New From Ireland

[garyd91]

Hey,

Decided to join up this site seeing as I'm getting a big interest into cars,
I'm a mechanical maintenance fitter by trade (turning,welding,pipe fitting etc,etc.) And I'm looking to building my own garage at home in my yard to start
working on some cars.. so any tips on starting out will be greatly appreciated eg. what size garage is the main thing really and what equipment ill need starting out, I have a pretty decent enough tool kit ( ratchets,spanners etc) so what equipment should I look into getting that would be essential for me.

-Gary

 

[DpSyChO]

Hello Gary,
What size?
1, You can calculate what size you think you need, and double that.
2, If #1 is out of reach, the largest you can afford.

The equipment depends on the extent of the work you will be doing. Example, no use for a mig welder if you only plan on doing bolt on mods and routine maintenance to your vehicle. For most, equipment is a buy on need basis.

 

[garyd91]

I was thinking something in or around 20ft x 30ft ?.. I dont want a huge garage or anything but i dont want to have to rebuild any time soon

oh and thanks for the speedy response

-Gary

 

[Sureshot]

Welcome. The 2x rule is a good one. Bad thing is once you reach a certain size it is harder to keep clean.

 

[monkeybar]

Welcome! During my lifetime I have built 3 garage/shops, 1 custom home (wife designed the floor plan, no hallways), and a mountain cabin we lived in a year when I lost my job.

Every garage proved the belief, I could have used a bit more room! Last one was 32' X 24', tried posting pics in another thread, but don't know if successful. Here goes again, for grins!

Got a big pile of free rocks, poured a good foundation, plenty of rebar:

Layed rock for 2 months, walls 12" thick,

Then a good roof: (the slab was poured before walls were begun)

 

[garyd91]

Ye I'm pretty sure that if I have loads of space I'll just end up filling it with **** so I'm trying to find a happy medium

 

[garyd91]

Wow dude that is a gorgeous looking building what kind of stone is that?

 

[monkeybar]

Wow dude that is a gorgeous looking building what kind of stone is that?

All creek rock gathered out of creek running across our property. Loaded my 70 Bronco up, hauled back out to the pile, took about 2 months, but WTH, I was retired. Neighbor tried to talk me into "slip-forming it: sheet of plywood on both sides, then drop rock and wet concrete down into it. I imagined that would look H.S., so every rock was placed individually, set in mortar, all interlaced with 1/2" rebar. It turned out mighty strong. Happy with it. Took a lot of effort, but minimum material cost. The labor (me & wife) was free. Thanks for the compliment! monkey

 

[1/2 Cup]

Welcome to the GJ Gary