Building a garage, how much £££???
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Hi all. I have a concrete sectional garage at my house that was sold to us with the wrong dimensions. It's 12" shorter and 10" narrower than I was told, therefore the base I laid is bigger all round. The garage, to be honest, has seen better days now, and I'm thinking about replacing it with a block built garage, to utilise the whole of the base giving me a slightly wider and longer garage.
Can anyone give me a rough idea how much block would cost for me to build a garage of 22' long by 10' wide, with walls roughly 7' 6" tall, or whatever the block works out at really??? The garage will have a reasonably large window to the rear, a single door to one side and obviously a door on the front to get the car in and out of!! Lol.
I'm in the Glasgow area. I'm not sure if prices range dramatically around the country or not? As I asked, it's just a rough idea on a price for the block. My cousin is a brickie, but only goes and works on a site, he doesn't have a clue how much the materials cost! Thanks.
Can anyone give me a rough idea how much block would cost for me to build a garage of 22' long by 10' wide, with walls roughly 7' 6" tall, or whatever the block works out at really??? The garage will have a reasonably large window to the rear, a single door to one side and obviously a door on the front to get the car in and out of!! Lol.
I'm in the Glasgow area. I'm not sure if prices range dramatically around the country or not? As I asked, it's just a rough idea on a price for the block. My cousin is a brickie, but only goes and works on a site, he doesn't have a clue how much the materials cost! Thanks.
Edited by rash_decision on Friday 11th June 10:41
How long is a piece of string? Garage - you could spend £5k or £30k depending on what you want. You've not mentioned what sort of roof you want, i.e. flat felted or pitched with pantile or slate, though I will presume you're going for a single skin block wall.
Block prices vary depending on the following;
size - 4" or 6" (just to keep it basic we'll stick with these)
fair faced or not (for painting, or not)
strength (depending what sort of roof it's supporting)
So really you need to know what you want. Aside from all that, you could try ringing up a few local building suppliers and asking how much blocks are? I've not bought any for a couple of years now but you should allow about £1 per block for 4" and about £1.50 for 6", you're not going to be buying enough to get quantity discounts. You'll need about 50m2, or 500 blocks so anywhere between £450 to £800. Plus VAT of course, maybe delivery too.
Depending on where in Glasgow you are try Beatsons in Cumbernauld http://www.beatsons.co.uk/contact.php#Cumbernauld
Block prices vary depending on the following;
size - 4" or 6" (just to keep it basic we'll stick with these)
fair faced or not (for painting, or not)
strength (depending what sort of roof it's supporting)
So really you need to know what you want. Aside from all that, you could try ringing up a few local building suppliers and asking how much blocks are? I've not bought any for a couple of years now but you should allow about £1 per block for 4" and about £1.50 for 6", you're not going to be buying enough to get quantity discounts. You'll need about 50m2, or 500 blocks so anywhere between £450 to £800. Plus VAT of course, maybe delivery too.
Depending on where in Glasgow you are try Beatsons in Cumbernauld http://www.beatsons.co.uk/contact.php#Cumbernauld
What are the general thoughts on wooden garages like these:
http://www.regencytimberbuildings.co.uk/timber_gar...
Better than preformed concrete?
http://www.regencytimberbuildings.co.uk/timber_gar...
Better than preformed concrete?
Timber ones are pretty good my choice over concrete or brick worth giving these guys a call, not as expensive as you might think
Phib
http://www.kingsland.uk.com/products.asp?prodcat_i...
Here is the one they built for me
Phib
http://www.kingsland.uk.com/products.asp?prodcat_i...
Here is the one they built for me
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0... much £££ to build a garage?&mid=29142
rash_decision said:
Hi all. I have a concrete sectional garage at my house that was sold to us with the wrong dimensions. It's 12" shorter and 10" narrower than I was told, therefore the base I laid is bigger all round. The garage, to be honest, has seen better days now, and I'm thinking about replacing it with a block built garage, to utilise the whole of the base giving me a slightly wider and longer garage.
Can anyone give me a rough idea how much block would cost for me to build a garage of 22' long by 10' wide, with walls roughly 7' 6" tall, or whatever the block works out at really??? The garage will have a reasonably large window to the rear, a single door to one side and obviously a door on the front to get the car in and out of!! Lol.
I'm in the Glasgow area. I'm not sure if prices range dramatically around the country or not? As I asked, it's just a rough idea on a price for the block. My cousin is a brickie, but only goes and works on a site, he doesn't have a clue how much the materials cost! Thanks.
I've just had a garage of your dimensions built in Edinburgh. Foundations extended, all brick, DPC, slate roof, good quality timber, 2 UPVC double glazed windows, UPVC access door, new secure up-and-over main door, harled finish, guttering all round. Great job and £8.5k + VAT.Can anyone give me a rough idea how much block would cost for me to build a garage of 22' long by 10' wide, with walls roughly 7' 6" tall, or whatever the block works out at really??? The garage will have a reasonably large window to the rear, a single door to one side and obviously a door on the front to get the car in and out of!! Lol.
I'm in the Glasgow area. I'm not sure if prices range dramatically around the country or not? As I asked, it's just a rough idea on a price for the block. My cousin is a brickie, but only goes and works on a site, he doesn't have a clue how much the materials cost! Thanks.
Edited by rash_decision on Friday 11th June 10:41
phib said:
Timber ones are pretty good my choice over concrete or brick worth giving these guys a call, not as expensive as you might think
Phib
http://www.kingsland.uk.com/products.asp?prodcat_i...
Here is the one they built for me
Shame on you leaving that 90 outside!,leave some of that Italian crap outside and give it a nice warm homePhib
http://www.kingsland.uk.com/products.asp?prodcat_i...
Here is the one they built for me
We built a block garage over the winter, with tiled pitched roof, total cost was around £2.5K. Its 8.5 Mtr x 3.1 Mtr consisting of garage and storage shed for the missus 
We shopped around for the best price on most things which is a must, but it was a long hard slog!!! started October demolishing the old garage and finished the majority of it by March. just got to get it rendered and some finishing touches.
We did it all ourselves bar the laying of the concrete base (did all the prep) with no real experience, working weekends and days off.
We shopped around for the best price on most things which is a must, but it was a long hard slog!!! started October demolishing the old garage and finished the majority of it by March. just got to get it rendered and some finishing touches.
We did it all ourselves bar the laying of the concrete base (did all the prep) with no real experience, working weekends and days off.
If you're doing it in blockwork you'll be well away.
If you sort it yourself, gettning the materials by shopping around, ready for a builder on site (around £100 - £150 per day) and if you're prepared to labour for them (mix up and carry blocks!) i'd hazzard you'd get it done for ~ £3,000.
I've spent about £4000 including architects fees, groundworks etc so far and have a blockwork shell that I could put a roof on (but i'm going up another storey) and the groundworks were a pain - moving drains etc.
If you sort it yourself, gettning the materials by shopping around, ready for a builder on site (around £100 - £150 per day) and if you're prepared to labour for them (mix up and carry blocks!) i'd hazzard you'd get it done for ~ £3,000.
I've spent about £4000 including architects fees, groundworks etc so far and have a blockwork shell that I could put a roof on (but i'm going up another storey) and the groundworks were a pain - moving drains etc.
Chriss77, your trying to tell me you got all the materiels for a 8mx3m garage for 2.5 grand,does that include the concrete founds,blockwork footings,presumably concrete floor,block built walls,presumably you have doors? trusses,tile battens,tiles,ridges,fascias,soffitts,rhones and downpipes and perhaps a window or two and maybe electrics and perhaps water too,could you possibly let me know the lorry they fell off and the time it will be passing.
albundy89 said:
Chriss77, your trying to tell me you got all the materials for a 8mx3m garage for 2.5 grand,does that include the concrete founds,block work footings,presumably concrete floor,block built walls,presumably you have doors? trusses,tile battens,tiles,ridges,fascias,soffits,rhones and downpipes and perhaps a window or two and maybe electrics and perhaps water too,could you possibly let me know the lorry they fell off and the time it will be passing.
Actually got me thinking last night and talking to the missus, when you factor in the soffits/facia and guttering and made my own temporary doors will be closer to £3K but no more.concrete founds = Was already footings from old garage. Base was £110 per cubic mtr floated off. We had 4 cubic mtr
block work = I have a trade account at my local Builder supplies. also got a bit more as it was a personal order
window = If you are building your own garage, drive round the posher areas of your town and look for someone having their windows done. That's what we did, got a 2nd hand UPVC window frame and glass for free ( Went back with a bottle of wine the next day
)electrics = Best mate a sparky so saved there too
could you possibly let me know the lorry they fell off and the time it will be passing = Just did what we had to on a budget. It helps too have a partner who is good at bargain hunting.
Ill stick some pics up in a bit
Edited by Chris77 on Thursday 17th June 10:54
Chris77 said:
drive round the posher areas of your town and look for someone having their windows done. That's what we did, got a 2nd hand UPVC window frame and glass for free ( Went back with a bottle of wine the next day )
I got an external 2nd hand UPVC back door for £30 by doing something similar )
It's not perfect, but it will do the job on a garage, and nobody can see it anyway.
When we got the keys the old garage had wood worm and wasn't the best, original plan was to re roof, re render and make do but I got my way in the end
Got the base down with steel mesh sheets in, and started to make plans
Block work almost there
The plan was to get the roof on over our Xmas hols but the weather stopped that idea
got the timber up in January in the end (was fun on the frosty mornings)
Water proof membrane then tiles
Soffits facia and lights (Note that I forgot to sort the drainage for the rain water
)
Made the doors in a day for £200.00, They actually ain't bad now they are stained and should last a while
Like I said still got to get it rendered and a few finishing touches but I'm happy for what it stands us at and have never done anything like it before.
Got the base down with steel mesh sheets in, and started to make plans
Block work almost there
The plan was to get the roof on over our Xmas hols but the weather stopped that idea
got the timber up in January in the end (was fun on the frosty mornings)
Water proof membrane then tiles
Soffits facia and lights (Note that I forgot to sort the drainage for the rain water
)Made the doors in a day for £200.00, They actually ain't bad now they are stained and should last a while
Like I said still got to get it rendered and a few finishing touches but I'm happy for what it stands us at and have never done anything like it before.
Good effort Chris,but not many people will go to your lengths,I presumed OP was looking for a cost ready built for him.
Single garage 8mx3.5m fully finished incl water and electrics and automated door slated roof rendered finish,not much change from 12000 incl base.
Incidentally what do you value your time at Chris? then factor that in to the equation.
PS blockwork bonding at pillars a bit suspect tile overlap for such a shallow pitch the same but an admirable effort.
Single garage 8mx3.5m fully finished incl water and electrics and automated door slated roof rendered finish,not much change from 12000 incl base.
Incidentally what do you value your time at Chris? then factor that in to the equation.
PS blockwork bonding at pillars a bit suspect tile overlap for such a shallow pitch the same but an admirable effort.
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