5.5m x 5.4m garage. Too small?

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Thanks for the photo, the surveyor.

We are close to a decision from the second structural engineer.

It's like waiting for the new Pope to be announced.....

.....white smoke any time now....

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Finally, the news you've all been waiting for......









.....we can have a raft!

The second engineer writes...

...."if the oak is removed and its current height is 10 m or less then a raft is an option with 600 mm deep reinforced edge strips and spine with a 150 mm slab"

The oak is 20 feet tall.

This means we can build the 6.5m x 6.0m garage that we have pp for.



Thank you everyone for your contributions. Especially those who took the effort to post photos. I appreciate all of the input.

I shall post some photos of the finished structure as and when.

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Supplementary question.

We begin laying the raft foundation in early January. Roughly how long does it take until it has set and we can begin building the structure on top?

Thanks.

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Thank you.

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Thanks for that.

Each doorway is 2.3m wide. I dont plan to change anything. So, I shall report back when the thing's built and the cars are in.

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Ha!

I plan to post some photos of the completed garage on here, as and when. However, I doubt it will be of a standard to take its place amongst some of the palaces on that thread.

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We are planning on standard doors, rather than rollers.

There is a 740cm gap between each set.

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This is Mrs B's Forester, with a 2.3m rule in front. Although Foresters are not large SUVs, it looks doable for our initial requirement to house 2 classics, along with some future-proofing.

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Ah. I see what you mean. I believe it will be OK. However, I'll revisit it in January, if need be.

Thank you.

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Thank you both.

I really appreciate the efforts of everyone who has taken the time and effort to post on this thread.

Pistonheads is a terrific resource for these kind of issues and many others.

It's a very special place.

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The work begins.





ETA flipping PH photo editor

Edited by Blib on Wednesday 8th January 12:11

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Rubbish photo......

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AJLintern said:

Looking forward to updates What depth do you have to dig for the raft foundation?

600 mm deep reinforced edge strips and spine with a
150 mm slab.

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Here's the foundation to its full depth of 600mm. Piles not needed.

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I hear you. I'll speak with the architect and builder.

Thank you.

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Re garage doors.

Here's the engineer's reply to my email on door width.

"Thanks for your email below. We were already struggling to justify the racking strength of the front of the garage, hence 11mm OSB on both faces of the studwork. However yes we could increase the opening size and design a steel post for reinforcement instead..........if so the minimum required width of the openings?"

So, what works, reasonably?

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Update.

Engineer has redesigned the front of the garage to accommodate far wider doors.

Foundations have begun. I would post a couple of photos but they keep appearing 90 degrees out of kilter.

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I've resized the images and they're still wrong.

I'll try again later.

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Yay! The screenshot tip worked. Thank you.

6.5m x 6.0m

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Now waiting on concrete. There's a shortage in our part of the world as a local plant has partially closed in order to undergo refurbishment to support a proposed power station.

So, small builders, such as our contractor, have to scrap for a place in the delivery queue.