garage advice please
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After nearly 14 years of having a double + garage we hope to be moving in the new year to a house without a garage .
I know the house had a sectional years ago (30) as i used to deliver their newspaper so i don't think planning and regs will be a concern , my main concern is the cost and the time involved in getting the garage up asap .
I have so far looked into maybe a Dunster Wooden garage 7m x 4 m (under 2.5m high )for around 5k , would anyone know how much a similar brick or block garage would cost .
Anyone had an experiance good or bad with a wooden garage ??
Absolutly any advice welcome , i am in Derby if anyone can recommend any reliable/honest builders .
Steve
I know the house had a sectional years ago (30) as i used to deliver their newspaper so i don't think planning and regs will be a concern , my main concern is the cost and the time involved in getting the garage up asap .
I have so far looked into maybe a Dunster Wooden garage 7m x 4 m (under 2.5m high )for around 5k , would anyone know how much a similar brick or block garage would cost .
Anyone had an experiance good or bad with a wooden garage ??
Absolutly any advice welcome , i am in Derby if anyone can recommend any reliable/honest builders .
Steve
Based on what you've said I assume they had a garage there in the past and taken it down-so the foundations are already laid.
Between 4-5 thousand pounds, but it really depends if you want breezeblocks on the inside, cavity, and then the bricks to match your house or just the bricks..also the roof, what sort of gate ect you have.
Neighbor had hers done, including foundations, at 5 thousand pounds. The side of the garden had to be made level, so her driveway is now higher than ours.
Hers is only just big enough for her honda jazz mind
Between 4-5 thousand pounds, but it really depends if you want breezeblocks on the inside, cavity, and then the bricks to match your house or just the bricks..also the roof, what sort of gate ect you have.
Neighbor had hers done, including foundations, at 5 thousand pounds. The side of the garden had to be made level, so her driveway is now higher than ours.
Hers is only just big enough for her honda jazz mind
I had a 20x10 timber garage from Warwick Buildings a few years ago (11!) and it's still in great nick - looks good, and to be fair I have not done much to it.
I researched most of the garage builders in the area (Leicestershire - so just down the road from you) and the product offered by Warwick was far better than most of the competitors (IMO).
The Warwick buildings use a rounded stock for construction, and full marine ply between the frame and the exterior cladding. This makes the garage far more study than those that are just cladding on a frame.
A timber garage is natuarally condensation free too, so is much better than a brick or block construction. And faster to build!
They need a single row of engineering bricks to be laid on the concreate base to act as a damp course. They supply full drawings.
Check them out - I have no links with them - just a happy customer.
http://warwickgarages-px.rtrk.co.uk/
I researched most of the garage builders in the area (Leicestershire - so just down the road from you) and the product offered by Warwick was far better than most of the competitors (IMO).
The Warwick buildings use a rounded stock for construction, and full marine ply between the frame and the exterior cladding. This makes the garage far more study than those that are just cladding on a frame.
A timber garage is natuarally condensation free too, so is much better than a brick or block construction. And faster to build!
They need a single row of engineering bricks to be laid on the concreate base to act as a damp course. They supply full drawings.
Check them out - I have no links with them - just a happy customer.
http://warwickgarages-px.rtrk.co.uk/
I had a concrete sectional garage from Leofric six months ago, (just) under 2.5m high and (just) under 30m2 to avoid planning and building regs. The garage cost about 4k, plus the base which I got a local chap to do.
Looked at wooden ones but since it was going next to the boundary decided against as the building regs are different for combustible structures.
Looked at wooden ones but since it was going next to the boundary decided against as the building regs are different for combustible structures.
I purchased my timber garage in 2004, its a large single but I had the doors widened out and it houses two cars comfortably. It has a felt covered timber roof and I have just replaced the felt. Garage has been absolutely fine, better than brick as it does not suffer with condensation half as much. Suggest you have a look at www.meritgardenproducts.co.uk
edit : my garage is now priced at 3057 pounds. The 'Merit' garages are of a lower price and quality and I would go for the 44mm log construction.
edit : my garage is now priced at 3057 pounds. The 'Merit' garages are of a lower price and quality and I would go for the 44mm log construction.
Edited by crankedup on Thursday 29th December 11:28
I bought a timber garage/workshop, 24’ x 20’. With the base, it cost me £7k in 2008. No matter how big a garage you think you will need, go at least 50% bigger.
No condensation worries with mine, it’s warm in summer, and cool in winter, never cold though, unless it’s REALLY cold outside. I wasn’t that impressed with the over use of the nail gun to fix it all together, and have since taken the vast majority of the nails out and replaced them with coach screws. It costs me £60 a year in decent timber treatment.
Make sure you ask the builders to get the floor baby bottom smooth and level. Despite asking for this in writing, the knob heads “forgot”.
No condensation worries with mine, it’s warm in summer, and cool in winter, never cold though, unless it’s REALLY cold outside. I wasn’t that impressed with the over use of the nail gun to fix it all together, and have since taken the vast majority of the nails out and replaced them with coach screws. It costs me £60 a year in decent timber treatment.
Make sure you ask the builders to get the floor baby bottom smooth and level. Despite asking for this in writing, the knob heads “forgot”.
Hi
Obviously thero are numerous things to consider before you can get a acurate price. Type of brick, roof construction, services, any drains etc in way. But for a well specced double garage you would be looking around the 12k mark with insulated roller door, trussed roof and pedestrian access door. We have done some for about 8.5k and some come in at 15k plus depending on spec.
Hope that helps, any other questions dont hesitate to ask.
Obviously thero are numerous things to consider before you can get a acurate price. Type of brick, roof construction, services, any drains etc in way. But for a well specced double garage you would be looking around the 12k mark with insulated roller door, trussed roof and pedestrian access door. We have done some for about 8.5k and some come in at 15k plus depending on spec.
Hope that helps, any other questions dont hesitate to ask.
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