Are you Building / Remodeling / Upgrading a garage?

Then why aren't you posting in this forum?

Ha!

I was going to convert my 2-car carport to a garage... drew up plans for it... but the city tells me I can't do it because it's 8 inches too narrow for their current standard. They say it has to be 20 feet clear between the studs -- mine was built (in 1975) 20 feet wide on the outside of the studs.

#%$@!

Slab is only 20 feet wide, no room to make it wider between the house and the setback. And it's not like it would be a doddle to knock down a whole structural wall while supporting the roof, anyway.

My new plan is to fill in the open side with lightweight panels (to keep out dust & wind), and install vertical rollup shade screens instead of doors (powered, in tracks). I don't care if it's burglar-proof, I just want to hide what's in there from drive-bys, and keep it reasonably clean and dry inside.