I never thought that my kids would see the day when both of our cars were parked in the garage -- AND there is room to walk comfortably around the and into the house. I guess I was wrong because that day has come.
We have thought of having a garage system installed for years. We finally agreed this was the time to do it. We explored the options out there and knew we wanted a modular system so we could have flexibility to change the design as the kids get older. So now we have neat, clean storage for bikes and balls and bats - but we know that LAX, hockey, tennis and golf are coming soon (to a garage near us).
Looking at our options it was an easy decision to go with GarageTek, since they have tons of options (huge flexibility) and their system is good looking and good quality. The local dealer has a very strong reputation for being honest, ethical and technically very strong - and that matters to us. Plus its an American made system and we always prefer that. We tend to do our homework, so their Angie's List reviews were important to us. They clearly have a great reputation earned over a long time - unlike some others.
Now that our garage system is installed its easy to see why they have that kind of reputation. Our garage is really a totally different space than it was before - both the looks and the storage functionality. Its no longer an ugly duckling to hide from. In fact the neighbors have all come over to check it out and we were happy to show it off.
Although we set out to do a 2 wall system and a floor, we ultimately decided to wait on the flooring and upgrade to doing all 3 walls. The extra wall storage gives us more flexibility and the flooring can wait until next year. Also, the flooring is not cheap - but we have already learned our lesson about Home Depot painted floors and the nightmare of the peeling and chipping.
So our overall system was about $9 grand and change and the result is a very happy family that is is finally clutter free and parking indoors every night.
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