Ken’s Cave

We finally got some concrete poured for our garage floor, front step, back stoop (out the back of the garage door), and bottom step for the deck.  Hence, we have Ken’s Cave – our three car garage.  We ended up with a three car garage with a tandem third slot for a few reasons:
1. We didn’t want the whole front of the house to be garage.
2. We didn’t want a separate garage behind the house because we don’t like to carry groceries in the rain and because we like having a grass, not concrete, backyard.
3. I’m no good at backing up and turning at the same time, so a three car garage sideways in the front would have only led to disaster.
It’s hard to see the dimensions from the picture, but the garage is pretty big.  It’s really only wide enough for two cars and walking, but there is plenty of room for a chest freezer, shelves, a work bench, whatever on the left side in front of the car, and if Ken has his way, there will be plenty of room for a scissors lift in the back on the right.  We have a double door (or at least a doorway for now) leading out the back of the garage.  This will allow Ken to get the lawnmower out the back of the garage to mow the backyard.  There is a stoop there now, and we’re supposed to be getting a ramp, as lawnmowers and stairs don’t exactly get along.