Concrete sectional garage build

[moodubs]

Hi guys, love this site and decided to put my garage build on here, its dragged out a while due to work/money/other things needed doing etc but back on track now. I bought this garage for £75 off good old ebay and as the advert said I had three days to remove it off site.

What I didn't know was that the garage was formerly used to store a youth clubs mini bus and was not the usual 6'6" high concrete panels, they were industrial 8' high concrete panels & 3" thick

Anyway on the 19th March 2013 a van a mate and three journeys over three days and it was home

 

[moodubs]

Heres the first image we had of the old girl, battered and unloved

 

[moodubs]

The strip down is underway, boy was it cold and getting more wobbly the less that there was standing. Well worth the price.

 

[moodubs]

Got the last few sections home then they were left on the drive after an exhausting 3 days and got covered by snow

 

[moodubs]

shortly after this I got started on the "clearup" section of the workshop, this involved moving the pond (cos the shed had to go there), moving the shed (cos the garage had to go there) luckily my mate has a mini digger at mates rates, fun couple of afternoons too, oh and lifting a large area of decking that had been down a few years, helped by my ever present shadow the Moo who is also a compulsive thief at times and also my dad who was always there to help.

 

[Zebedeewesty]

Those panels must weigh close to 100kg each.
Good luck with the build.

 

[moodubs]

OMG they were heavy, thanks for the support, Ive got to get it finished asap, Ive got two old beetles, an old mini, three motorbikes and one vespa to get working on , some lottery funding would help, need to update the build images.

 

[Zrexxer]

Heres the first image we had of the old girl, battered and unloved

I've never seen anything in this country constructed like that, at least not garage-sized. Is that fairly common construction over there?

 

[moodubs]

well the base went down in the summer, got a guy to pump the concrete and screed it with a lazer for 170 notes, Moo helped by holding the visqueen down, in case youre wondering about the pipe in the background its the air supply for my double barrel heater which is going to be made out of two of the very large stainless steel beer barrels

 

[moodubs]

Hi yes over here concrete garages are not classed as a permanent fixture and therefore dont need any planning permission, it is probably cheaper to build a blockwork and brick garage but when you add the planning/plans/architect etc it costs far more

 

[moodubs]

well started at the right rear corner after I had pre calculated the concrete base size was 2" wider all around than the external finished panel sizes, and worked my way outwards after marking with multiple string lines and a lazer, I had a mate to set up the first four panels but all of the rest were lifted and walked into place by myself with my wife or my dad popping in the bolts, I must admit the whole thing wobbled like a jelly. The steelwork was constructed by myself stiffening up the build completely, the joints were sealed with a non setting mastic, time to source the roof

 

[moodubs]

decided to go with 4"x4" door pillars and a 10' opening after much deliberation, sitting on a crate drinking beer, the roof sheets are slight seconds and the whole new roof in galvanised and plasticoated sheets was only 250 notes, the seconds part is on the inside and cannot be seen, the concrete panels were jet washed and came up like new, the steelwork cost £300 all in this is as far as ive got now due to the bad weather and not finishing work till 4-30 oh and working most weekends to pay for stuff

 

[moodubs]

roof starts

 

[Zrexxer]

I understand the legal distinction, of course, but that looks like a pretty "permanent fixture" to me! What a lot of work.

 

[Zebedeewesty]

Zrexxer, the UK planning system is a bit weird at times. A structure can only be 2.5m to the ridge if its within 2m of the property boundary but can be 4m high if its over 2m away.
You also don't need to meet building regulations if its under 30m2 area, so you can built it how you like and with pretty much what you like.
I couldn't find anything about permenant fixture in the planning portal anymore so i just assumed that it'd changed.

moodubs, looks like its coming along as a fair old rate.
Lets see a couple of piccies of your cars then.

 

[moodubs]

Well the roofs on minus the apex panels, unfortunately Ive been working all hours at the moment so shes sat stagnant till in warms up a bit and I get some light, just had two pillar drills, one bought one free Ill put pics on the relevant posts soon, funding has dried up at the moment but wont be long before I get the apex panels on (theyre inside the garage) and seal front and back.

 

[Bib Overalls]

That is going to be a good looking structure when it is finished. Will you be using the brick on the open side? Looking forward to seeing pictures of the beer keg heater you are going to build.

 

[wasfast]

In the US, it varies my state and even county but something around 120 sq ft is the max without a permit. However, most structures are stick built lumber. In a "damp" climate like the UK, I can see the longer term benefit of the concrete walls and steel trusses. Perhaps that's a business here that's missing in the wet areas.

 

[moodubs]

Hi Bib, thanks, the front will be shiplap timber to match the shed and fencing, and the doors will be side hinged tongue and groove supported by the 6"x6" box section uprights,

the beer keg heater is similar to your double barrel heaters but instead of the thinner 50 gallon drums uses a thicker stainless steel full size barrel which is slightly smaller in size, the air feed from outside should eliminate the heater using any of the oxygen in the garage and reduce the cold air sucked into the building.

this site is awesome as are the guys on it

 

[moodubs]

hi wasfast, well california is far warmer and dryer than here, I built this because concrete sectional garages can be picked up cheap as chips over here second hand, Im lucky that I am a welder fabricator again after eleven years as a police officer and twenty years as a welder fabricator prior to that with an american company (Air Products) I rekon the whole build so far with new roof sheets has only cost £555 ($850)

 

[sean Buick 76]

Good work! Lets see some pictures of the projects you are going to be working on!

 

[minimowog]

nice build

it looks a lot bigger then the original photo though , it also looks like a marley sectional garage in case you need more panels

 

[jwhcars]

What a cool and cost effective way to build a garage. Looking forward to more pics

 

[roger440]

Now that really is a cost effective build

Similar to what i did with my original workshop. That was a second hand prefab which we had to take down first!

Nice work

 

[moodubs]

Hi thanks to you all for your support, been off here a while but the work has been steady, got the apex panels fitted last weekend, took a while on how to support them due to the span, and this weekend thanks to my daughter and dad whos 74 we got the bargeboards on and collected a load of 9x2" beams for free

 

[minimowog]

looking good
i painted the inside of my box profile sheets with grafto therm to stop condensation last august/sept, and its actually worked pretty well, i have bare steel panels and bare steel on a car i'm stripping back the paint on and no water/rust/condensation problems this winter, i was using a dehumidifier previously, but i'm going to use that in another garage now

 

[moodubs]

Cheers for that I'll take a look, I'll be fitting a false ceiling in mine at 8' high so hopefully condensation shouldn't be a problem as the warm and cold air won't meet, also I'll be insulating the walls and boarding them over

 

[madoc1]

looking nice. did you have get more panels? it sure looks bigger.

jim

 

[moodubs]

Hi no I just took some from the sides and used them on the back, it's been a lot of work but can't wait to get it sealed up front n back now , thanks for looking

 

[moodubs]

Work slowed down on the garage this week as I've sold the chopper n bought the Ducati

 

[moodubs]

well no pics sorry but got some of the beams cut for the roof tonight and removed the old ones I was going to use, cut them up and now enjoying a nice fire and a glass of the red stuff.

well im going to browse some of youre garages

have a good evening

 

[moodubs]

well finally got some time and money to spend on the garage, bought some tanalised shiplap to cover the front pillars. Its going to match the shiplap on the shed when finished and painted sandtex exterior satin bay tree green.

 

[Cris B]

Looking good, one of the best looking sectional concrete garages I have seen. I hadn't realised these bigger sections were available.

 

[DynoDave]

Not sure how I missed this one. What a good looking structure...and I assume VERY solid! Very interesting to us stick construction folks. Thanks for sharing.

Love the dog!

 

[moodubs]

Hey thanks you guys, I was very lucky to be on eBay at the right time, been clearing the rubbish from in front of it today and fitting a bit more shiplap, unfortunately funds have dried up this week ����, break time with a bottle of bud !!

 

[moodubs]

Well cleared in front of the garage at last, got a bit more shiplap on and tomorrows a day off too to get some more done

 

[Zebedeewesty]

Looks like its coming along nicely.

 

[moodubs]

Hi all thanks for looking, yes its coming along nicely albeit slowly due to lack of funds, however weve had a good weekend removing the rubbish that accumulated in front of the garage and managed to sus out the beam spacing's that allow the lights to be positioned correctly.

A small item that has played a massive part in the building of the garage is my little milk crate and block of wood, many an hour sat on that with a beer has solved so many problems

 

[moodubs]

Well finally got a few hours on the garage this week, some more of the roof joists have gone in and bought some more shiplap for the front. I also had two workbenches from work that were being thrown out they measure 4'x3' each and had some castors to fit them too.

 

[moodubs]

well after a month without getting to touch the garage Ive had a half day fitting more roof beams and noggins, really need to get some time spent on her now the weathers better and the days are long