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Originally Posted by ColdNoMore
You just brought up one gripe I have about most houses here (that I've seen)...and in Florida generally.
A lack of a drain(s) in the garage.
While you're correct about dragging in ice/snow to the garage when living up north, I always had drains and with an oversize three car garage...could even easily wash my cars in the garage.
Ya just had to make sure it dried completely...before going out again.  |
We had a drain in our garage too. The problem was taking the dog in and out and keeping him out of the dirty slush, having to jump wide into and out of the car because of the slush on the garage floor, tracking slush into the house, etc, etc.
In Michigan, it was not practical to wash cars in the garage or hose off the garage floor. What water didn't go down the drain would have back-washed onto the drive and would have turned into a skating rink. Plus our garage had other things in it that we wouldn't want to get wet.
All in all, I was just answering what I thought was a rather blasé response by eputnam over the ice and snow issue in the north. Hiring out the shoveling is just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.