petitepedal ★ Posted March 31, 2021 Share #1 Posted March 31, 2021 Back in the day they were a thing..Do you remember them? Why do people not build them anymore? I would love to have my own place and not be one of 100 people in a complex and I wonder what ever happened to Garage apartments.. Unfortunately there are so few housing options for single incomes of the $40 to $50 thousand dollar range..Everything is big house and big lot...and certainly not in any city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 31, 2021 Share #2 Posted March 31, 2021 Did the Fonz live in a garage apartment? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted March 31, 2021 Share #3 Posted March 31, 2021 There are a few houses in my city that have a carriage house. I seen pics on the line of one that was for sale, and the area above the garage portion was a livable apartment-ish area. It was probably used as a guest house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sheep_herder ★ Posted March 31, 2021 Popular Post Share #4 Posted March 31, 2021 First placed we lived in after getting married in Baytown, Texas in 1962. It could have used a bit more insulation under the floor. Oh, and my name is not Fonz! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 31, 2021 Share #5 Posted March 31, 2021 I liked the barn apartment in 'Roadhouse', that looked pretty sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted March 31, 2021 Share #6 Posted March 31, 2021 These are very specific builds. Kind of hard to find as a stand alone on property. You would have to have it built, and lumber is insane $$$$. Maybe the next real estate pull back and you could find a 1 or 2 bedroom home for yourself on a lot. There are starter homes out there. Buying right now is not on the buyers side. We didn't build that kind of plan, because of the stairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 31, 2021 Share #7 Posted March 31, 2021 1 hour ago, petitepedal said: Why do people not build them anymore? I think a lot of communities regulated them out of existence to some degree, so's there wouldn't be too many residents (or 'problems') at one property. I know Boulder has rules about how many people who are unrelated can live on one property because the high cost of housing saw lots of immigrants moving multiple families into houses not equipped for that. I am sure others have that, probably here in NYC, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 31, 2021 Share #8 Posted March 31, 2021 I have a sister living in one on the outskirts of Lincoln NE. In her case it is disconnected from the main house. Rich friends of hers. She has the upstairs of a large carriage house. They also have a garage apartment that she lived in temp above the 4 stall garage. We have a large room above our garage with a half bath that has its entrance from the mudroom. Since there is no shower/bathtub it is just a bedroom - a very large bedroom with a gas fireplace - that is now just storage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted March 31, 2021 Share #9 Posted March 31, 2021 I pretty much live in the garage now 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 31, 2021 Share #10 Posted March 31, 2021 I used to date a smoking hot red head, former Kilgore Rangerette, that lived in an apartment over a carriage house at a nice old home in Dallas. That place was cool. Old claw foot tub / shower with the funky curtain on a ring over the tub. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted March 31, 2021 Share #11 Posted March 31, 2021 Didn't Kato live in the pool house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 31, 2021 Share #12 Posted March 31, 2021 10 minutes ago, BR46 said: I pretty much live in the garage now Only when woBR46 says you can come in to her garage. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 31, 2021 Share #13 Posted March 31, 2021 17 minutes ago, Kzoo said: I have a sister living in one on the outskirts of Lincoln NE. In her case it is disconnected from the main house. Rich friends of hers. She has the upstairs of a large carriage house. They also have a garage apartment that she lived in temp above the 4 stall garage. We have a large room above our garage with a half bath that has its entrance from the mudroom. Since there is no shower/bathtub it is just a bedroom - a very large bedroom with a gas fireplace - that is now just storage. Is your sister a smoking hot, red headed former Kilgore Rangerette? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted March 31, 2021 Share #14 Posted March 31, 2021 25 minutes ago, jsharr said: I used to date a smoking hot red head, former Kilgore Rangerette, that lived in an apartment over a carriage house at a nice old home in Dallas. That place was cool. Old claw foot tub / shower with the funky curtain on a ring over the tub. I may be the only one here that knows what a Kilgore Rangerette is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 31, 2021 Share #15 Posted March 31, 2021 Just now, sheep_herder said: I may be the only one here that knows what a Kilgore Rangerette is. You are a lucky man. So was I. Very lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 31, 2021 Share #16 Posted March 31, 2021 7 minutes ago, sheep_herder said: I may be the only one here that knows what a Kilgore Rangerette is. All I've got is Kilgore Trout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted March 31, 2021 Share #17 Posted March 31, 2021 43 minutes ago, sheep_herder said: I may be the only one here that knows what a Kilgore Rangerette is. Not the only one, but I did live in Dallas for a few years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 31, 2021 Share #18 Posted March 31, 2021 13 minutes ago, Kirby said: Not the only one, but I did live in Dallas for a few years. Prove it! Show us your Texas glasses! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 31, 2021 Share #19 Posted March 31, 2021 1 hour ago, jsharr said: Is your sister a smoking hot, red headed former Kilgore Rangerette? At one time she was. Red head, homecoming queen, majorette... She is 68 years old now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 31, 2021 Share #20 Posted March 31, 2021 1 minute ago, Kzoo said: At one time she was. Red head, homecoming queen, majorette... She is 68 years old now. awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 31, 2021 Share #21 Posted March 31, 2021 1 minute ago, jsharr said: awesome! Being an 8th grader with a homecoming queen sister was pretty cool at the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 31, 2021 Share #22 Posted March 31, 2021 13 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Being an 8th grader with a homecoming queen sister was pretty cool at the time. Yep. I had a good friend who had a sister three years older who was on the drill team. We planned our sleep overs to coincide to when her friends were hanging out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted March 31, 2021 Share #23 Posted March 31, 2021 3 hours ago, petitepedal said: Back in the day they were a thing..Do you remember them? Why do people not build them anymore? I would love to have my own place and not be one of 100 people in a complex and I wonder what ever happened to Garage apartments.. Unfortunately there are so few housing options for single incomes of the $40 to $50 thousand dollar range..Everything is big house and big lot...and certainly not in any city. I noticed that, after the 2008 crash when you'd houses would be cheap, new developments in the Baltimore Suburbs that used to be $299K to $399K were being advertised for $599K to $799K. I guess vacant property was getting harder to find so the builders wanted to put in upscale communities to max. their profits. My guess is that the cost of adding a 2nd story with plumbing, water, and heat to a garage is too costly these days for people who could best benefit from extra income. The cost of materials has gone up a lot more than inflation over time, especially wood. I just spent $8000 for a 6 1/2' x 20' roof extension, $3600 for an alcove (closet) extending off of my kitchen and onto my porch to fit a stacked washer/dryer pair plus the water/insulation/electric connections, and $10,600 for the extensive termite damage plus and extra 1/2" plywood layer above a weak subfloor on my old house. You can imagine how much extra it would cost for a 2nd floor above a garage. Fonzie would have a hard time finding one today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share #24 Posted March 31, 2021 7 hours ago, sheep_herder said: I may be the only one here that knows what a Kilgore Rangerette is. Nope..did 2 years in Lewisville TX when jsharr was an adolescent 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted April 1, 2021 Share #25 Posted April 1, 2021 3 hours ago, petitepedal said: Nope..did 2 years in Lewisville TX when jsharr was an adolescent And unlike @Kirby you have the glasses to prove it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted April 1, 2021 Share #26 Posted April 1, 2021 They came into fashion again in my area about 10 years ago. People started making their garage's attic livable. It isn't a bad way to add living space to their homes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted April 1, 2021 Share #27 Posted April 1, 2021 We have in-law quarters out here. Efficiency sized out buildings on the property with kitchenette and bathroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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