Who has the best Garage on Pistonheads?
Discussion
Storer said:
For anybody planning or building a garage it may be worth mentioning that an un-insulated metal roof is a bad idea.
It will create a big temperature change in the garage (obvious) but it will also create a temperature front. On a day when the temperature inside the closed garage rises and then it freezes outside overnight you can get a serious amount of condensation forming on the inside of the roof, to the point where it 'rains' inside the garage.
Putting a warm car in there late at night will increase the problem.
You can get spray on closed cell foam insulation which will cure the issue if correctly applied.
My garage roof is cement sheets and I have now covered in foam insulation and it has made an enormous improvement in all aspects.
Just my thoughts.
The above are a couple of half of my garage/workshop before I added the rest of the clutter. The other half has no white, insulation or heat and is where the metal working kit is and the paint booth.
Big but not posh.
That pretty much describes me really!!!!
Do you understand the difference between inches and centimetres?It will create a big temperature change in the garage (obvious) but it will also create a temperature front. On a day when the temperature inside the closed garage rises and then it freezes outside overnight you can get a serious amount of condensation forming on the inside of the roof, to the point where it 'rains' inside the garage.
Putting a warm car in there late at night will increase the problem.
You can get spray on closed cell foam insulation which will cure the issue if correctly applied.
My garage roof is cement sheets and I have now covered in foam insulation and it has made an enormous improvement in all aspects.
Just my thoughts.
The above are a couple of half of my garage/workshop before I added the rest of the clutter. The other half has no white, insulation or heat and is where the metal working kit is and the paint booth.
Big but not posh.
That pretty much describes me really!!!!
You could get a small jet plane in there
It is lovely BTW.
RegMolehusband said:
I've just spent a happy half an hour trawling back through this thread looking at the PHer garages and thought you might like a quick review of the better ones 
So do we have any more in this league?
Wow, pleased to have been picked out too.So do we have any more in this league?
Finished off a bit more since that pic.
Here's a view the other way....
Storer said:
The above are a couple of half of my garage/workshop before I added the rest of the clutter. The other half has no white, insulation or heat and is where the metal working kit is and the paint booth.
Big but not posh.
RichB said:
Storer said:
The above are a couple of half of my garage/workshop before I added the rest of the clutter. The other half has no white, insulation or heat and is where the metal working kit is and the paint booth.
Big but not posh.
I have been privileged to host club visits as well as facilitating some of my friends abilities to repair/build their projects. The way I like to help is to provide the facility/equipment and get them to do the job. It helps them learn and gives them more satisfaction if they have done it themselves.
I am not a charity and choose my friends carefully, but will give as much help as I reasonably can to those I 'click' with.
There are now sofas, fridge and coffee facilities in there and many friends just drop in for a chat. It all adds to the glorious fabric of life.
Storer said:
... I like to help is to provide the facility/equipment and get them to do the job. It helps them learn and gives them more satisfaction if they have done it themselves.
I am not a charity and choose my friends carefully, but will give as much help as I reasonably can to those I 'click' with.
There are now sofas, fridge and coffee facilities in there and many friends just drop in for a chat. It all adds to the glorious fabric of life.
Sounds like a nice way to share your hobby Paul. I am not a charity and choose my friends carefully, but will give as much help as I reasonably can to those I 'click' with.
There are now sofas, fridge and coffee facilities in there and many friends just drop in for a chat. It all adds to the glorious fabric of life.
bertie said:
Oh now I like the look of this a lot!!!
Any links to contractors?
Seabrook Developments Ltd of Chelmsford can do this type of finish,I have seen a old warehouse where the floor has been ground and polished ,looked very good and told it also nonslip.The owner Neil can be contacted on 01245 403353 Any links to contractors?
RichB said:
Storer said:
... I like to help is to provide the facility/equipment and get them to do the job. It helps them learn and gives them more satisfaction if they have done it themselves.
I am not a charity and choose my friends carefully, but will give as much help as I reasonably can to those I 'click' with.
There are now sofas, fridge and coffee facilities in there and many friends just drop in for a chat. It all adds to the glorious fabric of life.
Sounds like a nice way to share your hobby Paul. I am not a charity and choose my friends carefully, but will give as much help as I reasonably can to those I 'click' with.
There are now sofas, fridge and coffee facilities in there and many friends just drop in for a chat. It all adds to the glorious fabric of life.
It's exactly what I'd endeavor to do should I one day have the facilities.
RichB said:
Looks like the sort of garage I'd be very happy pottering in. To me at least, these are much better than the sterile showrooms that are simply for displaying a car or three in.
As you say tho, it is horses for courses. In my case I'm not mechanically minded in relation to cars and, believe it or not, don't really have the desire to be. So where you might look at a garage and see benches and compressors and worky stuff and tools etc and think it is great, I might look and see all the things I would want to get rid of or shove in a box out of the way in order to fit another car in. Takes all sorts 
Timja said:
Planning my garage build. Double garage:
1wide door or twin single doors
What are people's experiences and pros and cons?
My garage is a "wide double" but has two standard single doors. 1wide door or twin single doors
What are people's experiences and pros and cons?
I like this in some ways as for example, if the weather is crappy you only need to open one. However you can only do some jobs on one side only without turning the car round. It's also harder for to see what's inside (I'm security mad since getting all my motorbikes and tools stolen a few years ago).
On balance though I'd go for the wider door if I were you though.
Timja said:
Planning my garage build. Double garage:
1wide door or twin single doors
What are people's experiences and pros and cons?
If it's visible from the front / house then I'd go singles as doubles don't look right.1wide door or twin single doors
What are people's experiences and pros and cons?
However if you only have room for 7' singles then get a double - I went for 2x 8' so there's no issue getting larger cars in and out.
I only have space for a garage with external width of 5.4m / 18ft so I guess I could only get 7ft doors if going for a twin door. I much prefer the look of a twin door, but good point about if needing to work in car.
Garage will be at rear of property and is in an area just for parking/access to other properties so not on show to general public so not a huge problem hopefully of people looking in.
Was hoping to leave roof height internally open so there is a future lift option, for some maintenance but mainly if I was in the position to stack cars for more storage!
Now to weigh up light issues and how much I will upset the neighbours to decide which way to have roof pitch
Garage will be at rear of property and is in an area just for parking/access to other properties so not on show to general public so not a huge problem hopefully of people looking in.
Was hoping to leave roof height internally open so there is a future lift option, for some maintenance but mainly if I was in the position to stack cars for more storage!
Now to weigh up light issues and how much I will upset the neighbours to decide which way to have roof pitch
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