C-J's British modified car mancave

[C7JFW]

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[fireeqpsrv]

looks like you are off to a great start.

 

[william.m.hamilton2]

Car pics?

 

[roger440]

Welcome

Theres a few UK garages on here now.

Sounds like you are making it comfortable. Which is a smart move in our climate. Look forward to seeing more of this.

 

[bazzateer]

Essex Boy eh? Will we see some Fords?

 

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[roger440]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone - I'll get some car pics up in time - once the garage has at least the first coat of paint throughout.

Roger440 - It's encouraging to see more UK members on here as our climate is instrumental in some of the decisions we have to make.

bazzateer - Yes, Essex born and bread and absolutely love the county. I'm afraid no Fords are present in my fleet. I once had a Fiesta, spent a fair amount on it and when I went to make the next step, Ford were making Front Wheel Drive RS's, so they most probably lost me as a customer for the following 15 years on that basis.

Indeed. I think I made ALL of the mistakes on my first garage, so the new one is better. But we have this site now Which I didn't,t have 20 years ago.

 

[Hesketh]

The plan in General:
- Install lighting at ground, waist, head (or just above) height and much more in the ceiling
- Insulate the pitched roof, board it off and add shelving
- Insulate the ceiling and board off properly
- Insulate the walls and install plasterboard to a perfect smooth finish
- Add climate control to help heat/cool the room all year round
- Add additional electrical points
- Fit hard air lines and a compressor
- Build in a properly built container to hold any engine oils/corrosive fluids so they are correctly stored
- Fit some speakers
- Possibly run water to enable me to run a hose for a pressure washer

Thoughts & comments welcome.

CJ

That sounds like a well planned out list. Got to say insulating it will pay the biggest dividends. Good work so far.

 

[bazzateer]

Definitely insulate ceilng, walls and doors. Made a huge difference to my place.

As many lights and sockets as possible too. Put the lights on their own circuits/switches so you can tailor lighting to suit your needs.

Don't put anything in the garage until you've finished the electrical, flooring and storage/benches otherwise you'll never finish it.

Baz (could never afford the Fords I like, I'm more of a Rootes guy).

 

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