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re: Front facing garage vs carport - which is more poor?

Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:02 am to
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
144604 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:02 am to
I have a disconnected carport


But park on the street



I'm trash personified
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
57861 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:02 am to
quote:

carport says you can't afford a garage


Does it though? Carports look a lot better than garages on some lots
Posted by WaydownSouth
Stratton Oakmont
Member since Nov 2018
9627 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:03 am to
Call me poor but I’d take garage front side back etc over none.

Can’t tell you how many times I went to get groceries and the skies opened up pouring rain on the way home. Nice to pull in and not get soaking wet
Posted by VanRIch
Wherever
Member since Sep 2007
11037 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:03 am to
Completely dependent on what kind of carport.
I plan on putting something in like this (with a lesser pitch) in the next couple years because we have a side entry garage that is used for my woodworking.

Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
65810 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:04 am to
Any carport is more poor than any garage, regardless of facing direction.
It would go:
1. 3+ car garage side or rear
2. 3+ car garage front
3. 2 car garage side or rear
4. 2 car garage front
5. 1 car garage side or rear
6. 1 car garage front
7. 3+ car carport side or rear (do these exist??)
8. 3+ car front carport (not sure these exist either)
9. 2 car carport side or rear
10. 2 car carport front
11. 1 car carport side or rear
12. 1 car carport front
13. concrete or asphalt driveway only
14. non concrete or asphalt driveway only
Posted by DVinBR
Member since Jan 2013
14612 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:04 am to
just recently went through the process of selecting and buying a house

most houses with carports were way cheaper than garages, even front facing garages
This post was edited on 10/31/19 at 10:05 am
Posted by Salmon
I helped draft the email
Member since Feb 2008
85105 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:05 am to
My parents have a carport similar to that.

They live in the middle of 50 acres so don’t need to shut up their vehicles in a garage
Posted by TigerWise
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Member since Sep 2010
35122 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:06 am to
What if your house doesn’t even have off street parking ?
Posted by Tempratt
Member since Oct 2013
14538 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:07 am to
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Front facing garages are trashy AF.


Since when? I think garages look better than open carports.

Furthermore, houses with garages look better with no cars in the driveway with the cars in the garage and closed.

We have 3 cars so one sits outside the garage.
Trashy AF.
Hate being poor.
Lost will to live.
This post was edited on 11/1/19 at 12:41 pm
Posted by LSUBanker
Gonzales, La
Member since Sep 2003
2601 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:08 am to
quote:

Driveway with no carport because you made your carport a bonus room. Gotta love those 3/1s with a bonus room and no covered parking


I will not buy a house if this has been done to it. Unless a new garage is built and attached to the main house making it look like it has been there all along. My uncle remodeled his house and you could never tell the bonus room was his old garage.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
57861 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:08 am to
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What if your house doesn’t even have off street parking ?
street parking vs carport that is occupied by aluminum boat that hasn’t been wet in 18 months
Posted by Hogbit
Benton, AR
Member since Aug 2019
3091 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:08 am to
quote:

carport is poor


I kinda like a carport. They're easier to keep clean.
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:08 am to
Are you my brother?
Posted by GWfool
Member since Aug 2010
2367 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:10 am to
Except you live in a real city (Boston).
Posted by VanRIch
Wherever
Member since Sep 2007
11037 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:10 am to
quote:

Any carport is more poor than any garage

Disagree:


VS

This post was edited on 10/31/19 at 10:12 am
Posted by TigerWise
Front Seat of an Uber
Member since Sep 2010
35122 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:11 am to
quote:

street parking vs carport that is occupied by aluminum boat that hasn’t been wet in 18 months


What if it’s a fiberglass boat and it caught trout last week ?
Posted by greenwave
Member since Oct 2011
3878 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:11 am to
Garage
Posted by oleheat
Sportsman's Paradise
Member since Mar 2007
14164 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:11 am to
Historians say this was the unanswered question that caused the United States to enter WWI.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
57861 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:13 am to
How many feet? Who’s the make?

These are important questions.
Posted by TigerNlc
Chocolate City
Member since Jun 2006
32901 posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 10:13 am to
I have a garage but a carport doesn't sound all that bad. Very easy to clean and don't have to worry about the garage door breaking.
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