Garage planning continues

The garage in our city house that I showed you a few weeks ago is mostly empty now, allowing lots of room to bring a car in (what a concept – putting a car in a garage!). It has a wooden floor, though (apparently because it was intended to be a workshop, not a car garage), and water dripping from a car could be a problem. The solution turned out to be the garage mat seen in the photo below.

I was a little nervous about this investment, but now that it’s in I’m very pleased with it. It’s 7½x18 feet, made of 50 mil vinyl, and a heat gun made putting it together in sub-zero temperatures simple. The inch-high border around it will contain any drippings until you choose to sweep the ice and/or water over the entry ramp and out the door.

The garage in the new house is almost set up, and in a few days I’ll show you the difference that space and planning can make.