Anyone on here built their own garage?

[tforturton]

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]

Re: Anyone on here built their own garage?

How much are the quotes?

[tforturton]

Re: Anyone on here built their own garage?

From £12500 t0 £27,000!

[WJ99mobile]

Re: Anyone on here built their own garage?

£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

[Tuerto]

Re: Anyone on here built their own garage?

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]

Re: Anyone on here built their own garage?

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

[goats]

Re: Anyone on here built their own garage?

From £12500 t0 £27,000!

Just get a brickie, then a chippy.....shouldn’t cost more than 15 really

[BLUETIT]

Re: Anyone on here built their own garage?

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[NYCBlue]

Re: Anyone on here built their own garage?

What kind of garage? Attached to your house? Or a stand-alone structure?

[Tuerto]

Re: Anyone on here built their own garage?

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.

[NYCBlue]

Re: Anyone on here built their own garage?

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]

Re: Anyone on here built their own garage?

And a sparky. Cable guy. New TV. Beer Fridge. It all adds up.

Dartboard.

[BLUETIT]

Re: Anyone on here built their own garage?

Don’t forget the “build me up buttercup”

[splott parker]

Re: Anyone on here built their own garage?

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.

[Tuerto]

Re: Anyone on here built their own garage?

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.