Garage (residential)

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**1. Residential Garage Insulation:**
– Uninsulated garages can reach freezing temperatures in winter and uncomfortable temperatures in summer.
– Energy waste occurs when garages are not insulated, affecting adjacent living spaces.
– Insulating attached garages is crucial to prevent heat transfer issues and reduce costs.

**2. International Garage Designs:**
– Australian homes commonly have double, one and a half, or double car garages with specific regulations.
– British homes feature single or double garages, with traditional wooden doors being replaced by metal ones.
– Garage sizes in the UK vary, influenced by the increasing size of family sedans.

**3. Historical Significance of Garages:**
– Early garages played a vital role in protecting vehicles from weather and rust.
– They aided in starting engines easily, particularly in cold conditions.
– Modern vehicles are better protected against rust, reducing the necessity of garages.

**4. Evolution of Garage Structures:**
– 20th-century saw the introduction of pre-fabricated garages and a shift to corrugated iron and asbestos.
– North American garages evolved to be connected to homes, with the introduction of portable and modular options.
– Post frame garages are commonly used for storage, including farm and workshop equipment.

**5. Notable Garages and Related Structures:**
– Early private garages date back to before 1900, with surviving examples like the 1903 Automobil-Remise.
– The oldest UK garage was depicted in The Autocar in 1899.
– Carhouses in the US, Canada, and Britain served as storage facilities for streetcars, buses, and other vehicles.

Garage (residential) (Wikipedia)
"Garage (house)" redirects here. For the music style, see Garage house.

A residential garage (UK: /ˈɡærɑːʒ, -rɑːdʒ, -rɪdʒ/ GARR-ahzh, -⁠ahj, -⁠ij, US: /ɡəˈrɑːʒ, -rɑːdʒ/ gə-RAHZH, -⁠RAHJ) is a walled, roofed structure with a door for storing a vehicle or vehicles that may be part of or attached to a home ("attached garage"), or a separate outbuilding or shed ("detached garage"). Residential garages typically have space for one or two cars, although three-car garages are used. When a garage is attached to a house, the garage typically has an entry door into the house, called the person door or man door, in contrast with the wider and taller door for vehicles, called the garage door, which can be opened to permit the entry and exit of a vehicle and then closed to secure the vehicle. A garage protects a vehicle from precipitation, and, if it is equipped with a locking garage door, it also protects the vehicle(s) from theft and vandalism. Most garages also serve multifunction duty as workshops for a variety of projects, including painting, woodworking, and assembly. Garages also may be used for other purposes as well, such as storage or entertainment.

The Hermitage garage by Nicholas II in The State Hermitage, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Garage - in the style of the new objectivity - Frankfurt am Main
A 1901 newspaper article discussing a name for a private collection of automobiles
A 1901 newspaper article discussing a name for a private collection of automobiles, which mentions the word "garage" as being a possible choice except that that word was already in use in the broader sense of a place to store and repair them. Today the word garage has both senses; for example, Jay Leno's Garage is a series about his collection and other interesting collections, not merely the buildings that contain them.

Some garages have an electrical mechanism to automatically open or close the garage door when the homeowner presses a button on a small remote control, along with a detector that stops the movement of the garage if something is in the way of closing. Some garages have enough space, even with cars inside, for the storage of items such as bicycles or a lawnmower; in some cases, there may even be enough space for a workshop or a man cave. Garages that are attached to a house may be built with the same external materials and roofing as the house. Garages that are not connected to the home may use a different style of construction from the house. Often in the Southern and rural United States garages not attached to the home and made from a timber frame with sheet metal coverings are known as "pole barns", but usually serve the same purpose as what is called a garage elsewhere. In some places, the term is used synonymously with "carport", though that term normally describes a structure that, while roofed, is not completely enclosed. A carport protects the vehicle to some degree from inclement weather, but it does not protect the vehicle from theft or vandalism.

The word garage, introduced to English in 1902, originates from the French word garer, meaning shelter. By 1908 the architect Charles Harrison Townsend was commenting in The Builder magazine that "for the home of the car, we very largely use the French word 'garage', alternatively with what I think the more desirable English equivalent of 'motor house'". Today the word is polysemic because it can refer to a collection of vehicles as well as the building that contains them.