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Post by librarylady on Jun 23, 2024 14:33:09 GMT
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Post by scrapmaven on Jun 23, 2024 15:37:51 GMT
Uh, why would you block the garage door? This design doesn't even make sense. It's all tree. The homes are too close together to change the layout, so I guess I would prefer to leave that area empty. Then again, I'm not a builder trying to make a profit. That would annoy the heck out of me. Talk about Obs view.
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Post by melanell on Jun 23, 2024 15:50:25 GMT
I love it. It provides shade, a lovely view out the window, probably brings wildlife within view as well.
And it was the home-owner's choice, ("it's really all quite simple: the original owners of the custom-built home wanted to keep the tree there.") so if it made them happy, that's what the builder is going to do.
I certainly agree with the bit about how many people opt not to park in their garages anyway, either using them to store a ton of other stuff or using them for workshop/man-cave/rec area/etc.
The people who had the home built got to enjoy the tree all of the time that they lived there. If someone with 1.6 million to spend move in and don't wish to keep the tree, the cost of removal certainly won't be in any way painful for them.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jun 23, 2024 15:58:30 GMT
Beautiful house, beautiful tree, but why build a garage that wouldn't be accessible by the vehicle?
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Post by katlady on Jun 23, 2024 16:00:35 GMT
I don’t care if the original owner wanted it, I wouldn’t buy it. You can’t even park two cars on your side the driveway (this looks like a duplex). And I also don’t want a tree that close to the house. The roots can cause a lot of damage to the driveway and any underground pipes.
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Post by gar on Jun 23, 2024 16:16:11 GMT
Beautiful house, beautiful tree, but why build a garage that wouldn't be accessible by the vehicle? How many people actually park their car in the garage though? I would have put a different type of frontage there that it worked as a storage room or something similar as it clearly can’t be used as a garage. |
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Post by melanell on Jun 23, 2024 17:05:54 GMT
Beautiful house, beautiful tree, but why build a garage that wouldn't be accessible by the vehicle? How many people actually park their car in the garage though? I would have put a different type of frontage there that it worked as a storage room or something similar as it clearly can’t be used as a garage. I wonder if they figured that a tree might need to come down at some point, no matter what, so at least if and when it came down, the garage was ready to use as a garage. That's my guess, anyway.  |
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Post by gar on Jun 23, 2024 17:15:09 GMT
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Post by Merge on Jun 23, 2024 17:18:32 GMT
Weird, but here in Houston where we can't have basements, many people use the garage for storage and leave the cars in the driveway. If and when they decide to sell, easy enough to have the tree cut down and the driveway filled in.
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Post by lindas on Jun 23, 2024 17:32:34 GMT
Not a place I’d want a tree but to each their own. There was a house where I lived growing up that added an enclosed porch off the house but they didn’t want to cut down the tree so they built around it then built a table around the trunk on the porch. It was a real conversation piece in the neighborhood.
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Post by airforcemomof1 on Jun 23, 2024 18:08:42 GMT
Nope. I park my car in the garage and use about half for storage. What an inconvenience and I am sure someone would hit that tree!
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Post by KikiPea on Jun 23, 2024 18:16:53 GMT
Beautiful house, beautiful tree, but why build a garage that wouldn't be accessible by the vehicle? How many people actually park their car in the garage though? I would have put a different type of frontage there that it worked as a storage room or something similar as it clearly can’t be used as a garage. We do. Both cars. Always have. |
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Post by gar on Jun 23, 2024 19:14:18 GMT
How many people actually park their car in the garage though? I would have put a different type of frontage there that it worked as a storage room or something similar as it clearly can’t be used as a garage. We do. Both cars. Always have. Of course, some people do, but there are very many who don't. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 23, 2024 19:49:40 GMT
The article says that the garage is fully accessible. Who knows?
I think it could have been possible to at least reverse the garage with the entry door...
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Post by peasquared on Jun 24, 2024 0:35:59 GMT
I spend nearly half the year in Texas and see this quite often. Texas loves their trees. Very often there is a tree in the middle of the road. They just curve around it and keep going. Or there is a strip mall with a 100 year old tree in a section of it. They just build around it.
There are a lot of things I don't like about Texas, but I love this part! I LOVE trees.
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Post by arielsmom on Jun 24, 2024 3:18:52 GMT
Flip flop the garage and the entry door.
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Post by Gennifer on Jun 24, 2024 3:47:57 GMT
I’m usually team “it’s your house so do what you want” but that’s the stupidest effing thing I’ve ever seen.
Also the idea of not using your garage to park your car also seems so weird. If that’s the case, why not forgo the garage for a storage room?
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Post by worrywart on Jun 24, 2024 13:23:37 GMT
Love the tree! Not sure why they didn't redesign the home to make the tree in the yard instead. What concerns me more is that this place apparently has 5 stories!
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Post by smartypants71 on Jun 24, 2024 15:22:56 GMT
This house is not too far from mine. It's in a great neighborhood right next to Memorial Park. You CAN still get into the garage. I kinda get where the owners are coming from leaving the tree there- it is so beautiful and healthy-looking. Would I spend 1.6MM on a townhouse though? Not a chance. I too live in a townhome with a wonderful tree, but "my" beautiful tree is in my neighbor's backyard |
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Post by GamGam on Jun 24, 2024 17:35:10 GMT
If and when they decide to sell, easy enough to have the tree cut down and the driveway filled in. Is that a For Sale sign I see near the street? |
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Post by Merge on Jun 24, 2024 20:18:51 GMT
I’m usually team “it’s your house so do what you want” but that’s the stupidest effing thing I’ve ever seen. Also the idea of not using your garage to park your car also seems so weird. If that’s the case, why not forgo the garage for a storage room? Some people do convert their garages and replace the door with an exterior wall - especially in older neighborhoods like mine. Others prefer to keep the flexibility in case a new buyer wants the garage. I would love to convert our garage to half storage room, half laundry room and a powder room where the current (tiny) laundry room is. DH doesn’t want to spend the money because we won’t be here that much longer. |
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Post by melanell on Jun 24, 2024 22:50:20 GMT
Also the idea of not using your garage to park your car also seems so weird. If that’s the case, why not forgo the garage for a storage room? I think people often store outdoor items in the garage, so a garage door is still convenient--sporting equipment, lawn equipment, and so forth. But more so I imagine they know that a lack of a garage space will likely be a turn-off for future buyers, so they leave the garage there for that reason. |
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Post by lurker on Jun 25, 2024 17:49:55 GMT
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 25, 2024 18:52:11 GMT
We have a neighbor with a tree in the middle of the driveway as well. It is placed so that you can still fully use the garage though.
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