Putting my rebuild on hold for a month and a bit as the work for my garage gets under way.

 

Working out costs and building regulations but plan is to take out approx. 130ft of hedge, replace that

with a nice new ranch board style fence then build a 22ft by 20ft zed garage at the back of the garden.

 

Trying to get it as wide as possible up to the fence but really would like to skip on the fence at the back

and just build the garage from breeze block unto the edge of the garden.

 

The back end of the garden only measures about 18ft but the hedges are nearly 5ft wide at the back so

we will be gaining another 5ft after they are gone.

 

Here's a nice pic from my camera so should be able to capture the build progress nicely.

 

After the new garage is built the old hut will be dismantled and thats where the driveway will continue.

 

looking good there.

noce little slalom round the shed should fix your reversing skills... :lol: are you moving it to the other side?

 

did you not have a reinforced approach ramp put in as well, up to where the door will be?

And its all done,

 

Came home just after 5 to a nice smooth surface.

 

The side cast is coming off next week and we shall be putting in the order for the new garage in the next few days.

 

Its now a race between my zed getting done and the garage getting done.

 

Two projects side by side to compliment each other.

 

Anybody recomend a good paint ?

 

Is it best to PVA the full thing first a few times ?

New garage now ordered, ETA is about 5 weeks.

 

Anybody recomend a good paint ?

 

Is it best to PVA the full thing first a few times ?

 

What about industrial floor tiles Lee.

Yea I've always fancied rubber/plastic tiles, I'm doing a garage soon so looked into them, I think it'd be about £400ish for a garage that size

Yea I've always fancied rubber/plastic tiles, I'm doing a garage soon so looked into them, I think it'd be about £400ish for a garage that size

 

Rubber would deform to much Chris but hard plastic might be ok.

Wouldnt have got the floor polished if i thought of that.

 

The concreete is super smooth so all it needs is sealed and painted.

 

 

What about industrial floor tiles Lee.

Was gonna say alana works in costco and they do a garage floor system thing for the floor but just seen its sealer and paint your looking for lol

Cheers anyways,

 

Its cost me a small fortune to get this built so far so dont have any extra funds to do anything but paint it.

 

Its perfectly smooth so a good red garage paint will make it look great.

 

 

Was gonna say alana works in costco and they do a garage floor system thing for the floor but just seen its sealer and paint your looking for lol

mmm, 20 litres of red garage paint has arrive :)

 

Definitely don't PVA the floor before you paint. When I did my friends workshop I swept really thoroughly then thinned the paint about 60/40 with white spirit as a base coat. This penetrated really well and was finished with two proper coats and the floor has lasted remarkably well. We previously did the car port using the manufacturers instructions of around 20% white spirit and it's trashed now, just peels up where the tyres have driven

Bit of painting today in the hot sun.

 

 

 

 

 

Now that you are stood in it, you get a better sense of its size, going to be a great mancave :thumbup:

Understandable from your perspective.

 

Its 5 meters across at the back, 6m front to back and jus over 7m at the front.

Now that you are stood in it, you get a better sense of its size, going to be a great mancave :thumbup:

Walls next mate. :thumbup1:

Looking good mate when you hoping to have it up

Walls next mate. :thumbup1:

 

I'd do the roof first, walls are overrated.

The main garage is still on order so it will be another 3 or 4 weeks before its arrives.

 

For the moment we are just ground clearing and getting as many coats of paint on the concrete when the weather is good.

Heading home to start another paint coat of the floor. :)

Hate to bear bad news but the 1st coat should of been thinned 50/50...also mate the more coats (thicker paint) you give it the less resistance it has to stop chipping and flaking off. with this type of floor paint less is more.....:wink:

New garage should be arriving on Wednesday on a huge 13' pallet.

 

Wont be built for another week but exciting stuff when it arrives.

New garage should be arriving on Wednesday on a huge 13' pallet.

 

Wont be built for another week but exciting stuff when it arrives.

 

Goodluck on the build Lee...bet its nice knowing the old girl will be tucked up dry and warm this coming winter:)

Up bright and early this morning as my garage arrived at 7AM. :)

 

 

I was only expecting one pallet but they offloaded two as well as a large grey one which was my garage door.

 

 

 

 

Next step is to organise the builders to start putting this puzzle together.

 

Its hammer time :hammer: