Concrete garages

[TOENHEEL]

Considering concrete pre fab double garages at the moment has anyone had any expereiences with companies selling them?

[jkennyd]

I'm in the same boat and looking for a concrete garage guy. I sent away a few requests but only have had one quote back from Whiterosebuildings.co.uk. It includes delivery and installation with a few extras and I was surprised at how low it came in. But I need more to compare it with.Another I heard were good was a company called Nucrete but I havent had their quote yet.

[Steamer]

Yes - mate of mine bought one off ebay... for about £100.

The only snag, we had to take it down first! - Great bargain though, just make a note of all the parts as you take it down.

[pearl nicholas]

i had a quote done with a local agent for compton buildings and found they were quite expensive

Edited by pearl nicholas on Monday 19th January 18:49

[danoli777]

If they have a single uninsulated wall dampness can be a problem.

[B17NNS]

I had one of these installed a month or so back...

http://hansonconcretegarages.co.uk/The%20Hanson%20...

I went for an Apex Royale which comes with all the nice options as standard (brick fronts, red roof, rain water goods, uPVC windows, georgian door etc.

It's 13' x 24' and cost £3900 delivered and erected.

I did the base myself and their guys came and installed it all in one day.

Overall very pleased.

What I found was that although there are plenty of suppliers out there (well agents more like), there are only a few manufacturers so ring round a few and you should be able to negotiate some discount.

[The Ben]

why dont you make one yourself... find osmewhere who makes ocncrete panels... im sure peole could make a few timber beams and then felt it... or is that toooo simple that I have missed something..... oh and dont forget the foundation work if it needs some...

[Malh001]

I had a quote from Compton a couple of years ago for a garage.

I eventually decided not to go ahead and about 6 weeks later they offered a 30% discount on the original price if i signed up immediately.

[stormin]

Had a prefab garage at my current home when we moved in, totally useless, the roof leaked, when it rained & was windy the walls leaked, any flooding went under the walls too becuase it's only sat one a floating concrete base. You can't screw anything worthwhile to the walls as they're only 2 inches thick and had to have a seperate 'ground' spike for the electrics as there was nothing substantial to earth them to.

Took it all down when we had a new brick garage built, but if we were in the position again, I'd do the timber construction route, Log cabin style, they're almost the same price and if you're going to spend that much, then at least it'll look good next to your house too.

BTW - the 'panels' that make up the walls on a prefab are about 2ft x 3ft in size, and you can 'just' lift one at a time....there are about 30-40 that make up the construction for a single garage and it took us 2 days to dismantle it and get it to the dump.

Good luck.

Paul.

Edited by stormin on Monday 19th January 20:03

[andy43]

We had an old concrete garage, concrete base, corrugated roof, and 18 months in there was I think the main contributing factor to needing new outriggers on my old Griff.
I'd never put a car in one again. Absolutely dripped with condensation. Although the modern ones may be better.

[SeeFive]

My Dad has a double, Banbury apex concrete garage which was erected in 1973. It has been "used" and abused with lots of race car building, spraying, car repairs and all sorts - full compressed air, pit etc. The building has been no problem, but the red cedar doors are coming up for replacement where the hinges fit, and after 35 years of abuse, the tenons are starting to go in them. I also knocked up some new window frames for him as these were softwood and obviously required replacement over time.

So, nutshell, my dad's had been very good.

[WhoseGeneration]

Find a brickie, you labour and do the timber and roofing stuff.
Not hard.
Oh, insulated cavity wall might be a good idea.
Then an extension, as a zone, to the house heating system, you've your own little heaven.
I have such, albeit, under the living space.