View Full Version : Anyone on here built their own garage?
tforturton
20-02-21, 12:52
Looking at building a garage, and the quotes I'm getting are well off. I've watched a few DIY videos on You Tube, but don't think I'm up to that sort of work. Has anyone on here done something similar?
WJ99mobile
20-02-21, 13:03
How much are the quotes?
tforturton
20-02-21, 13:08
From £12500 t0 £27,000!
WJ99mobile
20-02-21, 13:16
£12k probably not far off what it cost you in all honesty.
Caveat that - £12k a fair quote for someone to do it
To the roof will be easy enough but wouldn’t attempt that myself
Looking at building a garage, and the quotes I'm getting are well off. I've watched a few DIY videos on You Tube, but don't think I'm up to that sort of work. Has anyone on here done something similar?
12k is decent, it'll put that on the value of your house the day the builders finish, although it depends on the build quality, materials used etc. I think that a garage needs to be double skin block work these days, is it a pitched roof etc, even the quality of the garage door, some of the standard doors are shit, the springs go quite early. If it's joining your existing property then fire regs will come in to play. Find out what you're getting for your money and make sure it's up to regs.
WJ99mobile
20-02-21, 15:01
12k is decent, it'll put that on the value of your house the day the builders finish, although it depends on the build quality, materials used etc. I think that a garage needs to be double skin block work these days, is it a pitched roof etc, even the quality of the garage door, some of the standard doors are shit, the springs go quite early. If it's joining your existing property then fire regs will come in to play. Find out what you're getting for your money and make sure it's up to regs.
Not sure agree with double skin if it’s just used for storage. Water will come in but depends how much of an area you got. It’s going to eat into more space and cost more
From £12500 t0 £27,000!
Just get a brickie, then a chippy.....shouldn’t cost more than 15 really
Here you go :----
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What kind of garage? Attached to your house? Or a stand-alone structure?
Not sure agree with double skin if it’s just used for storage. Water will come in but depends how much of an area you got. It’s going to eat into more space and cost more
Maybe, although i'm betting that it has to be a solid 9 inch wall.
Just get a brickie, then a chippy.....shouldn’t cost more than 15 really
And a sparky. Cable guy. New TV. Beer Fridge. It all adds up.
valleys caveman
20-02-21, 17:26
And a sparky. Cable guy. New TV. Beer Fridge. It all adds up.
Dartboard.
Don’t forget the “build me up buttercup”
splott parker
20-02-21, 17:40
Not sure agree with double skin if it’s just used for storage. Water will come in but depends how much of an area you got. It’s going to eat into more space and cost more
Massive mistake building it in single skin, false economy. Good quality build, cavity wall, insulation, appropriate dpc to walls, membrane underneath floor, decent roof construction and waterproofing....do it properly if you can afford it. Single skin is more of a massive no no if it’s used for storage, your lovely garden furniture stored away leaning on a single skin for the winter will see you dropping it over Lamby Way tip come the Spring and you forking out for new stuff to replace it. Cavity wall, insulation, decent roof, adequate ventilation makes sense.
Massive mistake building it in single skin, false economy. Good quality build, cavity wall, insulation, appropriate dpc to walls, membrane underneath floor, decent roof construction and waterproofing....do it properly if you can afford it. Single skin is more of a massive no no if it’s used for storage, your lovely garden furniture stored away leaning on a single skin for the winter will see you dropping it over Lamby Way tip come the Spring and you forking out for new stuff to replace it. Cavity wall, insulation, decent roof, adequate ventilation makes sense.
Especially if it's joined to the house and someone wants to do a conversion.
Optimistic Nick
20-02-21, 17:46
From timber, yes. Two. Key thing is a brick wall at least 3 courses high and build off that; and ventilation between the breather membrane and the cladding. What's the footprint?
From timber, yes. Two. Key thing is a brick wall at least 3 courses high and build off that; and ventilation between the breather membrane and the cladding. What's the footprint?
I'm not sure that you can call it a garage if it's timber frame, although i may be wrong.
splott parker
20-02-21, 18:28
From timber, yes. Two. Key thing is a brick wall at least 3 courses high and build off that; and ventilation between the breather membrane and the cladding. What's the footprint?
That’s a f*cking shed:hehe::hehe::hehe:
Jimmy the Jock
20-02-21, 19:00
Have you considered a container .
I just bought one to put my old mini in .
It is in my yard rather than my garden though :hehe:
If you are local get Steve to build you one (Splott Parker)
valleys caveman
20-02-21, 19:02
Have you considered a container .
I just bought one to put my old mini in .
It is in my yard rather than my garden though :hehe:
If you are local get Steve to build you one (Splott Parker)
What Mini have you got, Jim?
Jimmy the Jock
20-02-21, 19:06
What Mini have you got, Jim?
1380 mini cooper with 1.5 twin su , high lift cams , engine lightened and balanced . Straight cut gearbox. Its the bollox.
Have you still got yours Gavin?
Whenever I am up the valleys and see a skip driver driving like a crazy, I always look to see if its you:hehe:
valleys caveman
20-02-21, 19:10
1380 mini cooper with 1.5 twin su , high lift cams , engine lightened and balanced . Straight cut gearbox. Its the bollox.
Have you still got yours Gavin?
Whenever I am up the valleys and see a skip driver driving like a crazy, I always look to see if its you:hehe:
:hehe:
Yeah still got it. Think I'll get it MOT'd this summer if things get back to normal. Not even started it for 8 years!
Yours sounds like a nice one. Do you use it?
tforturton
20-02-21, 19:14
I've been offered a VERY nice '67 Beetle, but don't have anywhere to keep it at present, hence thinking about building a garage. Used to drive various old VWs in the past - some of you may remember the green and yellow '72 I used to leave around Canton.
Jimmy the Jock
20-02-21, 19:16
I've been offered a VERY nice '67 Beetle, but don't have anywhere to keep it at present, hence thinking about building a garage. Used to drive various old VWs in the past - some of you may remember the green and yellow '72 I used to leave around Canton.
I bought a brand new container for less than 4k . You do need to air regularly them though.
Jimmy the Jock
20-02-21, 19:18
:hehe:
Yeah still got it. Think I'll get it MOT'd this summer if things get back to normal. Not even started it for 8 years!
Yours sounds like a nice one. Do you use it?
Less and less . Wont take it out in the wet . When i drive it , I drive it like I just stole it .
1380 mini cooper with 1.5 twin su , high lift cams , engine lightened and balanced . Straight cut gearbox. Its the bollox.
Have you still got yours Gavin?
Whenever I am up the valleys and see a skip driver driving like a crazy, I always look to see if its you:hehe:
You could have just said "a red one". :hehe:
I had a 998cc one with an ace of spades on the roof. I loved it but the bottom of the doors rusted terrible.
valleys caveman
20-02-21, 19:24
Less and less . Wont take it out in the wet . When i drive it , I drive it like I just stole it .
Great fun to drive. Mine has the 1275 engine and goes well.
Didn't you have one with a Hayabusa engine in it?
Jimmy the Jock
20-02-21, 19:28
Great fun to drive. Mine has the 1275 engine and goes well.
Didn't you have one with a Hayabusa engine in it?
Yeah a green pick up with a R1 engine in it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvyuZWKgxv0
valleys caveman
20-02-21, 19:37
Yeah a green pick up with a R1 engine in it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvyuZWKgxv0
Was the engine in the front or back? Sequential box?
valleys caveman
20-02-21, 19:42
I've been offered a VERY nice '67 Beetle, but don't have anywhere to keep it at present, hence thinking about building a garage. Used to drive various old VWs in the past - some of you may remember the green and yellow '72 I used to leave around Canton.
I'd like an old Escort, but like you I have nowhere to keep it. I've looked at storage, but prices are a little steep for the sunny Sunday usage I'd get out of it.
Jimmy the Jock
20-02-21, 19:45
Was the engine in the front or back? Sequential box?
Sequential box , engine was in the back . If you search JIMMYJJ111 on utube you will see me walking round it .
A bit like Jeremy Clarkson... not...
valleys caveman
20-02-21, 19:54
Sequential box , engine was in the back . If you search JIMMYJJ111 on utube you will see me walking round it .
A bit like Jeremy Clarkson... not...
I'll take a look.
Rot box pick ups are fetching silly money at the moment, as are the vans. I find the bog standard shape Mini's aren't shooting up in value unless you've got a Cooper or a very limited edition. Bought mine as an investment 8 years ago, but the value hasn't shifted much.
Should have bought something with an RS badge on it.
If its detached from the house, imho the way forward is timber frame, laplog cladding, fake tiles / slate roof sheeting , i say this as its my new business venture ( garden buildings and garages )
Keep in mind under Permitted development the building cannot be forward of the furthest front elevation , if its down the side, it needs to be under 15m2 ,under 2.5 M in height if within 2M of the boundary
tforturton
20-02-21, 20:02
That's part of the problem - the only site is between the side wall of the house (no windows) and a six-foot boundary wall.
There's enough room, but I'm not sure whether you can have a timber framed building so close to the house. The planning rules are a bit vague.
That's part of the problem - the only site is between the side wall of the house (no windows) and a six-foot boundary wall.
There's enough room, but I'm not sure whether you can have a timber framed building so close to the house. The planning rules are a bit vague.
As far as I am aware, timber is fine, it would be under permitted dev
as long as its under 15 M2 footprint ( which for a beetle would be 5 M X 3 M ) and under 2.5M its fine
Oh and isnt infront of the front elevation of the original house
Have you considered a container .
some nice converted containers around, insulate the insides, clad the outside, job done, looks nice, works well
Sequential box , engine was in the back . If you search JIMMYJJ111 on utube you will see me walking round it .
A bit like Jeremy Clarkson... not...
looks a beast Jimmy, you build it ? ? ? or buy it ?? ?
I used to own this
4318
I had it sprayed bronze, its currently down in Bridgend i think
only a 1.3 but the size was so small it was nippy as hell, trying to find the video of it doing the 1/4 at santa-pod
tforturton
12-01-22, 15:15
If its detached from the house, imho the way forward is timber frame, laplog cladding, fake tiles / slate roof sheeting , i say this as its my new business venture ( garden buildings and garages )
Keep in mind under Permitted development the building cannot be forward of the furthest front elevation , if its down the side, it needs to be under 15m2 ,under 2.5 M in height if within 2M of the boundary
I've messaged you...
looks a beast Jimmy, you build it ? ? ? or buy it ?? ?
I used to own this
4318
I had it sprayed bronze, its currently down in Bridgend i think
only a 1.3 but the size was so small it was nippy as hell, trying to find the video of it doing the 1/4 at santa-pod
What size is that compared to say a fiesta? It looks tiny :hehe:
Undercoverinwurzelland
12-01-22, 16:46
We had a prefab concrete one a bit like this built at our old house. Pretty decent. https://www.summergardenbuildings.co.uk/products/sectional-garages/concrete-garage-11903380.html
valleys caveman
12-01-22, 16:47
looks a beast Jimmy, you build it ? ? ? or buy it ?? ?
I used to own this
4318
I had it sprayed bronze, its currently down in Bridgend i think
only a 1.3 but the size was so small it was nippy as hell, trying to find the video of it doing the 1/4 at santa-pod
:thumbup:
What size is that compared to say a fiesta? It looks tiny :hehe:
yes its tiny, the cab and slightly more than the same again for the rear bed
I guess its smaller than a C1 / Aygo type car, a lovely tuning circle
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