we're about to start digging the foundations out and will be laying the base and brick work in 2-3 weeks, what i was wondering is what floor paint have people used and recommend? the base is gonna be 11ft x 28ft. probably gonna be spilling the usual on it, oil, coolant, blood, sweat, beer, pizza, etc, any advice?

 

depends on your budget, if you have some extra cash and want to do it properly then i'd google a supplier of epoxy floor paints.

some of em you can get can withstand a fair amount of abuse! you can easily jack a car up and not lift the paint where steel jack wheels move about.

 

or if youve ever been to BCA auctions, the flooring they use in the auction halls is epic.

 

coolio, cheers dude, ill have a look into that, and whilst im here i figured ill put up some pics of the progress so far. the plan is to bulid a 10ft x 30ft timber garage with a sloping flat roof (sloping from 8ft to 7ft). it'll have double barn doors at the front and smaller double doors at the side to allow for my bikes to come in n out without having to move the mk2 escort everytime and ive got a few double glazed windows to pop in too for some natural light. but of course we need a base 1st, so this is what we got done on the weekend just gone. (powered by fosters and a bbq )
12ft x 32ft, didnt have to dig too far as we're making the garage the same height as the decking so i can step straight onto it for a beer after a few hours graft, .
started at dinner time saturday and finished around 21:30


started to get a bit dark so out with the spot lights


jus about ready for the dolomite this weekend, the tipper van can get straight in and tip direct into the base, so no need for a load of barrowing, then the week after it'll be concrete time, yippee! ill pop up fresh pics as and when things get done, should be done and water tight by end of april bank holiday.

 

love a good garage build keep us posted ....

 

certainly will, hardcore down tomorrow and the mixamate in with 10t of ready mixed cement, actually cheaper than doin it myself, saves the labour though, costs me a fortune in fosters and food, haha

 

so the 7.5T of dolomite arrived at dinner time and we started to lay it down.



the tire tracks were made by a 2.5t transit tipper, so it gives you an idea of the scale whens theres plenty of room down either side if it was parked inside



and this what the lads thought of me pissing off to take a better pic, haha


then a pair of tarpaulins to help keep it dry till next weeks 10T of ready mixed cement can be delivered, gonna be great.

 

looking good mate id love my own garage

 

excellent what sort of price was the dolomite
are u using a membrane before the slab ...Neil

 

gonna pop one of those thick plastic sheets to seperate the dolly and cement (notice the professional term " one of those thick plastic sheets", i know my shit, oh yes, ). the dolly was a straight Ł200 for 7.5t, the cement next week is rolling in at Ł98 per cubic metre, and i need 4.5ish for a 5 inch base, with vat and a little dumper thing (yet another professional term) its gonna be Ł550. so far im Ł300 over budget just on the base, haha, all the timbers ordered @ Ł1000 for 1/2 inch shiplap and a 3x2 frame, jus gotta pay for it, should have enough to do it all, hopefully.

 

got the big plastic sheet down tonight, 8am 2moro mornig is when the new base is comin, so ill have my lass take more pics, (in between making us cuppa's and bacon butties, )

and then weighed it down with a few slabs that'll get lifted as we tip the cement in.

 

any news on the concrete

 

turned up at 8:30 saturday morning, blocked the road off from one side and pissed off the people dropping their daughters off for ballet class, unlucky, lol.




and all smoothed off ready for brickwork next weekend,

 

looking good

What do you think the total build is going to set you back in parts only?

also what roof you going for?

 

here mate take a look here http://www.paints4u.com/productsByCa...goryID=238&p=1

i used the epoxy paint in my workshop and it is soo strong! really good paint well worth it. and i work out of my garage and it stands up to it, about 3 years on now and id say it could do with a coat or paint. i run my mechanics company out of hear bear in mind. and my fiesta is being built in there now all the welding etc etc.

 

just for the base its set me back thick end of Ł900, Ł400 over my initial estimate, , the timber is rollin at Ł900, the roof is gonna be 18mm chipboard, not ideal but due to the base i cant stretch to the treated plyboard, so just gonna clag a few tins of the felt glue all over, give it a good coating. then theres the hinges, roof felt, etc etc, i reckon in total its gonna cost around Ł2200ish? thats just to get the building up, water proofed and locked, then i want to insulate it all, plasterboard it, paint it etc, i think to get it totally finished, probs Ł2700ish, and thats for a 10ft x 30ft timber garage, the same size on the net is Ł3699 +vat + the base. so i think its gonna be worth it, reckon i might move in actually, hahaha.

 

Don,t forget to save some money for turf.

 

think ill just paint the floor rather than turf it, once the garage and escort are finished mt attention will turn to the garden, should only be around Ł70 for the turf, should look bang on once its done.

 

jsu found a few of us actually tippin the cement, its going on top of 4 inches of compacted dolly, the cement is a minimum of 5 inch, deeper near the front where the car will be rollin in n out. the pics show how deep it was too.


just order 5 bags of cement, 1/2 of sand and 230 bricks to put the run down this weekend, then we'll see the true size of it, fingers crossed i aint fooked up on the size, haha.

 

Id recommend using that EPDM (im no builder either) my mums had a garage built similar size and they used the 18mm chipboard then a massive roll of this rubber membrane roof lining, its guaranteed for like 30 years, doesnt chip, crack, split, element proof, wont shrink etc, he was that chuffed with it hes using it on the extension theyre building, looks better and lasts longer then felt, and i think it was about Ł150 for a large roll. google it

 

thats the brick stage complete, little pallet turned up on sat morning...

which was 230 bricks and 5 bags of cement..

seein as im not a bricky of any description i felt pretty useless so was relegated to mixing and cookin the BBQ whilst the lads did the building for me

but we're well pleased with the end result...


so 2moro morning there will be 300mtrs of 3x2 gettin dropped on my front so we can start on the frame, naturally, i'll put more pics up as we go.

 

this garage will be the feckin death of me lol

 

wish i had a garden that size so i could build my own garage instead of renting one

 

right folks, heres whats happened this weekend, and stigger, be silent and drink more of the booze i buy you, haha.
wood arrived

then we cut the pieces for each of the panels

1st frame of the build knocked together

with the verticals in

then it all snow balled from there


Ł10 window off ebay in, bargain,


thats stiggerdarlo helping.(its that hot you can see actual steam coming out of his mouth, haha)


front end in


paths going to go under the over hang.

and the end result of 3 solid days work from me n my cousins, pretty much ready for the shiplap next week, very pleased considering none of us are actually builders/joiners etc. more pics to follow next weekend.

 

looks great mate

 

That window looks a bit posh

Cool build so far.

 

Looking real good so far pal.

 

thats what i thought when i saw it on ebay, 1 cheeky bid later and he even delivered it to me, whoop. shiplaps coming on friday, so hopefully gents by monday night i should have pics of it completed apart from the doors.

 

looks really good looking at the picture with the car in the background doesnt look like you have much room around it to walk/ work on it

 

Great job, looking forward to more pics!

 

Looking very good mate i will get my mate to have a look at this he is about to do some thing very simler at his house . Nice job

 

yeah, the camera plays tricks on the pics, im parking my mk2 escort in there, its 1600mm wide according to haynes and the garage is 2800mm internal, so i can jus park it on either side and it leaves plenty of room to work on it, but if i need both sides up at once i can park it on the patio or car port that you can see in a few pics. i was gonna make it wider but i like having a long garden, so figured i'd make a long n thin garage, workshop at the back and escort at front,

 

so the shiplap turned up and we got cracking...











another 12 hours tomorrow should see it all covered in shiplap, then monday we do the roof. ill keep you posted gents.

 

Going to cover mine in shiplap.How much was it?

 

i paid Ł500 for 500 meters, its doing a great job, should give me good insulation so nice n warm in winter and cool in summer, nice.

 

another 12 hours today and its not far off at all.




gonna look good with my mk2 escort tucked inside

made an over hang so the lads don't get wet when they're outside having a fag, cause its a no smoking garage, sorry boys,



all cledded, just need insulation and plaster board, but thats getting done at a later date when i get more funds.

1st run of boards on the roof.

more pics to follow.

 

nice one you got a good bunch of mates helping you ..

 

That looks great

 

thats looks spot on that mate bet your made up with it!

 

looking the mutts now