Garage Stats that might surprise you

One of the most important workstations in your home is the garage.  In this article, we gathered some facts on home carports that will surprise you, if not blow your mind.

Garage Facts and Figures

• Amazon, Apple, Google, and Disney are some of the well-known brands that began from home garages.
• A survey by American Housing revealed that almost 80% of houses had a carport in the United States. For Canada, more than half of the homes have an attached garage.
• A Braun Research study showed that a whopping 82% of realtors opined that a disorganized carport will have a bad impression on potential property buyers.
• When it comes to the most essential purpose of a garage, 74% of house owners said that it is parking, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
• Wall Street Journal also that around 25% of some 900 polled owners use their garages for regular servicing of their automobiles.
• A Crescent Communities research stated that 75% of owners are of the idea that a home carport is very important.
• Peachtree Consulting said that in the coming 2 years, slightly over 50% of owners will be rearranging their garages.
• Another survey by Thompson’s Company showed that owners want a garage which they can show off to their neighbors.
• Be wary of running a fridge that was made before 1990 in your garage because it may cost you an extra $250-300 annually in power bills.
• A Chamberlain Group study showed that 55% of owners use their garage as the main entrance to the house.
• When asked what they could do to enjoy spending more time at the garage, the most common answer given by most people was to remove junk.
• Averagely, the door to a carport is opened and closed between 3 to five times a day. This makes it almost 1500 times in a given year.
• While most people think that it is a lack of enough space that causes a mess, the Soap and Detergent Association discovered that all that dirtiness is caused by poor organization.
• Impulse Research revealed that a good carport is a huge factor considered when potential owners are looking for homes. This is because around 80% of prospective investors consider it when purchasing a home.
• Still, on the Impulse Research, 24% of property owners consider it embarrassing to leave the door to the garages open.
• An average time of 1-2 hours is spent weekly in the carport to do various activities. This holds for 55% percent of the American population according to Impulse Research.
• People are not very satisfied with their carports, as Wall Street Journal survey reports that only a small 11% are satisfied with their garages and would not consider working on enhancing them.
• Having a 2-car carport in a standard home would around 13-15 % of the total home space.
• Modern door openers are more efficient than the older ones, spending almost 75% less energy in standby mode than their predecessors.