Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
PLAN HOME GARAGE
WITH EXTREME CARE
Location, Heating and Vcntilating
Systems and Other Details Need
:. Full Consideration.
3iUsr NOT BE roo MALL
Mintmum Height Should lie About
:. Eight Fcct-SwinginS Doors Arc
- Cheapest and Are Fairly Satisfac-
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In Motor Life for Mnrch.

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In Motor Life for March,
1.-The man who is planning L. build
a.private garage Is confronted by such
ps"blens as the location of the garage
whether 1t shall be separate or in
ppit with the residence; the size: the
height Of the roof; the best type or
no"rs To use: provision for ventilation.
iiEht ana heat; the arrangement Of the
ih'cCor so that the convenience of
owner and chauffeur are best served;
LOCATION OF gasoline system and so
iorth. All these Items must be care
fully considered If the owner Is TO yet
inc most for his money IN beauty and
utility.
When the location Is decided upon
'he next question Is size. The mini
mum Is a foot OF walking space all
around the car. although this is crowd
l.S 100 much for convenience. y SON
S!nIs size for - garage for one small
car ~ lt%2D. which allows about three
ieet in the clear all around the car.
y garage OF this size is Ion" enough
Tor tho largest car ana AFFORDS space
Tor a work bench, lockers ana go forth.
he width Of fourteen fee; Is Sufficient
Tor Storing two cars. and every owner
hnows there are times when he would
!iNc 20 store two cars. In "icw OF these
advantage. 1t seems worth while TO
make the garage liN2o. Instead OF SKIS
or some other Intermediate figure.
ljow high To make the garage Is
largely question Ct appearance. but
the minimum height should be about
eight feet. The higher the garage. the
cooler Il Viii ic In summer. as the heat
'adiatci hy the roof !s absorbed by
tho air directly under the roof. and
consequently does not apprcciab!y heat
tho garage below.
The o!d-fashioncd swinging door IS
probably the cheapest door To install.
and IL fairly satisfactory There are
doors which are much more desirable.
some OF which require fittings which
inust be- made to order, ana others
Which have nttings that may hc pur-
chased, thus facilitating thclr install
latipIi
ORDINARY SLIDING doom
NOT USUALLY PRACTICABLE:
Trio ordinary sliding door canno, be
used. as rule. because the garage is
not OF sunicicnt width. Tho most de-
siratlc type OF door is a sliding door
built In small sections. hinged together
ana cunning on 4 track which curves
around the corner OF the binding. SO
that when the doors are open they lie
cio-"to one Of the sides OF the garage.
rThc selection OF lamps depends on
circumstances. y single lamp IN the
cga;er o: the garage iiountcd three
or'four feet from the ceiling viii give
good illumination. S,iU better light
iaiSht be obtained ny having one lamp
iltl-r tho front and another near the
rear OF the hu.l'ins but if car wash
iIF Is 70 be done. the Indirect lighting
scheme VIII have TO be partially ahau-
G2ped II the best effect 81 TO be oh
taincG. and lirht should be placed at
earh az the four corners q the garage
win rcicctors throwing the light
dQwn at an angle onto The car The
lishi' ot course, should 5e GU, OF the
va.
INTERIOR OF GARAGE
SHOULD NE STUDIED
THE interior Of the garage should be
carefully studied. SO that no steps are
wasted in caring for The car. This
matter IL best illustrated by consider
ag the location OF work bench, tool
closets. wardrobe. hose connection Oh
AID gasoline tank location. ana 50 on
The bench should naturally be ar the
rear OF the garage for tn" sake Of good
illumination ana ventilation Tool
CLOSETS should be placed at one side
rather close TO tn. bench. 50 that u
is"convcn!ent 10 go from the bench TO
the tool closet or to move from any
part Of the car 10 the front.
IL may seem tina; these arc small
lot 10 do with the proper care OF an
automobile, and inasmuch as Il does not
require any extra expense TO wOrk: out
these details carefully. there is no rea-
son in the world why it should not be
done. II is just as important 10 use
care in the style and appearance OF a
S2p0 garage as In ii $4,000 one. Just
because the cost OF the garage must be
caf down 10 a minimum is no reason
why Il should not improve the appear
aHce OF the picture. Whether Il
comes knocked down, or whether il Is
built entirely on the location, 1t is
worth while TO consider the appearance
by itself and in combination with other
elemcnts IN the vicinity.
GARAGE, IL NEAR ENOUGH,
MAY BE HEATED FROM FURNACE
If the garage is located near the
house, it may be feasible 10 supply It
with heat from the furnace. thus doing
away with the garage heater, which
however perfect. does require some at
tention. Ordinarily il is not possible
To- supply the garage with heat.
whether hot water. steam or hot air,
unless the garage is somewhat above
tho level of the furnace. In order to
obtain sufficient inclination OF the pipes
so..that the heat will flow up to the
garage. ii would be necessary TO have
the pipes above ground. or at least very
near the surface of the ground, and
this would cause loss OF heat. The
ideal situation is one in which the cellar
is deep below the ground, with tho
furnace set low so that the pipes run
Ming from the top OF the furnace may
run far below the surface. Such a
situation is unusual. however. No mat,
ter what system is used, it is abso-
lutely necessary for the pipes TO slope
gradually upward from the furnace To
the radiators. Consequently, ii is i'm
possible 10 adopt the cXpcdient Of drop
ping one of the pipes below the top of
the. furnace so that 1t will enter tho
ground sufficiently deep to prevent ex-
cessive loss Of heat with the hot-water
system.
4 compromise solution of the Diff
iculty may be obtained with hot
wafer hca ting system by tapping in
the delivery pipes about halfway up
on.thc side of the furnace. The water