Who has the best Garage on Pistonheads?
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dirtbiker said:
Cheers for the thoughts buzzer, I did figure that a small generator would be sufficient for most bits and I can run an extension lead if I ever need to do any welding etc. Good comments on the security too - hadn't really given it much consideration to be honest. Fortunately the access to the flats is controlled with a bollard but will certainly look into better door locks and an alarm to protect the tools I think.
yes, the extra security is always a good thing... while I was working there was always a steady stream of nosey people looking in... What made a big difference in mine was painting the walls white, and the floor grey. I used to love working round there in the summer!The last car I broke in there was a Lancia Montecarlo. After I sold all the bits I was left with a shell... which I advertised and sold for £200... The guy who bought it paid me but asked if he could keep it in the garage for a couple of months while he moved house, which I agreed providing he paid the rent... I told him it was £12.50 a month but he assumed I meant a week (he came from London) and started paying me £12.50 a week! That went on for about 4 years! He sent me a cheque every month (paying extra if it was a 5 week month!!!)and then he wrote to me to say he was moving abroad and could I dispose of the shell for him, he sent the V5 and told me to keep any proceeds for my trouble!
melvster said:
bertie said:
Not 100% but I don't think so.
It's a 575M, one of only 69 with manual gearbox.
Blue tour de France, tan / blue interior, Daytona seats, Fiorano handling pack, modular wheels.
It's rather lovely!
Hexagon had it for sale not long ago ? Lovely car, perfect spec. It's a 575M, one of only 69 with manual gearbox.
Blue tour de France, tan / blue interior, Daytona seats, Fiorano handling pack, modular wheels.
It's rather lovely!
melvster said:
bertie said:
Not 100% but I don't think so.
It's a 575M, one of only 69 with manual gearbox.
Blue tour de France, tan / blue interior, Daytona seats, Fiorano handling pack, modular wheels.
It's rather lovely!
Hexagon had it for sale not long ago ? Lovely car, perfect spec. It's a 575M, one of only 69 with manual gearbox.
Blue tour de France, tan / blue interior, Daytona seats, Fiorano handling pack, modular wheels.
It's rather lovely!
Great thread. I've finally completed my garage extension with inspiration from some of the amazing garages here on PH.
Original 2 car garage here:
Excavated into the earth behind it to dig out space for 2 more cars. High water table so needed lots of damp proofing, white interior walls with light grey floor paint for the showroom look, GRP roof with a flat toughened glass skylight. The first builder was an unreliable nightmare and a crook, so in the end it took a year since inception:
Outside finish from the top and the back:
This is what the new bit looks like:
And finally, a panoramic shot of the whole thing:
Original 2 car garage here:
Excavated into the earth behind it to dig out space for 2 more cars. High water table so needed lots of damp proofing, white interior walls with light grey floor paint for the showroom look, GRP roof with a flat toughened glass skylight. The first builder was an unreliable nightmare and a crook, so in the end it took a year since inception:
Outside finish from the top and the back:
This is what the new bit looks like:
And finally, a panoramic shot of the whole thing:
zuf said:
Harris_I ....... Great work ..... Love the wheel/tyre rack ..... If a fairly recent purchase could you let me know the supplier pls
Cheers
Z
Esska. Seems pretty solid (so far!). Link:Cheers
Z
http://www.esska-tech.co.uk/esska_eng_s/Tire_rack_...
Harris_I said:
This is what the new bit looks like:
Tools one large hammer
2 rolls of duct tape
1 scraper
1 cheap shifter
Are you clarkson?
That said i am on the opposite side
you used to be able to get four cars in my garage with some juggling
Now after a few tools tool many and a large workbench you can get the front half in of one car and no more
Edited by McWigglebum4th on Sunday 23 March 17:15
Harris_I said:
Great thread. I've finally completed my garage extension with inspiration from some of the amazing garages here on PH.
Original 2 car garage here:
Excavated into the earth behind it to dig out space for 2 more cars. High water table so needed lots of damp proofing, white interior walls with light grey floor paint for the showroom look, GRP roof with a flat toughened glass skylight. The first builder was an unreliable nightmare and a crook, so in the end it took a year since inception:
Outside finish from the top and the back:
This is what the new bit looks like:
And finally, a panoramic shot of the whole thing:
awesome! i always look at garages and think that could be extended etc.Original 2 car garage here:
Excavated into the earth behind it to dig out space for 2 more cars. High water table so needed lots of damp proofing, white interior walls with light grey floor paint for the showroom look, GRP roof with a flat toughened glass skylight. The first builder was an unreliable nightmare and a crook, so in the end it took a year since inception:
Outside finish from the top and the back:
This is what the new bit looks like:
And finally, a panoramic shot of the whole thing:
Harris_I said:
Haha, yep, guilty as charged. I am as mechanically incompetent as the Fat One. To be fair, most of the tools are still to be unpacked (some boxes hidden behind the Porsche).
How much did it all cost in the end? Did you do the design or let the first builder do it? Very impressive gvij said:
How much did it all cost in the end? Did you do the design or let the first builder do it? Very impressive
Thanks for all the kind words everyone. Costs turned out to be a never-ending story which I am loathe to relive in print...The "architect" who did the original plans was a blagger who worked with a builder to low-ball customers. I am of course guilty of stupidity as well, though it turns out he's been doing it for decades and always stayed just the right side of legal. The design was really not very complicated: just knock down the back wall and smash a big hole into the mound of earth behind the existing garage and build a decent wall, roof and floor with the correct damp-proofing. That's the only plan we could get passed by the planning authority as we live in a green belt. (My original intention had been to carve a driveway up around the side of the house and build a new garage hidden by foliage but green belt restrictions and tree preservation orders put paid to that).
As it turned out, I had already spent a king's ransom on building work by the time I'd worked out that the planning permission the "architect" had apparently already "obtained" had not yet in fact been passed. My second act of stupidity as I had trusted the guy but not viewed the docs myself. At which point both architect and builder became incommunicado. It took me a few months to sort that out with the local Council who BTW were very helpful and also sympathetic to my plight (it seems they had some previous with the same jokers). The builder finally turned up to finish the job but was so unreliable and unpredictable that we parted company. The new chap was a pleasure to deal with although a fair amount of correction work was required.
The interior was the easy bit. I would love to have gone down the Dura route, but sometimes it's as satisfying to do a job for a minimal cost and get a substantial proportion of the result. It's amazing what an effect white walls and light grey floor has. The cabinets are Big Dug and The Safe Shop, the tyre rack is Esska, the duhumidifer is EcoAir (highly recommended BTW), and the artwork is by evo. Let's see how the quality holds up. If truth be told, the floor paint is already lifting in places - though that was done by Builder #1 so that's a correction job on my list for next year. Also my Lancia has decided to weep oil which is flipping annoying on a light coloured floor, but then it's a 'grale so it has my unconditional love.
Prancing Hippo said:
Has anyone got any advice as to which paint is best to use on a concrete garage floor? I had mine painted and it has since bubbled slightly and has actually stuck to the car tyres which have been parked in there (yes, paint was dry!). I am looking for something that is thick and can be applied ultra smooth with some shine. Thanks.
These guys do some great floor coverings.http://www.watco.co.uk/
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