I'm in So Cal. We don't have basements here. I'm not sure why, earthquakes maybe?
All our houses here are on a slab of concrete poured right on the ground. No giant hole to dig.
Some of the older houses in So Cal are on a raised foundation, but still have no basement.
So, back to the garage. I know it is probably the right thing to do but I'm fighting it. I like having my printers and arduinos and stuff in my office. But I don't have any room left to add a third printer, so again I'm torn.
I bought some plastic storage containers to try and organize my mess a little. Organized chaos!
still fighting it...