Who has the best Garage on Pistonheads?

[V8RX7]

Willeh85 said:

especially the decent view doing the washing up.

Life's too short for washing up - you ought to get a GF / wife / maid

[Storer]

layercake said:

bloody hell lads, some cracking garages/show rooms there
mines looks like a pile of crap in comparison, but starting work soon so will post up before and after shots, its only been 5 years but determined to get it done after seeing all the nice ones on here, quick question brick walls would it be okay just to to stick a plasterboard sheet on to it? the dot and dab method?

The problem with the dot and dab method is the lack of insulation and issues with damp/condensation.
You really need to add insulation between the brick and plasterboard. I would also use 'shower' plasterboard so if your car is put away 'hot and wet' it will not cause an issue.

[kambites]

I decided to just paint the bricks white in mine. The less that can hold moisture in a garage the better.

[red_slr]

Was at a clients new house yesterday and he has 5 car garage. House is still in build but I would love to see what metal he will have tucked away.

[Gunk]

V8RX7 said:

Willeh85 said:

especially the decent view doing the washing up.

Life's too short for washing up - you ought to get a GF / wife / maid

Or just buy a dishwasher

[Nightorange]

My varied collection of old and older still!



Don't seem able to do more than one pic at a time!

Edited by Nightorange on Wednesday 1st June 23:13

Seem to have managed it now!

Edited by Nightorange on Wednesday 1st June 23:15

[davebem]

Nowhere near the best. But bought this house with my love of cars in mind.

[Storer]

Gunk said:

V8RX7 said:

Willeh85 said:

especially the decent view doing the washing up.

Life's too short for washing up - you ought to get a GF / wife / maid

Or just buy a dishwasher

Now a decent garage has a dishwasher in it for the coffee mugs.

In fact mine has a dishwasher and washing machine (for the oily cloths, towels, etc.) to go with the sink, fridge, kettle, TV, stereo, and sofas.

And yes, a nap is possible on the sofa.



Oh, and also heated for those nasty cold winter days.

[Steve H]

Storer said:

Willeh85 said:

divetheworld said:

Life's too short for grass cutting!

Depends on the size of your garden, I find doing little bits in my garden quiet therapeutic especially the decent view doing the washing up. The only thing missing at the end of my garden is the large workshop/garage I've got planning permission for.

I find grass cutting quite therapeutic and I do like the smell of freshly mown grass.

You can always have the garage and still mow the roof -

[phib]

Steve H said:

You can always have the garage and still mow the roof -

I think a ride on might help !!!

Phib

[Gunk]

Nightorange said:

My varied collection of old and older still!



Don't seem able to do more than one pic at a time!

Edited by Nightorange on Wednesday 1st June 23:13

Seem to have managed it now!

Edited by Nightorange on Wednesday 1st June 23:15

This is the best one yet, a proper enthusiasts garage, brilliant!

[RichB]

Gunk said:

Nightorange said:

My varied collection of old and older still!

This is the best one yet, a proper enthusiasts garage, brilliant!

Nicely done. Kitted out like a museum display but I can't see any tools, modern oils or cleaning stuff so I assume the chap has another garage as his workshop.

[85Carrera]

Gunk said:

Nightorange said:

My varied collection of old and older still!



Don't seem able to do more than one pic at a time!

Edited by Nightorange on Wednesday 1st June 23:13

Seem to have managed it now!

Edited by Nightorange on Wednesday 1st June 23:15

This is the best one yet, a proper enthusiasts garage, brilliant!

Indeed, a proper garage.

One thing though - I've always wondered about those bits of plastic draping over cars; surely they trap moisture and are not good for them?

[85Carrera]

CaptainSlow said:

How the hell did you get planning for that.

if you look at the number of garages in the background, suspect it wasn't hard

surely, though, losing the garden completely to a garage is going to significantly affect the house price (particularly as it looks like it's in suburbia so most people would have at best one decent car to put in there but would rather have a patio?)

[Nightorange]

In response to RichB & 85Carrera yes I do have two small single garages where most tools, lathe etc are to be found. One more pic from winter months which does include trolley jack (with chamois on handle!) Light poly cover mainly protects from dust but also occasional slight roof drip which needs investigation!

[McAndy]

85Carrera said:

surely, though, losing the garden completely to a garage is going to significantly affect the house price (particularly as it looks like it's in suburbia so most people would have at best one decent car to put in there but would rather have a patio?)

My thought, too.

[ol]

Hi. I've been meaning to put mine up here for a while, since it was this thread that inspired me to build it the way I did.

We've been renovating the house for a while, so it took a long time before we were able to get round to doing the garage. It started out as this tumbledown shed:





which we took down...



Hired some toys



...and dug a big hole. I wanted the new garage to join on to my office, but keep the roofline the same. This would mean we had to lower the floor level by a long way to give enough height for the garage door



built some walls



which we faced with the same stone as the rest of the house





Got a roof on









Got a nice door fitted



Then laid a floor







I was planning to paint the concrete floor with epoxy resin, but even though were mega anal, it just wasn't smooth and flat enough. I'm a bit OCD, and wouldn't have been happy with a bumpy floor.





Did some electrics and started to board it out



Then plastered and painted





Decided to tile the floor. If done properly then shouldn't crack, even with heavy loads on them.





Was going to get proper metal garage units, but when I priced them up, I decided to just use some nice kitchen units instead. I wanted to get the 'look' of a showroom rather than an industrial garage





I kept the wall between the garage and my office stone, which we cleaned up and repointed



and that was it pretty much finished. Still got more work to do on the house, then landscaping the garden etc, but I'm pleased with how it's turned out, and it's a nice place to spend time tinkering.





It's big enough to fit two large sized cars in when I need to -



But it's really there to house these two -







I've made a ghetto racing sim in there too, as I race in the 750MC Locost championship, and I can learn the tracks





Sorry it's a bit picture heavy... There are plenty more photos in a photo bucket album here - http://s195.photobucket.com/user/olbatten/library/...

I took a 360 interactive photo in there - click here and move the image around to look around (not supported in some browsers)

https://theta360.com/s/hJvBiNGhVv9yilPifALdhKw76

Edited by ol on Friday 3rd June 17:51

[mickk]

That looks great, tell your builder to get better fitting trousers.

[67Dino]

We used to have a lovely garage at the old place, complete with glass folding doors to make it look like a showroom. But then we moved... <sniff>

[RichB]

Nightorange said:

In response to RichB & 85Carrera yes I do have two small single garages where most tools, lathe etc are to be found. One more pic from winter months which does include trolley jack (with chamois on handle!) Light poly cover mainly protects from dust but also occasional slight roof drip which needs investigation!

Slightly envious of that garage