Looking for some ideas for the garage

[Skuzzy]

Originally Posted by Bernica

I have always thought that a nice roll-up garage door would be the ticket as opposed to the more standard sectional door that ends up cluttering and crowding the ceiling area in the garage. A roll-up coils right above the header of the door and stays out of the way. If your builder did the rest of the construction like he did that slab, there should be plenty of support for it.

That was the first thing I wanted was roll up doors, but the city building code will not allow for those doors in a residential area. We would have had to get a zoning change.

Oh, we are building in a historical district. The Wife wanted to live there, and I wanted a garage. We both get what we want.

[Bernica]

Originally Posted by Skuzzy

That was the first thing I wanted was roll up doors, but the city building code will not allow for those doors in a residential area. We would have had to get a zoning change.

Oh, we are building in a historical district. The Wife wanted to live there, and I wanted a garage. We both get what we want.

Me thinks that any HOA will like these. They can do whatever you want. No, I'm not a spokesperson or affiliated in any way. They just know how to do things right.

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[Skuzzy]

Originally Posted by Bernica

Me thinks that any HOA will like these. They can do whatever you want. No, I'm not a spokesperson or affiliated in any way. They just know how to do things right.

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There is no HOA. I would not live there if there was. There are three historic entities. The neighborhood, city, and federal (it is an national historic area). The requirements are slightly different for each. It took a year to get the house plans approved for construction. The inspections are intense and frequent.

Pain in the butt, but the neighborhood is like and ole school one. Everyone knows everyone and they all come together at the drop of a hat to share BBQ, beer and so on. We really like that.

At any rate, the garage doors being visible from the street put them under the microscope for the various entities. I could do carriage looking doors or carriage doors. I went with the carriage doors and they are being custom made by a tradesman in Montana.

[Bernica]

Very nice with the carriage doors. At least you won't be crowding up the ceiling area. I read the Historic District Guidelines for Fort Worth and you are right. They are quite conscious on what can be done. Good luck with it all!
Next time I have to fly to DFW, I'll let you know and maybe I can see it.

[Skuzzy]

Originally Posted by Bernica

Very nice with the carriage doors. At least you won't be crowding up the ceiling area. I read the Historic District Guidelines for Fort Worth and you are right. They are quite conscious on what can be done. Good luck with it all!
Next time I have to fly to DFW, I'll let you know and maybe I can see it.

You would be welcome, as would any fellow hot rod enthusiasts. I plan on hosting several "open garage" events, once it is all done. We are fortunate to have a well lit parking lot adjacent to our house.

The Fairmont Historic district is a very active distrct with a number of events hosted in our neighborhood each year. I hope to be able to get the local hot rodders to bring their cars to these events to further augment them. Just an opportunity for a lot of good folks to get together.

We should be moving in towards the end of November, this year. I'll post up when it is all done and we are in as I will posting up progress of my build.