Adding storage

Storage can prove to be a problem when you have an old house like mine. The closets leave much to be desired, and in some cases, the basement and/or attic is not an option. Thankfully our basement is dry and a good size, and our attic is usable. But more importantly, our garage has a ton of space that, until this week, we have not utilized.

Our project this week? Put in a loft in the garage!

Here are a few particulars:

• The garage is a 2.5 car
• It has a little loft in the .5 space
• We have a lot of stuff

You may be wondering - why not use the basement and attic? Well, while the basement is not a bad size, it isn't huge, it is chock-a-block full, and Tim deserves a Man Cave. So, the basement will eventually be finished for his drums, geeky computer stuff, and more geeky Star Wars collection. No, I'm not kidding, and yes, I have a room of my own as well. The attic, while decent, is sort of hard to access due to the way the stairs walk you right up into the roof. Decidedly hard to get stuff up and down, therefore. Plus, I like to park in my garage. Both cars. That isn't happening right now.

So, Tim is adding a ceiling (or floor) to the garage! I will very happily be able to move all kinds of stuff (that we really should be getting rid of) up to the new garage loft in the very near future. Then I can forget about it, never look at it again and have a nice clean garage below, a vastly improved basement and PARKING!

Life is very good.