My 70sqm double mancave

katotter · Apr 17, 2013

My 25x30 double mancave

So after my 'friendly' welcome I decided to add a thread on my first ever private build. Now I have managed site stock and material levels for eight years, been around build sites all day everyday. Never did I think it can be so tough and stressful.

First off, the weekend before my build is scheduled to start, I mangled my hand with a angle grinder. So I gave myself two weeks free leave.

Onto the build.

First week of the build was onward foundation, reinforced 30mpa 19mm concrete. 12mm Y bar stirrups with 10mm Y bar cut and bends to join. 280mm x 600mm foundation.

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Then we started laying bricks, with 150mm brick reinforcing wire every second row. Double wall clay bricks with with a 1:2 sand and cement mix, I used 42.5% strength for the mortar mix. Don't know to what mpa it dried out.

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Seems like thats it for this post, can only upload 7 pics at a time.

katotter · Apr 17, 2013

Continued...

After we built in about 2000 clay brick to get the ground level, we had to start leveling it out. Bear in mind this is all done by hand, no machines or tools.

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Then I decided to install some water traps, in order for me to wash my car indoors when the weather aint too favorable outdoors.

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TBC

katotter · Apr 17, 2013

After the traps have been installed, we had to get some concrete on the ground for the floor, I am still undecided whether to tile or polish it (polishing is not widely know in South Africa). I used a mix of 2:1:1, two parts river sand, one part 13mm stone and one part cement, also 42.5%. Also, all done and mixed by hand.

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I do not have photo' since the pour, I had to start working again and had little time to take pictures. I did however use 250 micron VB underneath the floor, which I poured 85mm thick.

Since the pour we started laying bricks, on top of 375 micron damp shielding VB. with reinforcing mesh every two rows again.

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As you can see, I used pre-cast concrete lintels to tie into my existing building.

TBC

katotter · Apr 17, 2013

Laying bricks took some time, as I only have two bricklayers and one labourer to mix mortar.

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When I started the build, I ordered the trusses, one of the few things that I will be commissioning on this build, I opted for scissor trusses, as they will withstand the wind better than conventional trusses. These were painted with carbolenium, a tar coal and creosote mixture.

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TBC

katotter · Apr 17, 2013

Then the roof truss install started, went quick, but had a huge problem. The pitch did not line up with the existing roof pitch. After a lot of swearing, money waste and time lost, I decided to make due with what I have and make it look as good I can.

Here you can see the pitch difference.

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I raised the roofline with one brick in order for the new roof to be higher than the existing one and not look too odd. But before that, there was a two week debate between me and the truss shop, so I decides to start building the veranda, bbq area and offramp to the backyard.

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katotter · Apr 17, 2013

Then it was time for the corrugated iron roof sheets to be installed, but it turned out to be too much of a challenge for my guys, they tried their best but it was not to be.

Pics of the finished trusses, with purlins attached.

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And the zinc sheets, 0.4mm Z275 galvanized.

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Since the last three pictures, I decided to remove all the sheets and get a professional to install them for me, that will happen tomorrow, 18 April 2013.

Then there is not much left to to, some plumbing (copper) and some electrical (commissioned).

And in the end I hope to have it looking like the sketch below.

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Thanks for looking, any advice and criticism is welcome.

Wouter

Vernmotor · Apr 17, 2013

Looks great. only thing I thought of was some insulation on the roof.before the steel goes on ?

katotter · Apr 17, 2013

We never get colder than 10 degrees Celsius, so for the winter there would be no issues, only in the summer there might be a problem, as we get regular 40 degree heat waves. I also like the industrial look of no insulation. But if there is a problem, I will opt for isoboard. Its a styrene foam insulating ceiling board. High density foam, and will be more than sufficient insulation.

katotter · Apr 18, 2013

So today the zinc sheets and the plaster went on. Plaster is still far from done.

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katotter · May 7, 2013

Riaanc · May 27, 2013

Hi Katotter

When I saw the name, I knew you to be South African :evil:

Where are you building?

Regards
Riaan

katotter · Jun 4, 2013

Riaanc said:
Hi Katotter

When I saw the name, I knew you to be South African

Where are you building?

Regards
Riaan

Hi Riaan,

I am in Hoedspruit. Build has been completed a few weeks ago.

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Regards,

beetlepower · Jun 4, 2013

ha ha the name gave it away. Hi From Pretoria

ddl2004 · Jun 5, 2013

Love the look of your tiles! I'm under the impression that ceramic nor porcelain tiles can hold up to the wear and tear a garage encounters... your thoughts?

katotter · Jun 5, 2013

ddl2004 said:
Love the look of your tiles! I'm under the impression that ceramic nor porcelain tiles can hold up to the wear and tear a garage encounters... your thoughts?

Thank you, I like the way it came out. And yes, it will never hold up. I bought some 300x300 interlocking rubber mats, 15sqm to cover the spots that will be worked / driven on.

katotter · Jun 5, 2013

beetlepower said:
ha ha the name gave it away. Hi From Pretoria

Hi! I am in Ladysmith for the week, drove through Joburg, its fokken cold man.

hugos · Jun 21, 2013

Hello there, yeah it is cold! Greetings from Irene, PTA

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katotter · Sep 23, 2013

So I started the cupboards for the garage, will be used as storage primarily.

katotter · Sep 26, 2013

Ran out of skill and out of tools and time, so all I am doing now is unpacking **** filled storage boxes and throwing away stuff I do not need, sorting my fasteners and all other supplies.

katotter · Sep 26, 2013

Re: My 25x30 double mancave

Seeing as I built the garage to house my car, though I'd post some pics of it.

2006 Jetta 2.slow

dubber · Sep 26, 2013

Great pics! I'm going to go out on a limb and say your a vortex member?

katotter · Sep 26, 2013

dubber said:
Great pics! I'm going to go out on a limb and say your a vortex member?

No bud, I was part of our local VW club, VWCSA, but a lot of **** swinging started to happened and I decided to leave it for now. So GJ is the only one I am active on. I am registered on the tex, but never post as I feel I cannot bring enough to the forum. I mostly post pictures on there.

Thank you for the compliments. Tapatalk does take away a lot of the quality though.

dubber · Sep 26, 2013

katotter said:
No bud, I was part of our local VW club, VWCSA, but a lot of **** swinging started to happened and I decided to leave it for now. So GJ is the only one I am active on. I am registered on the tex, but never post as I feel I cannot bring enough to the forum. I mostly post pictures on there.
Thank you for the compliments. Tapatalk does take away a lot of the quality though.

Funny that statement describes your Avatar lol...

And I knew it! haha I'm the same way on the Tex. I've definitely shared the most on this site in comparison to the tex.

katotter · Sep 26, 2013

dubber said:
Funny that statement describes your Avatar lol...

And I knew it! haha I'm the same way on the Tex. I've definitely shared the most on this site in comparison to the tex.

Haha, quite controversial, but in my native language my avatar and my nickname goes hand in hand.

katotter · Sep 27, 2013

So more sorting happened yesterday, still have loads to do. I sorted more of the storage bins as well as tool bins, turns out I do have quite a few tools.

I am still undecided though. I do not know if I want one big wall of cabinets, or some cabinets, drawers and work space where I can sit, any input maybe?

Here are a few pictures. Will take better pictures this afternoon and try to post it from my iPad, will illustrate where I want the cabinets to go.

So the main big wall you see behind the work bench is where I initially wanted to put 5 x 1060mm*1850mm*530mm (W42" x H74" x D21") cabinets, with the work bench in the middle somewhere, but now I am in two minds, will take pictures and draw up some sketches to show my other wall that might be more suiting.

Aussie Mike · Sep 27, 2013

Nice shed build and nice Jetta.

We have an 07 Jetta 2.0 TDI DSG. It's been a great car.

Cheers

Michael

katotter · Sep 27, 2013

Aussie Mike said:
Nice shed build and nice Jetta.

We have an 07 Jetta 2.0 TDI DSG. It's been a great car.

Cheers

Michael

I would have liked a DSG, but car prices over here voids me having any nice extras.

Thanks for the compliment.

dubber · Sep 27, 2013

katotter said:
I am still undecided though. I do not know if I want one big wall of cabinets, or some cabinets, drawers and work space where I can sit, any input maybe?

Just realized i hadn't yet commented on your actual space. Looks fantastic, great job with the tiles as well.

As for your this comment... A complementary mix might be beneficial to allow you to store everything you need. And yes for sure a work space where you can sit is definitely ideal. I don't have much space at all but having stools in there to sit up at a counter is amazing!

Are you going to do some tire racks mounted to the walls? Your ceiling height is amazing in there.

katotter · Sep 27, 2013

Re: My 25x30 double mancave

Yeah you right. An array of storage will be done. I just bought myself a new circular saw so I will be making cupboards all day tomorrow.

As for the wheels, I want to send my steel wheels in to have them widened to use as my long trip wheels. The roads are horrid. The other set is a set of audi RS3 wheels tht my wife broke on a pothole. Hence I have a set of 18" BBS CV now.

Ceiling height is nice to have, the scissor truss design helps a lot with it.

katotter · Sep 29, 2013

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Cleaned a bit more today and took pics of all my tools, whats left of it. My builders cleaned me out it seems.

My Gedore C19 socket set find. When I bought the house I found a 5L oil can filled with old motor oil and these sockets. Heavily corroded though, think its beyond repair. Any advice on restoring them will be appreciated.

My latest power tool acquisition.

Left over rubber tile mats, planning on using them on my sit-down work bench once I figured where I want to put it.

Probably my oldest power tool, still have to source the origin and age.

Having a nice cold beer whilst working in the garage never gets old.

And my self made work bench. Made it out of my old construction profiles and scaffolding planks. Still needs a sand an lick of paint though.

katotter · Sep 29, 2013

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Got stuck into painting my first cupboard I made, what a PItA with a brush. Will be getting a foam roller to do the rest. The finish seems good but I am not convinced that matt is the way to go. I went for grey on this one. Will do a green one next and see what I like best.

I need to put the cupboard back together before I can take pictures. As soon as its together I will snap a few and load them up.

katotter · Sep 30, 2013

Re: My 25x30 double mancave

So I tried my hand at making the drawers for my first cabinet, I have never made drawers so my measurements was all wrong.

First, here is the colour, super difficult to catch it on my camera, hope you can see little bit:

Me just being stupid with my camera, love my dub.

Its not that difficult though, heres some pictures of my process:

Countersunk spacers so the bottom drawer cleared the hinges.

Ball bearing runners, 50kg rated weight handle.

Drawer cut up, of which I cut the sides too long.

Laid out.

Assembled and installed, only noticed the size issue at this stage.

Super chuffed at the outcome, apart from the not fitting part. I will take some timber to work tomorrow and cut it better on my shop compound saw and screw them together. Will start installing tomorrow evening if I am not cycling, weather will tell.

The drawers will be for my hand tools, then I got some metal shelves at my shop that we do not need, those will be installed in the top half and used as storage, for whatever I need storage for.

Thanks for looking.

katotter · Oct 1, 2013

Re: My 25x30 double mancave

So my MDF drawers was an epic fail, not strong enough. So I got some pine, 3/4" x 4" and made them from it, they still need bottoms but will get there.

There is another drawer to be installed, 4 in total. Will make for some good tool storage.

I am thinking of painting it either red and black or just black like the shelves will be, any advice or input here?

katotter · Oct 2, 2013

This is what the cupboard should look like when I am done, I will try and finish the drawers tonight and post some pictures, I am still not sure about colour schemes.

Any input is welcome.

katotter · Oct 2, 2013

Re: My 25x30 double mancave

Somebody must be following my progress?

I finished the drawers, all bottoms are in.

Changed out the hinges and installed new ones, 100 x 65 degrees. To accommodate the drawers sliding out.

Hope to have this wrapped up by Saturday, need to paint it and start my next project.

katotter · Oct 5, 2013

So the cabinet is done, just some painting left to be done.

I just need to get more brackets for the shelves and spray and paint it all.

Here is the garage as it is now, cant seem to capture the whole think, will take a few pictures and stitch them at a later stage.

Next project will be making some kitchen cabinets for the missis.

katotter · Oct 5, 2013

Re: My 25x30 double mancave

My 65kg puppy.

And a ****** pano of m garage. After a clean and re-arrange.

Sunbimmer · Oct 5, 2013

katotter said:
....in my native language my avatar and my nickname goes hand in hand.

I'm curious

katotter · Oct 7, 2013

Sunbimmer said:
I'm curious

Curiosity killed the cat...

katotter · Oct 7, 2013

Re: My 25x30 double mancave

Taking home some castor wheels for the tool cabinet, way too heavy to move around on steel legs as I planned of doing it.

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