Jurry
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Hmmm nasty question
Jun 21, 2020,04:17 AM
Nasty question because I must admit that we once did that but the other way around.
We were building a house with double garage and big enough to host 2 card plus all kinds of other stuff.
We couldn’t make the garage wider but instead we made it deeper. Original design was 1 big door
The contractor than came with an offer to install 2 separate doors where we only had to pay for the 1 extra motor.
Looks better we thought and eagerly said yes.
But when we moved into the house one of our 2 cars didn’t fit in. Even with the mirrors folded there was just half centimeter on either side missing.
As it later on turned, the garage doors etc were all standard sizes and our car would easily pass thru it. But the contractor had made the pillar in the middle way to wide. So he had to come back, remove the doors and their suspension, trim the pillar, re-install doors etc etc
And all that time he was moaning that his car did fit in so it was my problem.
That was many years ago but since you were asking haha
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Hmmm nasty question
By: Jurry : June 21st, 2020-04:17
Nasty question because I must admit that we once did that but the other way around. We were building a house with double garage and big enough to host 2 card plus all kinds of other stuff. We couldn’t make the garage wider but instead we made it deeper. O...
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