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Originally Posted by LuvMyE92
I'm a little confused by the pictures. I presume that the half-finished cinder block (that's what we call those large cement bricks) is the new addition (to be covered in stucco), and the house that's about 2m from the new garage is your neighbor, not your house?
I'm confused because I don't see the driveway, how you will get the car into the new garage.
I also agree that it's too narrow, but that's obviously been planned and you are sure that you can use it. I like the idea of you being able to admire the car from your home.
In the USA the general rule is that money spent upgrading the home is best spent in the kitchen, as far as return on investment is concerned. I suspect that the new garage will be less expensive and bring you greater pleasure, and that's what really counts, especially if you don't plan to move soon.
I like the brick that you are using, it looks very nice.
Doing it all yourself? That's very brave of you. So far it looks good! Best of luck.
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Yes so the garage is half finished, to the left is my neighbours house and the driveway will run parallel to their driveway (separated by a wall)
The extension is first couple of pictures with the flat roof, it is lower than the original house so I have a 3m wide opening that will step down into the new extension. I will be putting a kitchen in, but I still have my original kitchen in the old part of the house. I guess I was just joking around saying that I have used that money for a garage instead of a new kitchen, however I have put the garage in front of the kitchen in my schedule because the car comes first 😂
I stay in the city so the area is build up, I have limited space in the garden as I'm surrounded with properties. I did live in California for a while and you guys all have big garages, it's normal here for a single width garage, but I've left 2m at the rear for cabinets and worktop.
Will put a couple of pictures up of the location and the finish I intend to do on both garage and new extension. The extension is 10m x5m and is one room open planned (kitchen/dining/ living area)
Hope that makes sense 😊