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Garage, basement, attic.....

Mominohio — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:16:33 GMT

Do you have them?

If not, do you wish you did, or miss having them from the past?

How do you use them?

I have a basement and a two and a half car garage.

Garage has two cars, the outside tools (rakes shovels, etc.), the deck furniture during the winter and two freezers (among other things). Our garage is attached. I can't imagine living without a garage again, like in my apartment days.

Basement, usual, just too much stuff, but would have to do without a lot of things I use (like a big roaster for turkey) occasionally, as there would be nowhere else to store them.

No attic. I grew up in houses built in the 1920's and before, and they all had nice full, walk up attics with a floor. I miss those. One was a play room for us as kids, other places we lived it was storage. I'd rather have a basement than an attic, as they get so hot and cold, you have to be careful what you store in them, but still miss having one.

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

cerb — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:42:07 GMT

No, I do not have a basement or roomy attic. I live in southern CA and few people do. It would be nice to have the extra storage place. Instead we have outdoor storage sheds.

Edited to add - I forgot to mention that we do have a garage. It's a 2-car, but is really only big enough for 1 car. Besides the car, we have nice shelving for storage there, and I do my best to keep things well-labeled and organized.

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

ScrapHappy — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:33:28 GMT

I grew up in NJ. My parents house had a basement and attick (no garage). I end up living in Central California for 16 years with a house on a slab. No basement, no attic and a small two car garage. Two cars were always in the garage and did our best with organizational cabinets. Storage was always a problem. I now live in a much larger home in the Southeast. It has a very large attic, 3 car garage and a finished basement. The attic is where we store seasonal decorations and other things. We always have 3 cars in the garage and organization for husbands stuff like tools. There is also a fridge/freezer and a separate stand alone smaller freezer. Would like to get rid of one but husband holding on to those. The basement is my husband's domain. The basement he always dreamed up. He's an avid collector of many things and now after many years can proudly display everything. It also has a media room. He just loves it.

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

racada — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:33:37 GMT

We do not have a basement or a garage. We do have a pull down small attic area I use for some storage. We have a shed for lawnmower and outdoor storage. I will say....without the areas to store things, I have less things I don't need. I would like having either a garage or a basement, just for the ease of storing necessary items.....but we have lived her over 20 years and have managed just fine 😊

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

AuntG — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:36:08 GMT

Have all three, but the attic is just above our garage which has a pitched roof. Nothing up there at all, but I know the neighbors put their outside Christmas decorations in their garage attic.

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

Krimpette — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:43:39 GMT

I live in a townhouse. I have attic storage available, but I never use it. I have an unfinished basement and store down there. I have friends who are fortunate enough to have 3 homes. Each home has an attached garage. In all cases, their garages are used for storage and their vehicles are parked outside.

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

ALRATIBA — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:55:50 GMT

Before I moved into my one bedroom apartment in NYC, I lived in a four bedroom house in SF suburbs w/2-car garage.

I have almost as much "stuff" in my apartment as I did in my house. The only difference is that now I can see it all at one time!

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

Carmie — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:06:54 GMT

We have a two car garage with an attic above it. We also have a small attic above our house and a full basement. In addition, we have a 12x14 yard shed.

The attic above the house is empty. The one above our garage is used for storage for things we need but don’t use often....like stuff for the beach, suitcases and small yard decor.

the shed is packed with lawn mowers, snow blowers, garden tools, bags of mulch...

mosty stuff for outside maintance.

the garage has two cars, and my DH’s tools. He owns every tool imaginable and then some. It has a work bench, a full size refrigerator and an upright freezer. There are cabinets on the walls in there too.

The basement has a laundry room and full bathroom. The rest is partially lined with shelving. I have a pantry for food and the big kitchen stuff that doesn’t fit in the kitchen pantry or cabinets down there.

Some of the shelves hold containers of clothing not used often..

like hiking or hunting gear, party and picnic stuff, folding tables ànd chairs and things like my dog strollers, christmas decor and other misc stuff.

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

millieshops — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:16:33 GMT

After emptying out both a basement and an attic when I sold my house, I vowed never to use either in another home, but I have promised myself to have a garage should I ever move again. I do miss the convenience and safety of a garage.I run with one car, so a 2-car garage would be a real luxury.

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

LonestarBabs — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:31:22 GMT

I grew up in the Midwest, where we had basements. So, during tornado season it was a nice safe place to seek shelter.

I now live in TX, in a house built on a slab. No basement. Bigger, stronger tornados but no place to go!!

We have an attic, with pull-down attic stairs. Too hot to store anything up there, so it's empty.

2 car garage with insulated door. Tools, lawn implements, and Christmas decorations stored there. It's still hot in there, but not as hot at the attic!

My next move: back to the Midwest where I can have a basement!

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

05gage25 — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:34:59 GMT

We have a basement, an attic big enough to turn into a couple of rooms....but we don't store anything in it, a one car attached garage, and my husband is having a garage, 18'x28', being built in a week or so. He just tore down a shed to have the garage built. Can't wait to get all his tools out of the attached garage so I can have nice shelves to put my seasonal decor on in storage bins.It's all in the basement right now, but I want it to be more clutter free. I store all my extra canned goods and large items from Sams Club.....paper towels, toilet tissue, etc. down there. We also have a small refridgerator and a chest type freezer down there along with my laundry area and exercize equipment. I hate clutter and I have been giving a lot of things away that we dont have a use for anymore. 😀

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

qvcfreak — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:48:12 GMT

I have a 2 car garage. Holds my car and on the other side I have two benches that make one picnic table. My lawnmower, my freezer, a chest of drawers and 3 racks that hold all my holiday stuff in bins. Also my garden wheel barrel and tools. Plus 2 christmas trees. And a two-drawer filing cabinet.

I have an attic that is completely empty

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

Nomore — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:51:20 GMT

We have a finished basement and 2 car garage. This is the first time we had a large basement. I wish we didn't, all my kids' stuff is down there in the bedroom, I have the warehouse sizes of paper goods down there and a small cabinet for dry goods in the main room. There is also a nice full bathroom down there, it is space we don't use much. If only the kids would take their stuff, but that won't happen soon, one is coming back temporarily with even more stuff. I did have things down there to store, but since purging for the last 5 years, there is just a few seasonal boxes left and those have room left in them.

My husband stuff is all over the garage, we can still get 2 cars in if needed, but at least, mine stays in the garage only.

I won't allow a shed to be added outside, or even more storage units and plastic boxes, because I know someone here will fill them. And then we will back to the past with too much stuff and buying more ways to store that stuff.

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

riley1 — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:59:18 GMT

No attic, no basement. 2 car garage with storage shelves/cabinets.

I got rid of so much when we moved from our NJ home where we did have an attic, basement & 2 car garage.

There really isn't any storage space to speak of in this house.

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

blackhole99 — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 23:05:01 GMT

No attic, we converted our basement into a small apartment for our son. Son moved out about a year ago so I have all kinds of storage and a really nice summer kitchen.

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

gidgetgh — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 23:19:22 GMT

We have a two car garage, attached. Both of our cars are in it, also with some small miscellaneous stuff.

We have a basement. That is my husband's domain. Nothing of mine is in it and I pretend that the basement doesn’t exist. It’s not horribly full at all compared to some, but again, I pretend it’s not there. I don’t even like to go down there.

We have an attic with pull down stairs. The main portion of the attic, where the stairs are, is totally empty. Nothing in it at all. We do have access to a small section of the attic through a door in our bedroom closet. We have a few things in there...Christmas tree and ornaments, suitcases and that’s about it.

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

gmkb — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:23:06 GMT

We have an oversized double car garage with an attic above it. No basement here in Fl. We do not use the attic - too hot up there.

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

mousiegirl — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 01:41:30 GMT

I grew up in a house with a basement/garage. My previous home had a two car garage. This house has a garage, a storeroom under the house that runs the length,

and a pantry with sink, still not enough room.

Several years ago, I had a wall of built in cabinets and large, deep drawers installed in the rec room, thinking I would have more than enough room, wrong.

DH grew up in a house with a garage and attic. I always thought I wanted an attic, but from what I have heard, it gets hot up there, then there is the ladder to climb, so am glad I don't have one. I only have to climb four regular stairs to get into the storeroom.

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

Kachina624 — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 01:03:39 GMT

I have an oversized double garage but heaven would be having basement storage. Few houses here have basements, although I don't know why except for the building cost. I do have a large, sturdy shed for tools and yard paraphernalia. I have attic access but don't use it.

Re: Garage, basement, attic.....

jeanlake — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 01:04:54 GMT

All of the above. Pull down steps in garage lead to attic. Holiday stuff and husband's hunting junk (junk to me) up there. Son & grandson living in basement while son starts his own business. When he moves, it will be husband's mancave. I'm sure he'll want to spend $$$ to fix it up. As a poster mentioned -- I may pretend basement doesn't exist. I do enjoy my 1500 sq ft of space upstairs. Wide open and easy to care for.