Garage Makeover - So it begins....

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Like a lot of garages ours have everything but cars in it, time to sort this out, after 12years of accumulation.

Project is to :

Remove 2x Single Doors (rotted / busted / up and overs)
Remove pillar
Remove concrete span
Make good opening to new height, arches to go

Install RSJ
New Hormann insulated sectional
Door Operator
Door to rear garden
Form vapour barrier, frame out
Insulated Plasterboard / Skim coat
Plasterboard Ceiling, Skim coat
New LED down lights (instead of strip lights - looking at 3000 lumen variants)
Skirting

To Do's:

Flooring - TBD, trying to decide between Mototile / Ceramic / Resin or get machine polished finish to existing concrete+seal
Paint - wall colours
Mural or not-to-mural rear wall
Storage - Garagetek or Dura
External Lighting
Intenal Lighting for work areas

With the builders starting in couple of weeks its time to gut it back to bare shell.

Here is how it looks today :



With my youngest one's car :



Money !!!!! Found a few thousand HKG$ and several hundred CHF Francs



Hmmm - wonder this will be like 1996 Blended Bordeaux



Found some friends to go with the Bordeaux !



Also some vintage gaming - original BBC B - Elite !!!



This is going to take a while ..... Gratuitous Powerfully Built PH workout zone

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catfood12 said:

My stolen Cisco kit in the photo ?! Phone as well ? Surely you don't have UC at home ?!

Wanna sell the pedal pork ?

You'd be hard pushed for this to be your kit, old "alpha" internal gear. All the old gear has been brought back to office.

Do I have UC at home, no the racks are long gone. No longer tinker / dev that at home these days.

Pedal pork not for sale.

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TonyRPH said:

I think the OP needs to have a garage sale.

Is that a pair of speakers I see?

Yep some old JBLs

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Getting there



Even Henry approves !



Builders start tomorrow ! Just the roof box to put away

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gtidriver said:

So which rooms in the house are now full from all the stuff from the garage?

None - dump / sold / gone

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kevbridgend said:

If you don't mind ball part figures of costs planning a similar project

Will post a detailed breakdown when done

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russy01 said:

You've not needed a garage all these years so why do you need one now?

Decorate it out, get a big ass sofa, projector and a beer fridge and you'll be sorted - it was the best money I ever spent!!

Got the big sofa / cinema room & beer fridge already. This is really Man Cave II

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catfood12 said:

You wouldn't see that much 'Alpha gear' as you call it outside San Jose. Neither was it in finished and printed boxes, then it never saw the light of day when production kit became available, unless you were in development in Tasman, so I'm afraid you aren't being truthful. John Chambers himself said take all that stuff home did he ? Remember all the serial numbers from all kit is unique. Just seen what look like boxed MCS servers on that high shelf. It looks like about ten year old boxes, so you've been hoarding it for some time.

You stole it from your employer, which ever way you look at it. Silly to post these pictures up in public.

Oh get a grip. Clearly you zero idea of cisco - do you seriously think dev is only in Tasman... As for boxes do you think we don't reuse boxes for shipments Or what the contents are ?

You are being a fool . Stole from employer is outrageously thick comment... Try reading the post ... Gear back at office .... And yes there was many years at cisco we did have home labs for dev as for your chambers comment it just shows you for how uninformed you really are... If on the other hand you are "inside" it won't be hard to look me up internally

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Right seems the troll has gone we can get back to serious matters of the man cave, next update.



Front harling now off ready for....



...removal of old concrete beam and knackered 30year old garadors



Tip, supply kettle and refreshments to keep the work crew in good cheer and add in those wee extra bits you forgot on job



Back door in...



Progress has slowed a bit, coming up is :

(1) Central pillar / old concrete beam out to create room for new 15' x 7' new door
(2) RSJ install and finish
(3) Floor - unfortunately it's like the Great Glen, 3" valley drop edge to edge, rethink on how to level as HD top is 15mm max

Builder is doing measure up to level the floor, quite shocking state the old concrete slab. Will need to get it level for final choice on flooring :

(4) Porcelain full body PEI5 tile -or-
(5) Mototile / Ecotile - my god these are expensive (35sqm 1300 quid @ Ecotile !)

For the earlier asks about the costs here is the current count :

Building works : £4700, covers :

Stud & noggin, frame out
Insulation, insulated plasterboard
Electrics
Plastering
RSJ
Pillar out / make good at base
Rendering & reharl
Rear door
some other work (new steps on path to house and bin store)
Lighting - LED panels, PIRs
External lighting

Garage Door : £2k (ish)

Hormann LPU in RAL3003
Hormann Operator

Total : £6700

Unexpected costs yet to be provided :

Floor levelling

Not Yet fully costed :

Floor Tiles per above - Budgeted £800, expect this to now be £1200 isn
Alarm linked to house system
Sound system - may just move the good old fatboy in use my old speakers
Garage storage

More to follow as further progress made, we're on a slow down at mo as garage door is now delayed until w/c 10th March putting job back 2weeks.

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Dr G said:

OP - looking forward to more updates. What's going to live in the garage when the build is complete?

Thx, will have my 991 Cab C2s in there, another purchase on the horizon will join it when (1) Porsche sort PTS mess out (2) they stop catching fire ;-)

Golf and X5 will stay on the drive

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Snake the Sniper said:

Just a quick comment of HD Top. Although it's 15mm max, that's per layer and it can be several layers thick. If you ring Instarmac, they'll provide the right primer to do it and any tech advice you may need. Even as a random non-trade person, they were very helpful to me.

Thanks for this. Will pass onto to the builders, I have a 4" concave to the original slab It's estimated we will need 4 ton of levelling / top. Will be good though as will be porcelain tile on top

Still wasn't expecting that expense.

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Snake the Sniper said:

Is it worth levelling a 4" difference? Would a screed not be easier/cheaper?

This where my knowledge is failing me. I do want it level, I'm assuming they are screeding, roughly 500 for materials (didn't ask the make up) and 2-3days labour.

No HD top as finish will be good enough to tile onto which they will also be doing. The HD top was my take up original suggestion until seeing the difference is much more than the 15mm allowable (before knowing about the layering). I'll see them tomorrow and will ask them.

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saabster14 said:

Interesting to see you've got a budget of 2k for a horrmann insulated with electric closer. Have you had a few quotes? Mine was a 40mm x 3m x 2m door with closer.. Fitted @£1400. That seemed to be an average price from the quotes I got. Not having a pop, just maybe an opertunity to save a few quid

Had 5 quotes, spread was +/- 20% depending on source inc the frequently recommended suppliers on here. I could probably have save £200 I reckon but went with local firm as they are good rep and if I need them in future are not far away. Door is the LPU40 M Ribbed in RAL 3003 (red). The operator was dearer, originally quoted my £350 but came down to £250. All this includes fitting etc. Wish I could have found it for £1400 would have helped on the overage on other items !!

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Next update, old pillar and beam out



New rsj in




Door has arrived at fitters so that is it until Monday when that happens.

Coming up next is :

Plasterwork internally to be finished once door installed
External render to front, back door banding
Lights installation
Floor to be levelled
Floor to be tiled
Decorating

Still on the to do list :

Storage - after the hit on the floor costs need to rethink plan here

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Next update... from this



...door arrived and starting the frame build...



...getting the front work ready for finishing...



...door in !!!



Next up :

Lathe work to be completed
Door borders / rendering
New gutters
Floor levelling
Moving misplaced ceiling power - out of position for operator and looks messy !
Tiles to be chosen - Porcelain PEI 5 Full Body 60x60's !!! or was it 30x30
Lights on way - Yeaaaaahaaa
Tiles to be laid
Lights to be installed
Internal PIR to be installed
External lights to be installed

Still to do :

Garage storage, still looking into this, may end up with fitted units

Getting closer Time to start thinking about bringing back the toys from storage.

Had update on new front door - eta 4 weeks for the Hormann TPS

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sidekickdmr said:

Looking really good!

what make of door is it?

Hormann LPU40, went for RAL 3003 (ruby red)

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eliot said:

Interested to see how you get on with the door. Ive got a cardale thermaglide roller door whilst it is far better than a normal door, its not as air and sound tight as i was hoping.

Hoping they get this last bit right after all the trouble I've gone to on rest of the works. Looks pretty sound so far, still a few bits and pieces to be done.

My main worry is the floor at this stage, you can see the gap at present and ends are on blocks in prep for the level of the floor to screed / laid in. Idea being that this be the level the bottom seal mates with it. Floor is coming up 25mm, then tile behind door threshold. Think weatherstop look good and may be the way for me to go.

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Andrew[MG] said:

New tool box sir? http://www.toolfinder.co.uk/hardware/tool-storage/...

That will do nicely. Going to add it to what I decide on from these :

http://www.costco.co.uk/view/category/uk_catalog/c...

Pretty reasonable cost, any PH'ers got these ^^ from Costco ?

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Andehh said:

Can you offer more details on the lighting side of it? Prices and specifications would be appreciated!

Sure, there are a few lighting bits going in :

4 x LED Ceiling panels, spec is :

W145xL1195xH9mm

White cover

48W / AC170-240V

approx 3000 lumens (i think - not up yet)

http://www.ledwell.cn/product_show.asp?ID=83

approx £60 each

Setup is 2x on internal wall switch with 2x on a PIR.

2 x Up / Downlighters for external - either side of garage

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/GLWALL2L.html...

approx £16 each

Lastly an external floodlight with PIR over back door, can't remember source or cost on that one but not much.

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The end is in sight... to recap this :



With a heap of stuff in it like this :



Has morphed into this :



With some pork and finishing bits and pieces still to go....




... with this it's time to sleep....



... night folks ...




The last instalment when the job is all done...