England modern single garage: WIP

[Jimny33]

So my first post. I've been lurking for a long time doing a lot of reading.

I've been into cars for years, now married and we have finally bough a house and my main want was to get a house with a garage - my wife saw it as a chance to get my "car ****" out of the house!

So the house and garage (the car is filthy after a long week!)

So very plain and dark:

The ultimate aim is to go floor tiles in the end but that is a longer term plan due £££ (teachers are not well paid!)

Time for some paint:

Going well:

Already looking brighter! Never painting breeze blocks again. Not a fun job!

Painted the floor. It will do for now (it looks pretty) but I will be order some mototiles seemless tiles in the future.

Some "skirting"

Some decal work:

And the car back in for the first time in a week:

Also showing the start of the tiles on the floor.


Finally to protect the doors when opening them inside the garage (modern cars with only 3 doors mean the door is very long!

I use a children's pool noodle (used to help children learn to swim) cut in half and then attached the wall.

Future plans:

Raised storage at the back
Aluminium workbench top for my fathers old workbench
Much better lighting

Framing posters etc

What do you think? Do be nice I've only been in a week!

 

[s2dicky]

Looking good in most of the UK you are lucky to get a garage at all.

Nice use of space, can you into the roof at all for storage?


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[Robbie UK]

Good to see a typical UK garage. Your unique feature will have to be the use of overhead space and perhaps a sliding ladder installation to allow easy access without eating space.

Never underestimate the importance of good lighting too, as well as electrical sockets.

 

[Picooz]

Nice start, I look forward to the future updates.

 

[Basher]

Smaller spaces are often the most interesting as they force some lateral thinking
Good luck with the garage & keep us informed of your progress

 

[jipps]

Very clever with the noodles! I used to have to park an NSX in a similar garage, and had some foam-backed lino against the wall, but your solution is very nifty!

BTW, you don't say the size of your garage... 3x5m?

 

[HSpencer]

Fantastic Home and Garage!! Your organization and paint work in the garage looks great.
Very nice indeed!

Best Regards
Herb Spencer

 

[Martin F]

Looks like a good start and will be interesting to see your updates.

 

[Jimny33]

Thanks all. Feels really good to have my own garage.

So with winter came darkness and after a car detailing session I realised that some new lights were in order

Enter some headaches working out what I needed to do to make everything work:


New house light for the wife

LED 'security light' so I can see where the door lock is!


Old single bulb wiring (power was off by now of course!)


In progress


Getting there



Ahh light all checked for safety! Two 5foot tubes with diffusers and a 4 foot t5 over the work bench. At the moment the workbench is wired to be plugged in but I've changed my mind and will wire it into the 'main lights' next week.


Of course at the other end of the garage scale! Dad can always do it bigger!


I hope you all had a merry and safe Christmas!

 

[Jimny33]

Shelving is my next project around the garage

 

[Jimny33]

Time for some new flooring