space but I don't think I'd throw up a steel building right next to my new house. Offset it and at least make it look like it belongs there.
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04-20-05, 12:41
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Originally posted by bckpack
That guy should have checked with a few more architects. That garage is horrible. It looks like it is the focal point of the property. I'd definately kill for that much garage space but I don't think I'd throw up a steel building right next to my new house. Offset it and at least make it look like it belongs there.
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 He should have made it match the architecture of the house.
If this guy had a few more acres, he could have easily stuck the garage quite a bit back. Out of sight, out of mind.
I know my family would put that house at the top of our "like" list compared to an identical house with a simple attatched 2-car.
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04-20-05, 12:47
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I agree, he should have made it match the architecture of the house. I wouldn't want to look at that next door. Much less build something so ugly on my own property. Move it back and make it look like a barn or something pleasant. I saw a huge garage here on Long Island, the front looked like stables. The garage doors were on the side so you could not see it.
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04-20-05, 01:32
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Aside from looking like a county fairgrounds arena, think of the room you'd have to work on cars in that thing!!! And when a storm threatens, he could rent out space!
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04-20-05, 01:39
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IMO that's one ugly structure, but as long as he abided by the building codes and neighborhood covenants it's just another case of "you can't legislate good taste".
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04-20-05, 01:50
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I guess he could have designed it a little more in keeping with the style of the house...
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04-20-05, 01:58
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He took the cheap route and built the metal blob instead of something structurally appealing.
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