8m x 8m x 3m Garage/Workshop

[hermanj]

I think the fact that the air in the holes are sealed off, makes it a good insulator. Almost like a thermos flask. Just my opinion.

Blocks for the lights now installed. They are now focussing on getting the outside prepaired for the damp proofing, because I will only be able to do the pipes for the wires over the week end.

 

[katotter]

Looks great.

I presume some of the wall cavities are still empty to be filled when the floor is poured.

 

[Paultugal]

Good job !

 

[hermanj]

They left the last 300mm open, so the floor concrete can run in there and form a "hat".

They are now focussing on plastering the foundations to facilitate the damp proofing of the outside walls. It is planned for Friday. Hope it will still happen as it is raining again. Walls need to be 100% dry before they can do the damp proofing. Apparently it gets flamed onto the walls.

 

[katotter]

It's called torch on membrane, the kakkest thing to apply, I do not like to do that, you get far better polyurethane waterproofing.

But that is the most cost effective way of doing it.

Cant wait to see what the upstairs will be looking like.

 

[hermanj]

Not going to do the upstairs right now. Want to build an entertainment area next to my pool.

It is all about what I can afford and what is priority.

Then the wife has beeen nagging about a scullery, so that will also happen before the upstairs. The main reason for the upstairs was to provide visitors a place to stay where they can come and go as they please and not feel they are interfering with the rest of the house. We have family that stay overseas and their holidays .......wel do not coinside with ours. So they do not come and visit as frequent as we would like,because they feel they mess the dayly rotine up. Once completed they will be able to sleep late and come and go as they please.

My priority was to get a dedicated workshop and change the old garages to something similar to the "PORSCHE" garage. Four cars, a motorbike and my bicyles (in cupbourts) is all that will be seen.

 

[hermanj]

Katotter, what must I ask for to get prices for the better urathane waterproofing? I asked around to find out if there in not a spray on solution. Something like our Lap en Pap but without the lap.

 

[katotter]

There is a new thing called Duram 195, a polyurethane with lifetime guarantee. Quite pricey but might be cheaper if you save on application costs. This you can do yourself. No membrane nothing, just paint on and leave to dry. Covers about 1.5 sqm per liter and need to apply two coats for you application. I retail it for R650 per 5L.

 

[katotter]

http://www.duram.co.za/products/duram-195/

 

[hermanj]

Thanks, looks like a very good product.

Thoned the contractor, but he swears by the flaming. Sub contractor coming to do it and providing me with a guarantee.

Have the whole day tomorrow to do the wiring.

 

[hermanj]

Well wiring all done. Took me 2 days to get it done. The joys of working alone. Up and down the ladder about a zillion times. Feed the pilot wire through. Then down to join it to the actualwires, then up again to pull the wires through, then it gets snagged, so down again to untangle, then up again, to complete the job. Also got confused a couple of times and pulled the wrong ( 4 of the in one bunch ) red wire.

Also drilled some holes through the blocks and inserted some treaded bar to which I will be attaching some hanging shelves.

 

[katotter]

Looking good.

Care toe elaborate on the hanging shelves?

 

[hermanj]

Will take some picks tonight to explain, but in essence I have 2 steel frames (2.5m x 1.2m)with wooden floors that is hanging from the rafters in my old garages. These need to move to the new garages. With the new garages not having rafters I needed to provide some anchors in the new garage roof. This was just so easy if you do it before the floor is cast. Threaded bar cast into the concrete.

These racks are for all the boxes one need to keep till the appliance's garantee expires and the fly fishing tackle that only gets used once every 2 years.

With I stayed a little closer to Dullstroom.

 

[hermanj]

Here is the pic of my hanging rack. I have 2 of these. Like I said it is basically empty boxes that has to be kept for a year. They need to move from these garages to the new ones.

Drilled 2 20mm holes through the blocks and then welded the nuts to the threaded bar and the nuts to the angle iron so it would not turn when I attach the hanging racks later

Angle iron on the top side of the roof/floor. This will be covered with concrete.

The threaded rods on the inside.

Hopefully these little things will make the transition from the old garages to the new ones easier and faster. Can't wait to tackle that project!

 

[Pumba]

Woops! Looks like you have exceeded you photobucket bandwith

Too popular!

 

[hermanj]

So what do I do, just delete some of my pics?

 

[hermanj]

Floor has been cast. Unfortunately I was not at home so no pics to share on the pumping process.

Photobucket full so back to the old way.........sorry.

 

[katotter]

Looks like a dry mix they used on top, any reason?

 

[hermanj]

No idea, remember photo taken at about 6 and the pour started at 8 in the morning. Think it was pretty wet to start off with as it was pumped up there and lots of tell tale signes at the bottom of dripping through the joints in the blocks.

Waterproofing of the walls now only happening next week. I was hoping half of the back filling would have been completed by now. SICK AND TIRED OF SAND AND DUST! Has not been raining for 2 weeks

 

[NUTTSGT]

So what do I do, just delete some of my pics?

You can either attach them like you already have, find a new place to host pics or do like a few of us have done, upgrade your PB account to Pro and pay the fee.

 

[hermanj]

Such a drag to open the pictures. I have red lots of threads and hate opening pics

 

[Pumba]

It is a bit if a work around but this is how I do it as I have no interest in using any of the photo hosting sites.

Attach the images to the new post, and then before submitting the reply open the photos full size in a new tab you can then use the insert picture feature to show pictures where you want full size in your post.

I have done a screen shot as an example.

 

[hermanj]

Thanks for the tip. Will try it if my 1 month bandwidth renewal is not activated.

Seems it is working again.

Guys busy with plastering. The top story floor is now completed. I have been promised the waterproofing guys will be here tomorrow.

Half the propps can be removed tomorrow, the balance a week later.

 

[Fred W B]

Someone is going to give you flack on the scaffolding supports....

Cheers

Fred W B

 

[hermanj]

I know, but that is how we do it.

 

[madoc1]

any new pics and progress reports? love this build. should be tornado proof!

 

[SmokeyBC]

I love these foreign builds, and this is my current favorite.

 

[hermanj]

Thanks for the intrest.

I must say the bandwidth thing with Photobucket took the wind out of my sails a bit.

But here goes.

The complete outside is now plastered and the scafolding and their "EXTENSIONS" has been removed and nobody got hurt.

A sub contractor came in to do the waterproofing. Like Katotter said a messy process. The walls get painted with black bitchemen and then a membrane gets glued by heating it to the wall.

While this is going on the builder has fitted the 2 door frames and started to plaster the bottom of the roof.

The builder has also started to rebuild my old retainer walls.

So a lot of development. Expected completion date now 2nd week in Feb. Can not wait to get rid of all the sand.

 

[Krokodil]

Looks good!

 

[hermanj]

Thanks, like I said, can not wait to have no more heaps of sand everywhere.

But I can see it already with doors, painted white and new paving and then tackling the old garages and turning them into showrooms.

 

[B Mad]

I know, but that is how we do it.

That's how we do it here

 

[hermanj]

Need building skills in more than just the bricks that goesminto the wall.

 

[hermanj]

The clean up has started. I can see my paving again.

 

[captain14]

Looking good for progress. Glad I viewed early before the photos were lost? Building techniques are certainly different from one part of the world to another.

 

[katotter]

Looking good Herman, really like the size of it. Just cannot see why you have no windows in the garage itself?

 

[hermanj]

The side facing myneibour I am not allowed to have ant windows in,.
The one at the back is totally under ground
The one facing my yard is also underground, and the front part is where the toiler is.
So now I am just left with the front?

Also better for utilising the walls and makes it more secure. You know against the unwelcome shoppers.

 

[hermanj]

Guys are backfilling the whole time. A LOT of sand needed to fil that hole.

Everything plasrered inside, even the ceilings.

Getting ready to top the floor.

 

[hermanj]

Some idea of the magnatude of the bacfilling.

 

[madoc1]

are you moved in yet!

 

[madoc1]

bump