German Garage

[qprey78]

Hi,

i am from germany bavaria and i was looking for a real mancave. I found some instiration here. So i will show you my story of pimping my Garage.


Thats where we started in 2011 buying the house and garage.
there was no door at front and rear and the garage was build in different steps beginning in the 1950`s.

 

[sean Buick 76]

Welcome and I see you are already getting to work on the garage! Very cool! What are the dimensions of the garage?

 

[dubber]

Welcome! Looking forward to seeing what you do in there.

 

[qprey78]

The Garage is 10 x 4 Meters and was devided in Garage and a rear shed.

The first year we did just the garade door and the rear door, because it was just the storage for me house material.

2012 i started to work on the exterior, new paint and ther little stuff.

 

[qprey78]

these are some pix from 2012 - 1013.

 

[qprey78]

These are some pix where we startet in June 2014 on the right side you can see the first try of covering the walls. It was left over material.

First step was to take out all the wood stuff and get the wall broken to go directly from front to rear.

 

[qprey78]

After cleaning and destroying everthing we do not need we started to build up a new floor.

 

[qprey78]

I decided to put the concrete left overs into my wifes garden
Also one pic of the two containers we filled up.

 

[qprey78]

sorry ... here the container.

 

[qprey78]

While the concrete was drying i dicedid to install tiles on the rear upper flor.
It was my first time doing something like that, but it was very easy.

Later in i builed a step between lower front and upper rear.

 

[qprey78]

the tiles worked well in the rear so i decided to do the same in the front area.

 

[qprey78]

then i started to cover the walls with OSB plates. the roof was covered with some kind of plastic foil the protect the inner from dirt and spiders .

 

[qprey78]

In parallel i was building up a chimney in the rear area for heating in the winter.

 

[FJ 432]

We want pics of the bug STAT!

 

[qprey78]

Thats the status now. just some details on the OSB Plates are missing.

This week i am painting the chimney and rear area.

Next steps are:

new rear side door
electric
heating

 

[qprey78]

The bug i have since 2001 there is nealy everithing done, just new fueltank and some smal stuff to do. To build the mancave was the idea just because of working on the bug in winter time.

 

[qprey78]

10 x 4 Meter shoud be 32 x 13.

 

[Arps]

looking good!

 

[DrRick]

The Bug looks great! Can you tell us about it in detail?
Just the one photo makes me want to get another to build. The bugs I've had were such great cars to own; inexpensive, fun to drive, reliable, etc.
The last few I had were the ones with rack and pinion steering and were a ball to race around in!

Peace,
DrRick

 

[Sunbimmer]

Welcome to the GJ neighbour looking good there.

 

[qprey78]

@Sunbimmer .... just around the corner

@ DrRick .... i will shoot some pix next time he is outside ... but there is nothing special till now. Just new paint and the underfloor is new.

 

[Vieux]

You have a great garage!

 

[qprey78]

Thanks

Here is a picture of the door i made 3 years ago (temporary) and the new door i installed yesterday ... just the details today and done

 

[bonecrrusher]

Bavaria is a very beautiful area - I spent 10 days in the area last fall. I flew into Frankfurt - rented a car to go to Nurburg, and drove around the 'Ring. Then we went to Porscheplatz in Stuttgart and got a factory tour, and went to Oktoberfest in München.
We eventually made it over to Salzburg, and went back packing up Mt Untersberg and in Berchtesgaden.

If you haven't been there - I highly recommend it.

Again - you live in a beautiful part of Germany, if I had the chance - I would move over there.

Garage is looking great - please keep posting updates.

 

[moto367]

My distant family is from the Bavaria area. My parents have paperwork written as the family was coming across the pond and landing in New York. Very interesting. I someday hope to visit the area.

 

[sean Buick 76]

Good work!!!! Keep us posted!!

 

[Munich77]

Great job. I LOVE Bavaria.

Where in Bavaria? Ich bin ein Muencherkindl und meine Mutter ist von Bad Toelz.

 

[qprey78]

just next to munich.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Thanks for posting, well done.

Keep us posted..

Regards

 

[qprey78]

Here are some inside pix. the new door, chimney painted and the heating system .

on the weekend i will start do work on the details.

 

[kfainf]

Welcome to Garage Journal! Your place looks great and you are doing a great job with it. Beautiful area to live in also. Keep the updates coming.

 

[qprey78]

just to keep you guys updated some pix. Last week was not very productive ... just worked on some details. It takes much time but you can not see a real difference.

One pic shows the left edge of the garage, there is still some work. I have to finish the walls but there is the old electric stuff on it. so first i have to do the new wiring before i can switch and finish.

here are some shots of the actual exterior and also one of the bug.

PS: What i do not like on the forum is the way you can show pix. Why can you not upload pictures in gallery size directly to the forum. I do not like to link to somewhere else.

 

[qprey78]

Just a short update, i finished the rear area, moved my workbench over there and my hearing system is installed and checked.

The first tools are now in the garage.

Last week i was bying some Makkita tools to update my collection

 

[qprey78]

Her an little update of my german garage.

first i did was monting a big screen for all my evening work.
Later on i was working on a larger workbench that also holds the rest of the cuted wood. My saw has a new workspace. now i can move here where ever i want. everything is on the same hight of 80cm.

today i take a look for some cabinets on the left to store all my stuff that should not collect too much dust.

cheers

 

[qprey78]

Also new ... i added 6 LED Lights that are lighting up the top. in summer i will work on the roof inside to get something nicer then the blue foil.
there are now 16 DC Plugs to have engergy everywhere.