Our build thread, renovation and extension
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Cladding looking really good, straightforward to install but all the measuring and cutting takes time, for the diagonal cuts I we are using a multi tool, it knackers the blades in about 3 buts, but the cuts can be made clean and precise.
Bought some patio furniture and once the garage cladding is on and the door installed I can turn my attention to finishing that off.
It's to mirror the existing rear elevation of the house, pre-extension. As we live in a conservation area it's one less thing for the planners to object to, if the rear elevation essentially appears the same as the existing. Originally the sloped bit was the point at which the staircase turned but now the sloped bit is just in the corner of our bedroom.
The inside is now painted, and just needs a second coat tonight after a little more filling and sanding, mainly of the ceiling.
I bought a Wagner airless sprayer and I'm pretty impressed with it, the paint finish is excellent, far better than any roller would achieve and it is very quick, about 165 square meters of wall and ceiling, taken from bare plaster to finished, using about 25L of paint (diluted down to 50L) in the space of about 2 hours. Masking was fairly quick as there is very little to mask and cleanup took about 45 minutes which wasn't too bad. It does cover everything in sight in a fine dust however. If you have lots of wall to paint I think buying one of these is a no brainer.
Most of the cladding is now on, apart from the end, I'm glad I left that until last as there would have been a risk from paint overspray caught in the wind. I'm probably going to be about 4 lengths short by the time I finish which is a bit annoying!
If I can get the last coat done this week we will have stab at fitting the door at the weekend.
I bought a Wagner airless sprayer and I'm pretty impressed with it, the paint finish is excellent, far better than any roller would achieve and it is very quick, about 165 square meters of wall and ceiling, taken from bare plaster to finished, using about 25L of paint (diluted down to 50L) in the space of about 2 hours. Masking was fairly quick as there is very little to mask and cleanup took about 45 minutes which wasn't too bad. It does cover everything in sight in a fine dust however. If you have lots of wall to paint I think buying one of these is a no brainer.
Most of the cladding is now on, apart from the end, I'm glad I left that until last as there would have been a risk from paint overspray caught in the wind. I'm probably going to be about 4 lengths short by the time I finish which is a bit annoying!
If I can get the last coat done this week we will have stab at fitting the door at the weekend.
dxg said:
Muncher said:
It's Marley Cedral, C18 Slate grey, about £2,700 worth to do the whole garage including trims etc
Cut with a laminate flooring guillotine and screwed onto battens every 400mm or so.
Thanks. I've been struggling to find someone up here (East Midlands) willing to touch anything more sophisticated than the proverbial pvc... This is the front of my house. It matters...Cut with a laminate flooring guillotine and screwed onto battens every 400mm or so.
Where abouts in the East Midlands are you?
dxg said:
Thanks. I've been struggling to find someone up here (East Midlands) willing to touch anything more sophisticated than the proverbial pvc... This is the front of my house. It matters...
It's dead easy to install, you just screw or nailgun it into place, anyone should be capable of installing it.
Garage door is now fitted, but we are yet to connect up the spring mechanism or put the electric runner in.
It took the best part of 2 days to fit, the hardest part was probably fathoming the instructions as they're entirely drawing based, quite condensed and included steps for different sorts of doors and parts that weren't included with mine. A bit of modification was needed to a few brackets as there isn't any adjustment to the position of the rearmost fixings, we happened to be about an inch short of hitting a joist at the rear of the overhead section, but fortunately judicious use of a Dremel fixed that.
It took the best part of 2 days to fit, the hardest part was probably fathoming the instructions as they're entirely drawing based, quite condensed and included steps for different sorts of doors and parts that weren't included with mine. A bit of modification was needed to a few brackets as there isn't any adjustment to the position of the rearmost fixings, we happened to be about an inch short of hitting a joist at the rear of the overhead section, but fortunately judicious use of a Dremel fixed that.
Looking great!
Out of interest, could you post a link to the laminate floor guillotine you're using to cut the Cedral boarding? I have loads to fit soon on our house extension/refurb (about 115m²).
Also, I always think it's a shame when the garage slab protrudes under the garage doors and is on show externally. When we do ours, I'll be shuttering off the slab short of the doors and then laying some nice blocks of some kind. Maybe you could cut it back and do something similar?
Out of interest, could you post a link to the laminate floor guillotine you're using to cut the Cedral boarding? I have loads to fit soon on our house extension/refurb (about 115m²).
Also, I always think it's a shame when the garage slab protrudes under the garage doors and is on show externally. When we do ours, I'll be shuttering off the slab short of the doors and then laying some nice blocks of some kind. Maybe you could cut it back and do something similar?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Hausen-10mm-Thick-Wooden-...
I will probably continue the floor tiling onto that bit.
I will probably continue the floor tiling onto that bit.
Muncher said:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Hausen-10mm-Thick-Wooden-...
I will probably continue the floor tiling onto that bit.
Excellent, and very cheap!! How is the blade lasting? Cut's through nice and easily?I will probably continue the floor tiling onto that bit.
Ah OK, that will look good! Nice work.
Thanks for the info.
So this one would do the diagonal cuts as well? Seems like a great investment!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wolfcraft-Laminate-Vinyl...
So this one would do the diagonal cuts as well? Seems like a great investment!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wolfcraft-Laminate-Vinyl...
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