Who has the best Garage on Pistonheads?
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Grenoble said:
Have we had PigSkill's? (apologies, I'm not searching 120 pages)
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/profile.asp?m...
We still haven't seen his vestibule!http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/profile.asp?m...
onyx39 said:
Pork said:
RichB said:
Excuse my ignorance but who (or what) is Andy's? 
Andy74b - I belive his was the 'official' Best Garage on PH. I think generally more for the breathtaking content than anything else - 2 x F40, Zonda, Mac F1 etc.This is the first time I've dipped into this thread and I must say it's very inspiring. I have a double garage which I would love to improve to something even remotely approaching the standard set by Podro, but without his snazzy upper floor.
Does anyone have any advice?
Mine is a 2 door detached double-garage with a pitched roof. Depth about 5.5 metres, width about 6 metres and height to beamwork of about 2.4 metres. The ceiling beamwork is currently exposed and used for storage of bulky items.
Would it be sensible to board this over and perhaps add a step-ladder access hole like a loft? The garage will not be heated, so I am wary of increasing condensation levels during the winter. If the general consensus is that boarding over the ceiling would increase condensation down below then I would rather leave it as it is.
The internal walls are made from those lumpy reconstituted grey blocks.
Do you think I would need to plaster over them or just paint directly onto the blocks? This would presumably take up a lot more paint than a smooth plastered surface.
Finally the floor. It is currently just a regular rough exposed garage floor.
I want this to be smart and clean. In the past I have seen painted garage floors flaking off after the cars have been in and out a few times (especially if wet), so I don't want that to happen.
Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated.
Does anyone have any advice?
Mine is a 2 door detached double-garage with a pitched roof. Depth about 5.5 metres, width about 6 metres and height to beamwork of about 2.4 metres. The ceiling beamwork is currently exposed and used for storage of bulky items.
Would it be sensible to board this over and perhaps add a step-ladder access hole like a loft? The garage will not be heated, so I am wary of increasing condensation levels during the winter. If the general consensus is that boarding over the ceiling would increase condensation down below then I would rather leave it as it is.
The internal walls are made from those lumpy reconstituted grey blocks.
Do you think I would need to plaster over them or just paint directly onto the blocks? This would presumably take up a lot more paint than a smooth plastered surface.
Finally the floor. It is currently just a regular rough exposed garage floor.
I want this to be smart and clean. In the past I have seen painted garage floors flaking off after the cars have been in and out a few times (especially if wet), so I don't want that to happen.
Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated.
LotusOmega375D said:
The internal walls are made from those lumpy reconstituted grey blocks.
If you seal them first (PVA+emulsion mix) then they will paint ok - but still a rough finish. You could plaster them; depends how good your damp proof course is as to how it will take/remain.. Hi,
Ecotile flooring is generally accepted as the best.
Get the walls plastered and then painted.
Fix some sexy downlights.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yfS7HRnfeFY/T9iOSGdPXAI/...
is mine recently done,
Martyn
Ecotile flooring is generally accepted as the best.
Get the walls plastered and then painted.
Fix some sexy downlights.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yfS7HRnfeFY/T9iOSGdPXAI/...
is mine recently done,
Martyn
Martyn-123 said:
Hi,
Ecotile flooring is generally accepted as the best.
Get the walls plastered and then painted.
Fix some sexy downlights.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yfS7HRnfeFY/T9iOSGdPXAI/...
is mine recently done,
Martyn
that's not a garage, it's an unfurnished lounge with a bike in it!!!Ecotile flooring is generally accepted as the best.
Get the walls plastered and then painted.
Fix some sexy downlights.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yfS7HRnfeFY/T9iOSGdPXAI/...
is mine recently done,
Martyn
Grenoble said:
LotusOmega375D said:
The internal walls are made from those lumpy reconstituted grey blocks.
If you seal them first (PVA+emulsion mix) then they will paint ok - but still a rough finish. You could plaster them; depends how good your damp proof course is as to how it will take/remain.. LotusOmega, a mate of mine builds truck & trailer bodies.
His cheapest bodies have a square steel tube frame, & a sheet steel zincalume cladding on the outside only. On a winters morning the roof of these effectively rains condensation. By fixing a thin sheet of aluminum to the underside of the roof this is mostly stopped. A sheet of 3/8" plywood will stop the problem completely, but adds a bit too much weight up high for most trucks.
For trucks used in the colder parts of Oz, he has to fit fiberglass insulation bats between the 2 skins, for a complete cure without too much weight.
I think a ceiling will help keep your garage dry for you.
His cheapest bodies have a square steel tube frame, & a sheet steel zincalume cladding on the outside only. On a winters morning the roof of these effectively rains condensation. By fixing a thin sheet of aluminum to the underside of the roof this is mostly stopped. A sheet of 3/8" plywood will stop the problem completely, but adds a bit too much weight up high for most trucks.
For trucks used in the colder parts of Oz, he has to fit fiberglass insulation bats between the 2 skins, for a complete cure without too much weight.
I think a ceiling will help keep your garage dry for you.
still waiting on my house to go through before I can finally do up a proper garage suitable for housing the 68' I want to do a Americana themed garage black and white tiles, gas pump, old signs, posters a neon sign and in the middle my 68' bullit replica.
until I get this garage I have to make do with the underground parking where I live.
until I get this garage I have to make do with the underground parking where I live.
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