I don't think this is in our price range. |
Pre-Boat:
- At least 3 bedroom, 2 bath house
- Decent sized lot with mature trees
- Updated is nice but not required
Post Boats:
- All of the above +
- Three car garage OR walk-out basement OR shed/ability to build shed
You'd be amazed how that last stipulation really eliminates a ton of houses. Three car garages are fairly rare, especially in our house size range (anything above 2400 sq ft starts to feel too big), and many neighborhoods we are interested in have anti-shed covenants, so we couldn't even build a shed if we wanted to. I've suggested to hubby before that we could enclose the area under the deck stairs and store the boat and trailer there, and some recent houses we've looked have actually done that to store their lawn stuff and still be within the subdivision's codes.
We used to look at houses for the feel of the floor plan, as well as neighborhood and lot, but now we have to think of our two "children." A couple of real estate agents raised their eyebrows when we said we currently store two boats in our walkout basement, but I'm sure they are envisioning something much bigger than our wee Sunfish.
what about a 2-car garage that has enough head-room to hang the boats above the garage doors? I used to be able to do that in my previous house.
ReplyDeleteI didn't buy one, but there are some slick pulley systems to raise and lower the boats, too.
That would work in the winter, but it would be nice to still have coverage for our 2 cars and the boats during the summer. We get some nasty summer weather in the Midwest (hail, super winds, tornados, etc.) We've actually looked at your blog the most for storage and repair stuff. :-)
ReplyDeleteyeah, that makes sense. I'm in the planning stages for a pole barn type garage on the new land we recently purchased. it will big enough for my boats, and then some!
Deletewe've built a couple of covers for under 1500, well worth the money to avoid sun damage, leaves, pine cones, etc...
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