How To Build Your "Dream Garage"

(HIT) - Have you ever indulged in honest to goodness home renovation envy? Wished you could even think about a new deck? A classy family room, or … my gosh, a real garage?

Lee Klancher, author, photographer from St. Paul, Minnesota sees the garage as "one of the last bastions of hands on activity in an automated hands-off world". Klancher, who is also a motorcycle enthusiast, has turned his notion into a plan, and then a 1,000 sq. ft. heated garage/office that’s larger than his home, and finally into a comprehensive 160-page full color book complete with information for those who would like to turn a car, motorcycle, or boat sanctuary into a dream garage and/or family entertainment center.

No stranger to the publishing world, Klancher has authored six illustrated books, photographed a half-dozen calendars, and written for dozens of magazines. His creative concepts and step-by-step tutorials will be of particular interest to do-it-yourself homeowners, and to hobbyist of all manners—even those with the most elementary carpentry skills.

Add Value to Your Home and Enjoy the Process

The "stuff" real garage dreams are made of. Photo Courtesy of Lee Klancher, author, How To Build Your Dream Garage—Motorbooks 2008

How To Build Your Dream Garage, is an ideal gift for people who enjoy the kinds of hobbies that takes place in the garage. There are several easy step-by-step projects that pretty much anyone can do without having to spend a fortune. Garages, when no longer relegated to grease pits and dirty tools, can become clean, safe, and functional and user-friendly structures with space for great motorcycles, vintage cars, and restoration projects.

Concepts from structure and building regulations to floor plans, power, light and heat are all covered in this comprehensive guidebook. The reader is challenged to visualize and create personal workspaces, storage options and gearhead tools that will make every job a pleasure to indulge in.

For information on Klancher’s garage building techniques check out this new, colorful, and informative publication from Motorbooks, (MBI Publishing Company), visit motorbooks.com or call 1-800-826-6600.

Courtesy: Home Improvement News and Information Center