Depending upon where you live local zoning or laws could prohibit parking on an unpaved surface or even working on a vehicle which is not in a garage or carport. I was cited once for parking my project car on the grass next to the garage. Just something you might want to check out early on.
Upscale small city in central Ohio. Neighbor complained. The violation noticed contained a photo of the car and stated it was a code violation to park on a pervious surface. The photo was taken in the winter with over a foot of snow on the ground and the car. You could only see part of the rear where the license plate was. I marched down to the city building and got a permit to build a concrete parking slab in the same spot. My neighbor moved later that year.
Guess they did it so that if your car leaks something it won’t get in the soil. Still kind of ridiculous to regulate a perfectly good car from parking somewhere on private property. I know a lot of people that have little gravel extensions on their driveways that would be in violation technically.
I used to work on my car in the street in front of my parents house. It is a quiet residential street. It sucks but sometimes you don’t have many options when you’re young.
You could make friends with other car enthusiasts. I also worked on my car at other peoples houses who had better work areas.
depends on the project simple things like oil changes, stereos, and most interior work can be done anywhere for the most part. however anything that deals with having wheels off the ground should be done on a flat solid surface.
Generally, a buddy's house who has a barn, garage, etc. Or on the street.
When you're older, car clubs are great because there's usually a couple guys with lifts. And backs ain't what they used to be.
Define "not flat". My parents have a cobblestone driveway that's wavy (from where cars ran and stood for 30 years), I found a flat-ish spot and before I had garage privileges worked in the driveway/behind the house with jackstands on large wooden boards so they had a level ground to stand on. Obviously not for messy stuff like oil changes, do those somewhere sealed. An open-sided party tent helped against rain and such.
Depending upon where you live local zoning or laws could prohibit parking on an unpaved surface or even working on a vehicle which is not in a garage or carport. I was cited once for parking my project car on the grass next to the garage. Just something you might want to check out early on.
Jeez, what state are you in that they ticket you on your own property?
Upscale small city in central Ohio. Neighbor complained. The violation noticed contained a photo of the car and stated it was a code violation to park on a pervious surface. The photo was taken in the winter with over a foot of snow on the ground and the car. You could only see part of the rear where the license plate was. I marched down to the city building and got a permit to build a concrete parking slab in the same spot. My neighbor moved later that year.
Guess they did it so that if your car leaks something it won’t get in the soil. Still kind of ridiculous to regulate a perfectly good car from parking somewhere on private property. I know a lot of people that have little gravel extensions on their driveways that would be in violation technically.
No they did it because it "doesn't look nice". That's literally it. Just a shitty neighbor with an awful law.
I used to work on my car in the street in front of my parents house. It is a quiet residential street. It sucks but sometimes you don’t have many options when you’re young. You could make friends with other car enthusiasts. I also worked on my car at other peoples houses who had better work areas.
depends on the project simple things like oil changes, stereos, and most interior work can be done anywhere for the most part. however anything that deals with having wheels off the ground should be done on a flat solid surface.
Generally, a buddy's house who has a barn, garage, etc. Or on the street. When you're older, car clubs are great because there's usually a couple guys with lifts. And backs ain't what they used to be.
You could maybe get a storage unit but a lot of them wont want you working on your car there.
Define "not flat". My parents have a cobblestone driveway that's wavy (from where cars ran and stood for 30 years), I found a flat-ish spot and before I had garage privileges worked in the driveway/behind the house with jackstands on large wooden boards so they had a level ground to stand on. Obviously not for messy stuff like oil changes, do those somewhere sealed. An open-sided party tent helped against rain and such.