Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Renovating the garage? How to *gently* tell your adult child to move out of home.

Tired of having a cramped living space due to the fact that your 30-something adult child is still living in the garage? Wouldn’t you rather use the garage space for, say, the family car or those bicycles that have been getting increasingly weather-damaged out in the rain?




We’ve developed some foolproof tips that will help you get that ageing beast out of the family garage so you can reclaim your sanity and storage space. Remember, subtle hints (such as casually placed real estate pamphlets and emailed links to “rooms for let”) just won’t do. Try a more passive aggressive approach:

  • Don’t restock your fridge.
  • Put that treadmill or exercycle in the garage (i.e. their filthy den of empty bottles and soiled sheets), and insist on watching soap operas while doing your 45-minute a day workout.
  • Begin a family-wide “earlybird routine” where the last person to get up (i.e. that ageing beast in your garage) will be treated to a daily 6AM wakeup call replete with whistles, tambourines and a large gong.
  • Put the washing machine and drier in the garage (after all, that’s what garages are for) and insist on helping a charity or sports team with excess laundry.
  • Walk around naked. No child, no matter how mature they think they are, ever wants to see their parents in the nude. 
  • If all else fails, leave a trail of pizza crumbs leading outside the garage door to lure the adult child out of their den. Then bam! Run back inside and lock the doors.


All jokes aside, Hudson Valley Overhead Doors and Operators have been supplying satisfied customers with excellent garage doors for more than twenty years (about the time your adult child should have moved out, huh?). With our help you can be sure we will supply you with the proper door that will add value and character to your home.

Hudson Valley Overhead Doors and Operators uses the highest quality products to assure the safety and longevity of your garage door. In a large industry with a wide selection of choices, let us help you choose a garage door that best fits your home’s style and functionality.
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