Garage Question & 2 Golf Carts

[Will.S]

In the Villas with the "1 & 1/2 garages" with a car on one side, will 2 standard CARTS fit end to end next to a car ?
Thanks..

[GpaVader]

Measure twice, cut once. It will depend on the length of the garage and the carts. Its pretty simple math...

[Will.S]

Then I guess I will not know till I get there in the spring.
Measure twice, cut once. It will depend on the length of the garage and the carts. Its pretty simple math...

[asianthree]

Then I guess I will not know till I get there in the spring.

Technically one can ask your sales rep the depth of garage. You gave him or her a nice check ask.
Divide by two for end to end.

[Bill14564]

I don't have a villa but this might help.

My car is rather long but fits in my garage with 3' to spare.
Looking at the specs for my car and my two golf carts, end-to-end they are 6" shorter than my car.

In my standard-length garage I should be able to park two golf carts end to end with no space between them and about 18" clearance on both the front and the back. Tight, but doable.

If villa garages are any shorter then the two carts would not fit.

[Keefelane66]

It will be tight fit.

[Dusty_Star]

In the Villas with the "1 & 1/2 garages" with a car on one side, will 2 standard CARTS fit end to end next to a car ?
Thanks..

I think generally if they don't fit, then park the carts & any bikes, or anything else easily stolen in the garage, & park your locked car in the driveway.

[rjm1cc]

The villages should be able to send you a floor plan with measurements.
The county building department should have floor plans for each house. They are public info so you should be able to access.
I do not know if they will fit. But consider the space taken up by opening the car door to get in. Also your garage is a storage space.

[ElDiabloJoe]

Maybe. If you have a two-seater Yamaha, then maybe. If you have a 4-seater (rearward facing seats), probably not. My 4-seater (rearward) with brush guard at the lake up north is 10 feet long!

Two of those would take up 23 feet, assuming 10 feet each, foot in between and foot front and back (gotta get around the garage and that door has to have room to close without the magic beam being broken).

[margaretmattson]

In the Villas with the "1 & 1/2 garages" with a car on one side, will 2 standard CARTS fit end to end next to a car ?
Thanks.. Garages are not one standard size in the Villages. You will have to ask the agent for the measurements. When you look at homes, pay attention to the driveway. Some are short and curved. This makes it difficult to maneuver cars and carts.

[BrianL99]

In the Villas with the "1 & 1/2 garages" with a car on one side, will 2 standard CARTS fit end to end next to a car ?
Thanks..

Everyone seems to complicate the simplest question on here.

The simple answer to your question, is "no".

You cannot reasonably get a car & 2 golf carts into a 1.5 car garage.

Could you get a tiny little "Smart Cart" & 2 Evolution golf carts into that garage? Maybe, but you wouldn't be able open the car doors, walk around and get into anything, so it's not very practical.

it's tough enough to do that, with a 2 car garage.

[Maker]

Most garages listed as 1.5 cars (and even 2.5 cars) garage sizes are not accurate. The half side mostly is only a 6ft wide door, and around half of the depth of a normal space. More like 1/3 of a space, not an extra 1/2.

OP is asking to put 1 car, plus the equivalent of another car (2 carts) into less space than they would occupy.
The only possible exception is if the floor plans were stretched, and somehow things were enlarged substantially. Doubt they would still call it a 1.5 car space.

[MrChip72]

Most 1.5 garages are so small that by the time people put a few basic necessities in them, the only thing that is going to fit is one golf cart. No car. It will need to be parked in the driveway.

[Will.S]

I think generally if they don't fit, then park the carts & any bikes, or anything else easily stolen in the garage, & park your locked car in the driveway.
Parks cars in driveways overnight ? I thought that was not allowed in TV.

[margaretmattson]

Most 1.5 garages are so small that by the time people put a few basic necessities in them, the only thing that is going to fit is one golf cart. No car. It will need to be parked in the driveway.. Some 1.5 have the washer and dryer plus sink in the garage. The water heater location can be odd. It is probably best if you ask agent for measurements along with a picture of the garage

[Desiderata]

In the Villas with the "1 & 1/2 garages" with a car on one side, will 2 standard CARTS fit end to end next to a car ?
Thanks..

My friend owns a 2014 built Cabot Cove Villa and they are able to get 2 golf carts + their mid-sized car in their garage.

[Papa_lecki]

I have a two car garage, that was stretched 3 feet.

My garage is VERY organized, I have the wall storage system, storage racks for golf clubs

I can not fit 2 golf carts and a car in my garage.

[Mjsmithx]

In the Villas with the "1 & 1/2 garages" with a car on one side, will 2 standard CARTS fit end to end next to a car ?
Thanks..

We live in a Foxglove/Charlotte built in 2006. We can fit a car around the size of a Honda Fit and 2 Yamaha 2 seater golf carts in the garage. I will say that it is amusing to watch us get the car in, but it can be done.

[LonnyP]

I own a patio villa and it really only fits a car and a cart. Now depending on the size of the car you might squeeze another cart if the car is small. Had a regular length Chevy Tahoe in and it was very tight with 1 cart, had to go at a slight angle with the tahoe.

[Girlcopper]

Then I guess I will not know till I get there in the spring.
That is the simplest way instead of having everyone guess.

[remedythis@sbcglobal.net]

most golf carts are 8' long and a typical small garage is atleast 18'. May be crowded but should fit.

[dolphin]

Not ver likely. One is tough enough.

[jarodrig]

Parks cars in driveways overnight ? I thought that was not allowed in TV.

You thought wrong …..

Yes, you can park your car on your driveway…….

[BogeyBoy]

I have 2 carts, a Yamaha 2 seater and a Ezgo with Slimline cab. Both fit in my Anna Maria courtyard garage alongside my Chevy Equinox. I have to pull the car out first unless I really park it tight to one side. Our washer/dryer, storage cabinets, and assorted tools are also in the garage.

[gwenhwalker@yahoo.com]

In the patio villas above 44 only one will fit due to location hot water heater and ac/heating system location

[cjky2k]

Everyone seems to complicate the simplest question on here.

The simple answer to your question, is "no".

You cannot reasonably get a car & 2 golf carts into a 1.5 car garage.

Could you get a tiny little "Smart Cart" & 2 Evolution golf carts into that garage? Maybe, but you wouldn't be able open the car doors, walk around and get into anything, so it's not very practical.

it's tough enough to do that, with a 2 car garage.

Completely disagree. We have a CYV with “car plus golf cart” garage. Our mechanicals are in the back right corner (as you enter garage) with washer/dryer on the front right wall and door to the house between the two on the right. We have built in storage across the back is the garage. We park our car on the left, and golf cart on the right. When we have guests and two carts (we rent one), the carts both fit on the right side. You just have to let passengers out first and doing laundry is tricky! Also, we can’t back the car out with both carts there as we have a curved drive. With a straight drive, it wouldn’t be an issue. And we have a full size car. And two 2 seater carts. Longer ones wouldn’t fit.

However - if your mechanicals and/ or laundry is in a different location, it might not work. As many have said; a lot spends on your soecific garage but it works for us when we need it to.

[KimmieK]

In our previous home, a Courtyard Villa, we tightly fit a Ford Fusion and 1 golf cart (4 seater, rear facing back seat). W/H and two small (shallow) storage cabinets were also in the garage. W&D and sink were inside house (laundry room).

In the Villas with the "1 & 1/2 garages" with a car on one side, will 2 standard CARTS fit end to end next to a car ?
Thanks..

[rherb55]

In the Villas with the "1 & 1/2 garages" with a car on one side, will 2 standard CARTS fit end to end next to a car ?
Thanks..

We have a 1 1/2 garage and our house is an Austin ( Ranch ) We parked our small SUV and 2 golf carts in it.. Yes, it was a tight fit but it’s doable…

[coconutmama]

I think generally if they don't fit, then park the carts & any bikes, or anything else easily stolen in the garage, & park your locked car in the driveway.

Definitely lock your car if you do this, with nothing in sight inside the vehicle to entice crooks.

However the sun is very harsh on paint, tires, batteries & headlights so this would be a last resort.

[Will.S]

I have a long Cadillac CT6, pretty wide too now that I think about it. My wife would rather have her own Cart than the CT6..Maybe a smaller car is in our future.. Thank you for the information....

My friend owns a 2014 built Cabot Cove Villa and they are able to get 2 golf carts + their mid-sized car in their garage.

[Will.S]

Great reply. Thank you.


Completely disagree. We have a CYV with “car plus golf cart” garage. Our mechanicals are in the back right corner (as you enter garage) with washer/dryer on the front right wall and door to the house between the two on the right. We have built in storage across the back is the garage. We park our car on the left, and golf cart on the right. When we have guests and two carts (we rent one), the carts both fit on the right side. You just have to let passengers out first and doing laundry is tricky! Also, we can’t back the car out with both carts there as we have a curved drive. With a straight drive, it wouldn’t be an issue. And we have a full size car. And two 2 seater carts. Longer ones wouldn’t fit.

However - if your mechanicals and/ or laundry is in a different location, it might not work. As many have said; a lot spends on your soecific garage but it works for us when we need it to.

[daca55]

I have a villa and there is only room for one golf cart and my car.

[dreamweaver2634]

In the Villas with the "1 & 1/2 garages" with a car on one side, will 2 standard CARTS fit end to end next to a car ?
Thanks..

We can fit a corvette on one side a 2 golf carts end to end on the other.

[lwhitsel]

I live in a Stoneybrooke. villa and I can get my car in one side and both golf carts end to end on the other side.

[kkingston57]

Everyone seems to complicate the simplest question on here.

The simple answer to your question, is "no".

You cannot reasonably get a car & 2 golf carts into a 1.5 car garage.

Could you get a tiny little "Smart Cart" & 2 Evolution golf carts into that garage? Maybe, but you wouldn't be able open the car doors, walk around and get into anything, so it's not very practical.

it's tough enough to do that, with a 2 car garage.

Agree, we have a 2 car garage and it is tough to get two cars in the garage and if we do our doors hit. Builders clearly cut a lot of corners

[Birdrm]

In the Villas with the "1 & 1/2 garages" with a car on one side, will 2 standard CARTS fit end to end next to a car ?
Thanks..

I have a courtyard villa with a 1 1/2 car garage, I just measured and my Yamaha 2 seater golf cart would easily fit end to end in my garage!

[Dusty_Star]

Parks cars in driveways overnight ? I thought that was not allowed in TV.

You can park your cars/trucks in your driveway anytime, for any length of time. People also park their carts in the driveway, but that might be risky. I guess most are successful. A very few have been stolen.

What's that Clint Eastwood line? Are you feeling lucky? :laugh:

Oh, what they object to are RVs. There is a time limitation on RVs. Someone more knowledgeable will chime in, I hope. I think the limitation is 72 hours. If you want to park an RV, I would suggest finding out about them. (Whole new thread :laugh: )

[nn0wheremann]

In the Villas with the "1 & 1/2 garages" with a car on one side, will 2 standard CARTS fit end to end next to a car ?
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Look on the county assessor’s website, at the property record card. Dimensions should be listed there.

[Michael-D]

Two golf carts would need at least 16 feet. That is almost the full depth of the car side of the garage. The cart side is around 12 feet.

[Lisanp@aol.com]

There are floor plans with dimension on the villages website for every model they presently build. The answer is "it depends"

[debsales12]

Yes it can be done. We have a car and 2 carts inside the garage. We have suv but not a big car.

[mntlblok]

Got me curious enough to go out and measure our garage depth. Over 19 feet on the car side. Looks like I'd want 8.5 feet minimum per cart. 17 is less than 19. Looks like it would be doable for this anecdote.

[Sandy and Ed]

No. I have a 15’ RAV4 that’s fits ok with a bit of room to spare front and back but the standard sized golf cart just squeezes next to it. A tight fit.

[nancyre]

I did it during a hurricane with 2 smaller carts. the issue is the HVAC unit on the pad on the one side because it limits the forward space. But it required me to basically climb out the car window and go out the garage door and use the front door.

[susankchittum@gmail.com]

In the Villas with the "1 & 1/2 garages" with a car on one side, will 2 standard CARTS fit end to end next to a car ?
Thanks..

No. I have a patio villa.

[raynan]

Our Par Car and Yamaha electric carts fit next to our Cadillac.

[hamsterfay]

In the Villas with the "1 & 1/2 garages" with a car on one side, will 2 standard CARTS fit end to end next to a car ?
Thanks..

Unfortunately no.