zetaboostboy522bhp

Update

Roof timbers came but 8 short as they said 28 looked like 20 that was 2 days ago and they've still not been delivered . Ordered another 60 blocks to finish off the eaves etc so hopefully be here tomoz.
Jeff cut all the birdmouths so most of the timber are ready.
Then they started to go up only nailed on at the bottom and he started the ladders on the front and rear as iam having a 10 inch overhang front , rear , and sides.












Weathers looking shit again so I will update if anything gets done.

Cheers Paul

markie t

Hi, coming on nicely now, i notice your cavity insulation touches both walls, i thought there had to be a air gap inbeetween, is this not so? Cheers.

zetaboostboy522bhp

It used to be the case but now you can full fill the cavity , we was using 100mm as that's what cavity we had and it was so big we couldn't get it in the wall so changed it for 75mm and as you can see it easily fills a 100 mm void.
Timbers and roof tiles finally arrived today so Jeff can crack on . I've been told that I need to choose the fascia board but can't make my mind up wether to go white or black or anthercite on fascias and door.

Cheers paul

3drRich

That's gonna be a really nice garage mate and the construction of it is very good

gcfcos

When's the 2 post ramp going in

zetaboostboy522bhp

Update .
Jeffs been finishing of the block work on the gable ends and pointing up. All the timbers are on and just need nailing at the top then it's roof time .
I've ordered black fascia board which cost me around Ł340 and I've still got to get the Sofit board . With white render and black fascia I think I've changed my mind in terms of what colour door I will be going for . I wanted black or white door but I think iam going for light oak.i had a local door company come and measure up and have a quick look at the build in terms of if they can fit there door to the rsj etc and if they had any issues.
The only thing he said was to bolt a 5x2 timber to the back of the rsj as when the slats are closed the will sit against the timber to make a solid seal , that will be getting done on Saturday.
The door company quoted Ł1896 inc vat fitted in ether black , white or light oak . It's for a securoglide door which are very good so I will be snapping his hands off next week and ordering it. 3 weeks to make so your looking at around a month to get it fitted.

Finishing the gables at the top



Now you can see the size better , if I had a larger garden I would of gone bigger lol



The monsters in the garden lol



Nice height for hanging shit off the walls














Final bits of block work





Something landed in the garden lol



Cheers paul

james kiely

iTrader: (5)

very nice build paul,

are you getting a insulated door ?

andy888

If you get a door with the roll boxed in then its sealed against the rsj whether open or closed mate.

zetaboostboy522bhp

Yep insulated door , and I know what you mean that's the price is with a full box as well . He said ideally it would of been a box section as when it's fully shut the last slat leans forwards so he said if I bolt a timber to the steel it will sit on that instead of leaning even further forwards in the void of the steel if you know what I mean plus it will give another fixing point as we are right on the edge of the pad stone.

Cheers paul

c20tbo

iTrader: (1)

Cracking build mate, ive all this to come once I get a start on building my house

nuttynil

iTrader: (3)

More updates needed nice weather now ��

zetaboostboy522bhp

Update
Lots done but been really busy sorting the next stage of the build out as I will be doing the rest.
Right roof felt on which is a good quality breather membrane



Next job was putting 750 roof tiles on





Cement boards on and black fascias on





Ridge tiles bedded on and the eaves cemented up , really pleased how it's turned out.







Yesterday I started the start task of rendering the building in k rend . I've had to use the hpx base coat as it's specially designed for fibrolite blocks and has a mesh which you float in after you've applied it to the wall . Well iam pretty good at plastering so I've decided to save a few quid by doing it myself but it's Defo a learning curve lol. My arm nearly fell off yesterday doing the back wall as when you don't do it day in day out you certainly notice it.
Managed to do the basecoat on the rear wall and the x2 sides of the front door . Keyed up like traditional render for use with there silicon ft render.

Side walls





And the rear wall





More to follow soon

Cheers paul

markie t

hiya, looking good, what type of tile is that [name]. when the roofers did my roof they recommended screw down vented ridge tiles as to cemented on,did you look into this option?

zetaboostboy522bhp

They are Marley mendip old English red and yes they do traditional bedded on tiles and these new clip on type , to me the don't look right with no Mortar around them and I don't like to think a ridge tile is just clipped on , as they are really heavy and wouldn't want one of them coming off . I bet they are just as reliable as bedded on ones it's just I want to keep with the house style.
No I did not look at the vented option

Cheers paul

zetaboostboy522bhp

Update time

Started rendering the building and space was so tight only have around 450mm to work in around the back of the building and being a big lad don't help much like lol.
Decided to use use krend silicon ft white with the hpx base coat and mesh.
Well as the back of the build is also the largest part of the building I decided to hit that first then the scaffold could be taken down as I could do the front off the mobile scaffold.
It took a few days to get it on and scratch it back but it went better than I thought.



Then the scaffold came down first time I could see the actual size of the garage and how it sits in he garden





Looks alright with just the basecoat on lol

Then had to hit the front of he building in one go as the finish coat can dry different shades of white due to different scratching time.

It was a long day and had to hit it in a double pass so took all day and then checked it a 10 at night and it was nearly dry as they say 4 to 36 hours drying time wtf lol. Waiting till 12 at night and the bastard was ready to scratch so out I went and did the whole lot and didn't finish until 2 in the morning lol I bet the neighbours loved me but was very happy with how it looks . The next day I cleaned the fascia and took the plastic off so the front was finished.





The finished texture







Roller door ordered which will be light oak and will hopefully be fitted in the next week or so

Scraped the floor clean so it's ready for sealing and got some white sandtex paint for the inside walls so hopefully be painted by the weekend

I will update as soon as I can

Thanks for looking

Cheers paul

markie t

hi paul, looking great now, a couple of questions please, i notice you have no batt straps on the wall plate? also how do you access the garage as in your photos there seems to be a roof in front of it. thanks for the posst and keep up the good work. mark

zetaboostboy522bhp

Looking in the pics above the one with the cement mixer next to the wall and you will see the wall plate strap in the background . There is x4 on each side of the wall plates.
That's the house extension which is the full width of he house and it's got a drive down the side that will be continued all the way to the garage when I can afford it.

Cheers paul

markie t

ah yes i see the strap paul, its just that i could not see them in these here photos and thought it strange as the inspector was hot on this when i did mine cheers,mark.

zetaboostboy522bhp

Yeh they only got added just before the roof felt went on , and the building inspector was hot on the case as he said he didn't want the thin flimsy straps but that's all buildbase sell so I ordered them and he said they will do lol.

Cheers paul

c20tbo

iTrader: (1)

Cracking garage this, looks big inside

My house and garage build has just started with all the footings poured few days ago, my garage needed a portal frame internal for building regs, its 6500 wide and 7500 long internal sizes, I think the frame is needed for the height as its 3.125 to ceiling and from ceiling 2.4 to peak, I wanted enough height for a ramp and storage area in upper level

zetaboostboy522bhp

Update time

Started to paint the inside of the building . I decided to use sandtex smooth mansonary paint as it's thick and can be wiped down as it drys with a rubber like coating.
I purchased 20 litres thinking that would be enough but when it dried out I knew it would be a bit patchy and would need another coat, well 70 litres later and 3 weeks off and on I finally finished lol.







Next was painting the beams , I decided to use hammerite direct to rust and it went on very well , the next day checked it over and there was rust spot everywhere wtf , so decided to touch up the rust spots and ran out of paint , got a 1litre tin painted and the next morning it was a cream colour which really fooked me off , so got a new 5 litre tin and repainted every beam again.







Armoured cable from the log cabin was pulled back and feed into the building





Getting there



Then last Friday the roller garage door was fitted



Couldn't fault Attenborough doors the lads were quality and the doors the dogs bollocks. It's a secureoglide door and iam very pleased with it for Ł1890 fitted.



Full box included in the above price



Door controller with built in light , Schneider disboard it's a bit on the large size but if I start to add lathes etc I will have plenty of spare breakers. Powered up and the first bit of conduit for the supply for the door.



Also painted the rsj underside black to match the fascias



Manual override plate with lockable cover



I've painted the floor with the first coat thinned down , now waiting for more paint for the top coat and also got to wait for 24 hrs before it's fully dry. Once the top coat goes on I won't be able to use for 7 days as he said that's the best way to let it cure properly.

I will do more update as and when

Next jobs are insulate the eaves
Board the ceiling and paint
The lighting , electrics etc
Buy and fit cupboards
Fetch my stuff from storage and move in

Cheers paul

gcfcos

That's looking awesome mate, my dream to have a garage like that at home

AJC

iTrader: (6)

Very nice, I assume you're going to stone/flag a path to it from the the back of the house now?

zetaboostboy522bhp

Yes mate when fund permit as it's cost me more than I thought , plus I've got 100 other jobs to do first lol

Cheers paul

andy888

the door and control box looks identical to the one i fitted to my garage paul.

c20tbo

iTrader: (1)

I've gone for the same door in anthracite, also included 2 LED down light units

zetaboostboy522bhp

Update time.

Next stage was sorting the electrics which isn't a problem as I wire complex control panels for a living so sorting out a few lights and sockets shouldnt be a issue.

Decided to use dado trunking as it's what I used in my shed before and it's pretty hard wearing did a bit of wheeling and dealing at the wholesalers and got 78% knocked off everything lol.
Total wasaround Ł290 for the dado , bends , couplers etc and lids.
Started to fit workshop out and planning where things are going etc







Fit some brackets for storage of pipes etc



Started wiring 240v sockets , 240v 16amp sockets for welder and 110v 16 amp sockets.



Missus said whats the single socket for , I said tv or light up ford sign lol







Ordered a ansell 2x30 led tornado light fittings x7 Ł100 a piece until I told them to stick it up there arses final price Ł32.50 each inc vat.
Fitted x6 to beams x2 per beam all on separate switches the extra one was for my welding bench but its that bright in there I couldn't see when I walked back into a dark house , very weird how led effects your eyes.



All lights on





110v centre tapped transformer mounted in control enclosure borrowed from work oh and the transformer lol, Ł400 worth of gear can't complain . The transformers are Ł220 for a 2 k va but these transformers are designed to be run constantly and not like the transformers found in the mobile plant.



Next big job was hoovering , steam cleaning the floor ready for the top coat of 2 pack epoxy floor paint.
I fucked up with the floor as I put fibres in the concrete and they were sticking up out of the floor and should of burnt them off with a blow torch instead like a knobhead I painted it and now it like having needles in you legs so when it wears down and needs new paint either they would of worn down or they will be burnt off.



All finished ready for the cupboards to come and fit for storage etc



Fetched some cabinets from b and q cost around Ł360 so far

Will take some more pics soon

Cheers paul

andy888

plenty sockets there! neat job.

robp-tt

iTrader: (1)

Lovely garage Paul. You have done a really good job ��

zetaboostboy522bhp

Cheers lads , how's it going rob ? Not seen you around for a while what you been up to and what motor you got now

Cheers paul

robp-tt

iTrader: (1)

Hello Paul
Yeh ime all good thanks,haven't been on here in a while,I've got a mk1 focus rs now that Ime rebuilding and putting the engine out of the fiesta in it,

zetaboostboy522bhp

Units going in







All wired and lighting on



Cheers paul

jonfoc

Fair play Paul that looks brilliant inside. I missed the pics of the outside an you post some please?

zetaboostboy522bhp

Outside piccy



Cheers paul

zetaboostboy522bhp

A little update in and everything working fine , as normal I could do with more room lol as all the shit has found its way into my man cave.
Built my welding table frame before Christmas and cost around Ł70 in metal as I had it all cut to size as I worked it all out and it just needed welding and some wheels adding.
Ordered table top from scc laser in Derby they do a lot of rolls Royce stuff so was expecting them to be very expensive but Ł150 later delivered I was well happy , spent Saturday drilling and countersinking the bolts for the table top and made a bracket so my metal bender could be mounted out of the way on the side of the table. Notice the square hole that's for the removable vice to be dropped down the frame leg and bolted when in use just need to make a plate for it .









As you can see the garage is now in use



Need to sort the garden out next or I will be in the dog house as it was mint before the garage lol

Thanks for looking

Cheers Paul

Caddyshack

Wow, car looks great in there and I like what you have done with the cupboards and the electrics etc. I have been thinking of doing something similar in my garage and workshop.

c20tbo

iTrader: (1)

Cracking job mate,

Got my floor down few days ago (polished) and my garage door is now fitted (securaglide) so it coming along

Caddyshack

Would like to see a pic of the floor