Ask the Builder: Nearly all garages share this flaw

Two weeks ago, on a whim, I recorded a 60-second video and uploaded it on YouTube. I wanted to discuss one of the biggest mistakes I see over and over again in the design of the common garage.

Within 24 hours, this short unscripted video was watched over 8,400 times. Folks left quite a few comments lamenting this same defect in their own garages. A British homeowner wrote: “Same in the UK. No way you can get the car in and open the car door, even without stuff stored there. Glad architectural...