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Old Mar 7, 2012 | 09:40 PM
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i got an electric roller shutter fitted on my garage there it was £1600 cash and that was for a 5.5meter wide and 4.5meter tall.

that was from a company from bolton
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 04:35 PM
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The door is in order getting it for £900 + the vat thats for a 3m wide and 2.4m tall so is still big enough doorway for most things
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 04:37 PM
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Old Mar 11, 2012 | 07:28 PM
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So jeleous! I could only wish of a garge like this (and also the cars lol) top work!
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 09:30 AM
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Awsome Garage you built there mate i wish i had the space to build one in my garden but i agree with you on the 2 poster ramp it saves the old back as we get older lol

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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Fordmad!
So jeleous! I could only wish of a garge like this (and also the cars lol) top work!
Cheers, its something I have waited a very long time for

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Awsome Garage you built there mate i wish i had the space to build one in my garden but i agree with you on the 2 poster ramp it saves the old back as we get older lol

Cheers I'm sooo glad I have it now, It was hard work getting it built/building it

But as I said above I really wish it was a little wider(or me not so wide lol), as its just that little bit tight between the ramp posts and the wall
Thats the only real problem I've come across oh and the roller shutter door doesn't really keep the noise in like I was told it would


Well after working out of it for last few weeks I really do wish it was 2 ft wider and about 5 ft longer lol but its still an awesome space to use

have been in there most nights for the last few weeks sorting my brothers discovery out the ramp has been very handy with the amount of welding the fucker needed lol

we've shortened it by 12ish inches and fucking loads I've made a fuel tank,replaced the sills(with box steel), made bumpers, +loads of other repairs



link to the disco bobtail thread
http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f8/dis...ld-190586.html

all in all its an awesome bit of space to have to fuck about in
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 07:26 AM
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Forgot to ad the finished pics



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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 07:33 AM
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your extension finished as well then matt?

how much did you overspend by then?

we already know it's worth it
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 08:18 AM
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Yeah the house is all done other than the tiny detials

Garage overspend wasn't that much tbh maybe £1500-2 ive put this down to paying out on labour, as material costs were about right in the endand
But as you say well worth it

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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 09:24 PM
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looking good with the cladding.well done
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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 08:39 PM
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Nice!! so what was the width inside brickwork to brickwork? i think you said 13'6 total slab size but that looks wider.
im starting mine and thinking 16'wide and 21' long
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by nuttynil
looking good with the cladding.well done

yeah its almost there now

Originally Posted by Roosie
Nice!! so what was the width inside brickwork to brickwork? i think you said 13'6 total slab size but that looks wider.
im starting mine and thinking 16'wide and 21' long
i have had a measure up and its 13'6" wide from side to side the slab was 15'6" and the walls are just about 12" thick as the soil is back filled around it
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Old Sep 6, 2012 | 09:34 PM
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awesome
now i bet you'll spend more time in the garage than you will in the house lol
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Old Oct 27, 2012 | 09:19 PM
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Thats fantastic. really liked your build thead. If I can get somebody to buy my house we have a new one lined up with a 42m long back garden. I plan to build a nice garage and your wood finish on the outside would keep the mrs happy as concrete jungle has to be avoided. I'm planning for a ramp too.
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Old Oct 28, 2012 | 09:24 PM
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Lovely job!
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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 08:42 AM
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Hi Matt, what is the height to eaves of your garage? and total height?
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by N.Saph
awesome
now i bet you'll spend more time in the garage than you will in the house lol
yeah I'm out there a fair bit tbh
Originally Posted by boost monster
Thats fantastic. really liked your build thead. If I can get somebody to buy my house we have a new one lined up with a 42m long back garden. I plan to build a nice garage and your wood finish on the outside would keep the mrs happy as concrete jungle has to be avoided. I'm planning for a ramp too.
Thanks,overall its worked out very well, although same as anything it could always be bigger

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Lovely job!
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Hi Matt, what is the height to eaves of your garage? and total height?
Around 10ft to the eaves and around 17ft the ridge
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 10:15 PM
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Very cool, glad to see it done, has the inside come on any further?
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Old Jan 10, 2013 | 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt Baxter
Forgot to ad the finished pics



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Now the garage is finished all work done

Would you do the project again in hindsight ???

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Old Jan 26, 2013 | 09:09 PM
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Matt what is the internal size?
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Mister G
Very cool, glad to see it done, has the inside come on any further?
my wife painted the walls a while back and I've added some shelving but other than that it looks like very a well used workshop

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Now the garage is finished all work done

Would you do the project again in hindsight ???
Yeah I think I would do it again as I can do far bigger projects in it
don't get me wrong its taken a lot of work to get here and if I did it again then it would be a fair bit bigger lol

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Matt what is the internal size?

Iirc its 28ft long and 13ft 6" wide at ground level and 14 6" above the block work as Ive said before if I was to do it again then it would be wider and a little longer but I'm very happy with it
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 04:08 PM
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Just looked through the whole thread.Wow i would be well happy with that garage.
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Old Jan 31, 2013 | 07:58 PM
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^^^Me too! Awesome looking garage that mate, I'm going to take a wild gamble and guess that it was all worth it?
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Old Jan 31, 2013 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Glenn_
Just looked through the whole thread.Wow i would be well happy with that garage.
cheers for taking the time to read it Glenn, i really am very happy wit it its an awesome space to have to work in

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^^^Me too! Awesome looking garage that mate, I'm going to take a wild gamble and guess that it was all worth it?

Lol cheers mate, yeah it was all totally worth it
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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 09:45 PM
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Nice garage! Just built mine, wish i had made it taller so i could have fitted a ramp.
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Old Apr 1, 2013 | 08:39 PM
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Matt, with your saff in there can u open both doors andif so what room you have either side?

cheers
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Glenn_
Just looked through the whole thread.Wow i would be well happy with that garage.

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awesome job mate. just one question - why didnt you fit windows?
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Old Apr 3, 2013 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Zetecfiesta
Nice garage! Just built mine, wish i had made it taller so i could have fitted a ramp.
Cheers! I couldn't be without it now

Originally Posted by costina
Matt, with your saff in there can u open both doors andif so what room you have either side?

cheers
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yeah can open the doors fully with at least 10"spare that if I move all the crap out the way lol

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awesome job mate. just one question - why didnt you fit windows?
Security really, but it was just extra costs I didn't need
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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 12:32 PM
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fair enough. i have windows on mine with security bars from top to bottom - previous owner installed them but the windows are rotting away and need replacing so will have to replace the bars too. i dont really have anything of value in my garage other than my playboy calender!
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Old Jul 30, 2013 | 07:55 PM
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Just read this from the beginning. It's a nicer garage than most houses I've worked at lol. Top effort mate!

What's it done for the house value?
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Old Aug 3, 2013 | 10:55 PM
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looks very nice mate well done
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Old Aug 24, 2013 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by James B
Just read this from the beginning. It's a nicer garage than most houses I've worked at lol. Top effort mate!

What's it done for the house value?
lol cheers, not had the place valued yet but hopefully its increased the value a bit

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looks very nice mate well done

Cheers
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