New Garage has begun!!!

[JJ_]

Sorry the picture is hoooooge !

Well there she is in all her glory, these guys work hard, Scottish weather too so its not so kind.

I am planning on ceder cladding and slate roof, it has still to be sheeted and have the vapour barried attached but hey its getting there!!

Even got my posters and tin signs ready. You guys have such a better choice for everything like socket covers and everything but hey. What ya gonna do.

 

[safetyfast]

Looks like the vicar will be cursing you when he trims the church hedge. Slate and cedar should look great.

 

[JasonK]

Looks nice, but no wind bracing?? Your a brave man!

 

[krooser]

Glasgow as in SCOTLAND?

 

[MacTexas]

How deep do you have to pour the footings in Scotland?

 

[JJ_]

Yep Glasgow in Scotland, the largest city in Scotland, not as big as you guys but big enough lol.

The footings don't really have a depth for a building that size, our contractor/builder decided on the depth.

The wind braces will be put up that was just during the building.

 

[saling4]

Those 2x4's look finished......very cool. I live on Glasgow in Las Vegas, NV. I have to get pic's of my garage.

Looks good

 

[autoist]

What'cha gonna park in it, an MG?

 

[JJ_]

I would like to say a BOSS stang but its a GM Vauxhall Astra Coupe.

 

[JJ_]

Those 2x4's look finished......very cool. I live on Glasgow in Las Vegas, NV. I have to get pic's of my garage.

Looks good

wow really, I wanna visit vegas this year. I know you have some English towns across America, well the names are the same but that'll be about it!

 

[JJ_]

Garage updated pics!

OK, well not a lot has been done.

I borrow my dads builders and joiners to keep cost down and the quality high.

The roof has been sheeted and the roofing felt applied, some strengthing but thats about it.

A door is waiting to be put in and three windows, then the up and over door.

This is where the door will go and also a glimpse of the baby.

I may sheet some of the roof inside for storage.

But thats it so far!!

 

[JJ_]

OK so its had half the ceder added and the window and door. Its starting to really take shape now!!

Thats it so far. Its coming on well.

 

[RonBou]

Looking good!!!!!

 

[JJ_]

Thanks, not much will be done as the floor in the bathroom is getting laid (it got lucky haha!) so the garage is on hold for a week or so.

John.

 

[JJ_]

Some more pics here, they are not great due to the weather being very overcast and it was starting to get quite dark.

The door should be ordered by now so the ceder lining will be finished off, the space between the roof and frame will be covered with plywood and then ceder lined.

After the ceder is finished the electricity will be run in, plans so far are two downlighters for each truss, and probably 3 double sockets.

No flourescents because once the roof is plasterboarded it is quite low and flourescent tubes would probably come in contact with my head! haha.

John.

 

[autoist]

WOW! Cedar siding direct to studs with no strandboard or plastic wrap! Are you in a warm, dry part of the world?

 

[JJ_]

Yeah we live in Scotland lol.

We are going to protect the outside we have a chalet as well which doesnt have a wrap on it, must be a normal way of building wooden structures up here?

After all its just a garage lol.

 

[number3]

I have visited Glasgow a couple of times. One of my favorite pictures that I have ever taken is in the city of Glasgow.

Nice garage BTW.

 

[JJ_]

Thats a cool pic I know exactly where that is as well, central station bridge is to the right hand side.

How did you like your stay?

 

[autoist]

Ah, Glasgow...moisture..around here (north Alabama) cedar gets dry & splits allowing air/water infiltration...my entire house & garage are cedar sided...we have a plastic barrier under it & strandboard under that & 4" of styrofoam then the interior sheetrock...like a big styrofoam cooler!

& we still have to keep the cedar cleaned & stained

 

[JJ_]

No chance of it drying out here now, we had snow this morning ahh lovely!!

Im gonna whack in a big heater cos I sure as heck ain't detailing when its that cold!

 

[JJ_]

Ok here's some updates people.

Got the ceder lined, the roof has been replaced and it was applied using a technique with heat ??? lol.

The ramp is now complete about 9 tons of stones all in were needed to merge everything!!!

Ok thats the first one, the car is about 1.2m wide and has about 0.75m either side plenty to move around and open the doors.

Again as you can see plenty of space at the sides and about 2m at the front since there will be some shelving and I may be working on some projects so need some space up that end.

Enjoy!! I did.

 

[Luckydevil]

Came out nice. Are you going to paint the wood exterior? I think it looks good the way it is.

 

[JJ_]

The wood will just get a clear on it just to protect it and stop it going grey/silver due to the weather.

I hope to get it completely finished by mid january.

 

[number3]

The garage is looking good!

I enjoyed my stay in Glasgow very much.

 

[JJ_]

thanks man! ill post up pics soon as

 

[JJ_]

Ok here ya go, this is what I spent eve doing, fun eh!!

I made some doors this week, then sheeted the inside of the garage as it hadn't been done and sheeted the outside of the doors. The sheeting should be applied to the exterior fram before the ceder went on but hey, they never so I did lol.

Now all thats left is electricity, insulate, plasterboard and PAINT!!

Not much to go hopefully be finished mid jan

 

[jocke-j]

Looks really good, Keep up the good work. Seems to be a good size garage for that car. //Joakim

 

[JJ_]

Ok here are the updated pics!!

Only got to tape and skim, electricity connected - wiring is in place, then paint!!

I have all my detailing tools ready to move in, as well as a newly purchased air compressor with some gravity fed guns. Nearly there!

 

[krooser]

I like the way you have triangulated the corners...very strong. I would think that would be needed since you fella's don't use sheathing...very nice.

 

[joecaver]

I love the cedar siding. I wish we could get that type here. Very nice job on the garage.

 

[JJ_]

Just about finished just needs paint!!

PC, rotary, pads, cloths are all in either the one with the doors open or in the wee mobile toolbox.

Done the first detail today!

 

[bmwpower]

Funny, I don't recognize any of those products! Except for maybe the small Zymol bottle and the Meguiars wax.

 

[JJ_]

Well there is

Meguiars Pro Range
Meguiars Detailer Range
Poorboys
1Z
Klasse
UPP
Sonus
3M

Most were bought from America too! lol. Well originally I buy them from an importer here in the U.K.

 

[JJ_]

O well floor was done in the end.

Hope you like, still a black skirting to go, pic was taken through the window as the floor is curing.

 

[DynoDave]

Wow, that came out nice!

 

[Darren M.]

SWEET!!! The more I see nice lines and two tones in a garage the more I like it!

 

[JJ_]

The line is actually a piece of wood just painted, it should provide a good fixing point for hanging the things that need to be hung lol!