HOME GARAGES.
HINTS ON DETAIL It is undoubtedly cheaper and more convenient to have a motor house attached to tho driver’s residence than for him to rely on a public garage for accommodation. In building home garages many motorists are greatly handicapped by lack of space, and the structure has to be kept within the i most restricted limits. If ample room is desired there ■ should be a clearance of at least 2ft ; on each side of tho dar, and a similar i i space in front and rear. A garage! 'Bft wide should be tho minimum allowance for medium-size cars. Of !■ course a garage of smaller dimensions may be the only alternative to seeking distant accommodation. In such >a case, provided the approach is straight, a car could be housed in a shed, but one and a-half feet wider than the car. If the vehicle is driven in close to one side it will then leave enough room for opening the doors. In such a garage repairs and adjustments could not be comfortably effected. A roomy garage is well worth the extra cost. A repair bench is a valuable facility, and a pit in the floor reduces the discomfort of inspections and ladjustments.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19437, 24 October 1925, Page 19 (Supplement)
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204HOME GARAGES. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19437, 24 October 1925, Page 19 (Supplement)
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