New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
How and Whera
to Build Your
Garage
By H. F. Blanchard

The man who is planning to hu;,a
private garage is confronted hv su.s
problems as the location of the cars ~.a
whether it shall be separate or in ,,s:,
with the residence; the size. Wit .I'
height of the roof; the best tvns a as
doors to use: provision for ventilst;ou,'
light and heat; the arrangement NJ .l,
interior so that the convenience '' ~:
owner and chauffeur is best serv.S! "
location of gaSolene system. ana
forth. All these items must he cs,s ~
fully considered if the owner is N as.
the most for his money in beauty s ses
utility 'u
When the location is decided NM,
the next question is size The mfn;
mum is foot OF walking space sn
around the car, although this is crow
ing too much for convenience. 4 COW
sible size for garage for one sinai,
car is IA by 20, which allows ahon.
three feet in the clear all around tLs
car. A garage of this size is lons
enough for the largest car and afford.
space for work bench, lockers snS
SO forth. The width of fourteen feet Is
sufficient for storing two cars ana
every owner knows there are times
when he would like to store two cars
In view of these advantages. it seem,
worth while to make the garage IA hv
20 instead of s by IS or some othsr
intermediate figure.
How high to make the garage !,
largely a question of appearance hn,
the minimum height should be shont
eight feet. The higher the garage tbs
cooler it will be in summer. a, the
heat radiated by the roof is absorbed
by the air directly under the roof and
consequently does not appreciably heat
the garage below.
The old fashioned swinging door !.
probably the cheapest door to install
and is fairly satisfactory There Ar.
doors which are much more desirable
some of which require fittings which
must be made to order. and other.
which have fittings that may be pur.
chased, thus facilitating their installa-
ton.
The ordinary sliding door cam
nor be used as a rule, because the "a
rage is not of sufficient width. I'll.
most desirable type Of door is q sliding
door built in small sections, hinged
together and running on track which
curves around the corner of the build
ing. so that when the doors are omen
they lie close to one Of the sides Of the
garage.
The selection Of lamps depends on
circumstances. A single lamp in tho
centre Of the garage mounted three or
four feet from the ceiling will give
good illrminat'on. Still better light
might he obtained by having one lamp
near the front and another near the
ro.r of the building, but if car wash
80 ;e to be done tho ind;roc. lighting
scheme will have to he partially aban.
doned if the best effect is 20 he OBJ.
+airod and q light should be placed at
each Of the four corners of the garage
with renectors throwing tho light down
at an anGle onto the car The light. Of
course. should be up out of the way.
If the garage is located near tn.
house it nav be feasible to supply it
With heat from the furnace. thus d9ng
a~ay with the garage heater. which,
however perfect, does require some a.
tentien. Ordinarily il is not possib.
TO supply the garage with neat
whether not water. steam or not air,
unless the garage is somewhat above
'ha level Of the furnace. In order to
Obtain sufficient inclination of he
pipes so that tho heat viii flow up to
the garage. it would be necessary to