Recent content by dublove

Wow, I'm very surprised at this. Typically here in England the only time a concrete block wall would be left exposed is if it was a cavity wall construction. Then it doesn't matter. Best way is a waterproof cement render on the outside. You could cheat a bit - skim it over with a...

I've been thinking if its possible to use two, to make a diy ramp jack. Not quite sure how yet though!

Thanks for the comments guys :-) Those planks covering the pit are temporary for now. I wanted originally to have something strong enough to leave a car parked with wheels on the pit & not have to worry, so I thought about steel grating with maybe checker plate fixed ontop. The grating is...

I think he means before tiling battens, in the US they would sheath over the roof joists completely with 8x4 OSB boards! That would involve a re-mortgage over here :bounce:

Its been a while since I updated this thread. Still not finished either :-) Interior is mostly finished, making some wall cabinets with sliding doors. These will go all the way down the long sides. Electric are done (fitted by me, then checked, tested & signed off by local authority) Floor...

oldwizard - no roof decking be normal construction in the UK! Even on a new build house, it would be the roofing paper (would have been tar paper years ago, but modern synthetic material now), tiling battens, then 'concrete' tiles. Yup the typical UK red roofing tile is concrete! :-) Thats...

Man that is sweet! Great idea with the bottle jacks.

Great garage! In the uk we call the hole in the ground an 'inspection pit.' Anyway I like your style as you have built yours like I built mine :) Although I built the pit then put the most of the ground back around it!

Is it worth lining with any of the performance plasterboards that are available - moisture resistant, impact resistant instead of standard board?

Why not build it all timber chap? Then it will be classed as a temporary structure and you could go higher than 2m at the eaves...

Hey all. In a couple of days I find myself driving to Berlin to do a job at 'Classic Remise' . I'll be there about 5 days. I'll have to visit some hardware stores for a few fittings etc that I can't account for until I get onsite. Can anyone recommend a tool store worth visiting - you know...

ok guys thanks for the infos :) In in the UK so a little different regarding brands. Tiles are made by www.ecotile.co.uk and are the 500/7 'raised disk' model. Someone has put up some good photos of their install using this brand tile here I've put a few down to check them out and it...

as subject really :) I-Beams red oxide primed by steel supplier (although I bet new synthetic 'red oxide', nothing like the lead based paint of old.) Going to have a wheel trolly rolling along the length of one beam. Whats the best kind of paint for this thats super tough?

Hey all, I decided to go for interlocking plastic tiles for the finished floor in my garage. Subtle coin pattern 7mm thick. I know you can simply lay them straight down on the raw concrete but I'd like to treat the concrete first. I don't want anything getting under the tiles, socking into...

Garage looking good there :) Wondering if you put the ecotiles straight down on the floor or if you put a thin 'underlay' down first? I've just ordered some ecotiles myself - special offer, same style as you have but a dark grey. Can't get my head around the price of these plastic tiles...