Recent content by wilbert

Alot of thaught gone into that! Really cool design and lots of features! Im impressed..

Stage 8 Roller doors installed.. 8ft x 9ft wide insulated rollers finished in golden oak and fully automated!

Stage 7 Exterior plastering and side door and windows installed. Sand and cement napped finish over scratchcoat, raised plastered revels around all doors and windows, plastered quoins on all 4 corners of garage and and an 8" plinth all around.

Stage 6 Roof has started high enough to accomodate the loft on the left hand side, cut to suit 3 large velux windows beng installed in the back (can be seen in the 1st pic) should give ample light down into the garage. Latted and felted with solitex, tegral blue/black slates to match my house...

Stage 5 Installed a steel girder the depth of the garage to to support the loft, its overspecked as i wanted to have a open plan area down stairs without a support beam in the middle of the garage. Joisted out the loft with 16ft 9x3's Finished the gables on both ends waiting on my roofer to...

Yeah Martin we sure do. As part of my planning permission there was a number of requirements i had meet, regarding size, outside finish, slate roof, windows and door finish, rain water run off, foundation size, radon barrier etc. All of which i dont mind as i rather have it done properly, and...

Cheers toolfanatic! U should put up afew pics of ur own workshop! Like to see what u got going on!? Maybe even borrow an idea or 2 off ya.. :)

Stage 4- Block work started 4 inch concrete block build Internal cavity to be pumped with 100mm beaded insulation at a later date. Picked up new "miss-measured" windows x2 and personnel door previous to the build so windows and door built to suit. Concrete lintels doubled up over the 2 main...

Stage 3- Put radon barrier (plastic) down on top of sand. Install timber shutter i made and piping so i can recess my hydraulic motorcycle lift in the floor. Put 50mm of foil back insulation on top of plastic. Layed up 6mm steel mesh ontop of bricks in preparation for approx 5.5 inches of 35nm...

Hi Dirtrunner Have spent a ridiculas ammount of time on this website over the last few months, i appreciate the work it takes other members to log a build on here i thaught it was only right i do the same! Living close to Aughrim so not 2 far away from where u grew up!!

Some progress.. Apologies ill add better pics and explain the process of how im completing each stage of the build. Stage 1- Dig and pour foundations at 36 inches wide x 15 inches deep, reinforced with 10mm steel mesh and re-bar. 35nm concrete with 20mm stone Stage 2- Put in the footings...

block build! its going to be a 2 bay garage with 2 roller doors to the front, a loft on the left hand side with a 9ft ceiling height, and full height open plan on the right to accomodate a car lift and lots of height to raise a vehicle! 300mm external walls with insulation pumped into the cavity!.

Hi all garage journal addicts! Been planning my garage build for about 2 years. Thanks to all ye guys and the amazing projects, be it small improvements, to large full on garages-my plans and budget have gone through the roof! Every time I log on I see something new or something I didn't know I...