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Guys, I've seen a number of iquiries about garages over the past month or so and I know you guys are working on it. I live in chicago and I know that a prefab garage design similar to your flex units would be pretty popular if the right price point is achieved. Because of the small lots that are typical in a big city, and given that many of the streets in chicago have garages off of the back ally's, utilizing a flexible roof deck would be very appealing as it would give home owners additional outdoor living space. A number of newer high end homes in the city have garages with roof decks, however, I suspect that the cost of these are pretty high and timeline to get them constructed relatively lengthy. In addition, a garage with a flex space above (i.e. an inlaw suite, loft, or office) would also be popular if zoning requirements would allow it.

23 June 2009 | drewsoga

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dgross1964 said

June 24, 2009
As a Florida resident but a native of Connecticut, I think that probably the problem of snow load would preclude a flat roof structure - it would have to be pitched to ensure that the snow you get in Chicago would not just sit there. But we definitely are interested in seeing a garage structure if only to put our four very large dogs in at night...we currently live on five acres of land on a spring fed lake but are looking for vacant land on another lake that has more lake frontage for a longer structure such as the iHouse.

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