Who has the best Garage on Pistonheads?
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2 GKC said:
Very nice indeed
What made you go for sectional doors over roller doors?
Also what's in the other half of the upstairs space?
Really probably just personal choice on the aesthetic of it. It was suggested that I do a double and a single, but the horror of the imbalance of that didn't sit well with me (!), illustrative of being really very particular about the whole approach to the build. And to reinforce my anal attention to detail is that the house is white render with grey timbers, doors and window frames. They all needed some attention so were of course painted the same RAL number as the garage doors.What made you go for sectional doors over roller doors?
Also what's in the other half of the upstairs space?
In respect of the upstairs, the cinema room covers the central and right-hand Velux windows. The left hand end is a bit of an open landing with a staircase down to the gym. It also contains a small shower room and kitchenette i.e. sink and beer fridge! But it is a bit of an unused area at present.
2 GKC said:
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What made you go for sectional doors over roller doors?
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I am just in the process of getting quotes for swapping all my barn door type doors on my garages to either roller or sectional.What made you go for sectional doors over roller doors?
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I have been told by a few people that the sectional doors are significantly better in terms of draught proofness, security and reliability.
Sectional also require less headroom internaly and are better insulated.
Downside is they're not as neat inside.
I'm torn.....
BigR said:
Really probably just personal choice on the aesthetic of it. It was suggested that I do a double and a single, but the horror of the imbalance of that didn't sit well with me (!), illustrative of being really very particular about the whole approach to the build. And to reinforce my anal attention to detail is that the house is white render with grey timbers, doors and window frames. They all needed some attention so were of course painted the same RAL number as the garage doors.
In respect of the upstairs, the cinema room covers the central and right-hand Velux windows. The left hand end is a bit of an open landing with a staircase down to the gym. It also contains a small shower room and kitchenette i.e. sink and beer fridge! But it is a bit of an unused area at present.
that's a lovely space. whats the matt paint like to clean?In respect of the upstairs, the cinema room covers the central and right-hand Velux windows. The left hand end is a bit of an open landing with a staircase down to the gym. It also contains a small shower room and kitchenette i.e. sink and beer fridge! But it is a bit of an unused area at present.
BigR said:
The walls were plain white and it needed something, so why not...!
Lovely garage BigR and the art is a brave move! I posted up my new garage a few weeks ago in this thread as seeking some inspiration. Its got a lot of white walls and they do look somewhat bland and am considering options on that front. Not a fan of the car logos/banners/flags or anything draped. Likewise I felt that any framed pictures would probably be lost in the space of the wall.
bertie said:
I am just in the process of getting quotes for swapping all my barn door type doors on my garages to either roller or sectional.
I have been told by a few people that the sectional doors are significantly better in terms of draught proofness, security and reliability.
Sectional also require less headroom internaly and are better insulated.
Downside is they're not as neat inside.
I'm torn.....
Large roller doors are quite drafty and the 6m x 5.5m one’s I have on my workshop rattle on windy days. The sectional doors are easier to insulate too.I have been told by a few people that the sectional doors are significantly better in terms of draught proofness, security and reliability.
Sectional also require less headroom internaly and are better insulated.
Downside is they're not as neat inside.
I'm torn.....
Storer said:
bertie said:
I am just in the process of getting quotes for swapping all my barn door type doors on my garages to either roller or sectional.
I have been told by a few people that the sectional doors are significantly better in terms of draught proofness, security and reliability.
Sectional also require less headroom internaly and are better insulated.
Downside is they're not as neat inside.
I'm torn.....
Large roller doors are quite drafty and the 6m x 5.5m one’s I have on my workshop rattle on windy days. The sectional doors are easier to insulate too.I have been told by a few people that the sectional doors are significantly better in terms of draught proofness, security and reliability.
Sectional also require less headroom internaly and are better insulated.
Downside is they're not as neat inside.
I'm torn.....
bungle said:
I have a small(ish) lip on my garage, and it annoys me, been meaning to come up with a solution for ages.
Same here, caused by me wanting a floated floor originally, the builders doing a tamped one, then deciding to do something else entirely. Managed to be two inches higher than my drive, which is a slight up-slop anyway ... ended up with a line of bricks alon the front.Put it this way, on my own I couldn't push my old fastback UP and over the bricks when the engine was in but not hooked up ...
And I can't get an engine stand into the garage from it being on the drive ... (with an engine attached)
Annoying! Looking for a solution also, but apart from relay the drive entirely I can't see a sensible solution ...
yosini said:
I can tell you where the neon went after this photo:
https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/the...
and yes, you're right, the Cerbera should have yellow plates on the back, but they didn't suit the photo palette!
Thanks for the reply, very interesting!https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/the...
and yes, you're right, the Cerbera should have yellow plates on the back, but they didn't suit the photo palette!
From a distance the nixie tubes look like Japanese characters!
Thought i'd share some pictures of my garage. I bought the house last summer and shared some photos on my Boxster build thread. I was planning on sprucing it up before sharing pictures on here, the standard is high and mine looks scabby but i'm finding myself too busy working on cars in it rather than doing anything to it.
It has a leaky roof which I need to fix, the walls and floor need painting, the pit could do with re-tiling, going to improve some of the wiring and i'd like to change the shelving to make more use of the space. Where i've put my stuff is a bit random, need to improve it. Having a garage like this is a bit of a dream come true, I love it, I spend more time in it than I do in the house and it's definately a luxury compared to working outside in the snow and rain like I used to. Also, as it's detached i'm not so bothered about the noise I make late at night.
The previous owner worked on cars all the time so it's got some handy things in it. There is a huge air compressor in the rear (separate) part of the garage, there is the pit which is really useful although i'm finding sometimes it gets in the way. There is a hoist on the steel beam in the roof for pulling engines out. Water heater and a sink, an electric air ventilation (they told me they used to paint cars in it) and huge thick steel work bench. Under the work bench there is a winch for pulling cars up into the garage, this has proved very useful already. The garage door is electric which is really handy.
These were taken just after I moved in to show how much space there was with a car in. Being able to fully open both doors is brilliant, had loads of garages in rented houses where you could hardly get out of the car let alone work on it.
It has a leaky roof which I need to fix, the walls and floor need painting, the pit could do with re-tiling, going to improve some of the wiring and i'd like to change the shelving to make more use of the space. Where i've put my stuff is a bit random, need to improve it. Having a garage like this is a bit of a dream come true, I love it, I spend more time in it than I do in the house and it's definately a luxury compared to working outside in the snow and rain like I used to. Also, as it's detached i'm not so bothered about the noise I make late at night.
The previous owner worked on cars all the time so it's got some handy things in it. There is a huge air compressor in the rear (separate) part of the garage, there is the pit which is really useful although i'm finding sometimes it gets in the way. There is a hoist on the steel beam in the roof for pulling engines out. Water heater and a sink, an electric air ventilation (they told me they used to paint cars in it) and huge thick steel work bench. Under the work bench there is a winch for pulling cars up into the garage, this has proved very useful already. The garage door is electric which is really handy.
These were taken just after I moved in to show how much space there was with a car in. Being able to fully open both doors is brilliant, had loads of garages in rented houses where you could hardly get out of the car let alone work on it.
Edited by Escy on Saturday 5th January 13:10
Shnozz said:
BigR said:
The walls were plain white and it needed something, so why not...!
Lovely garage BigR and the art is a brave move! I posted up my new garage a few weeks ago in this thread as seeking some inspiration. Its got a lot of white walls and they do look somewhat bland and am considering options on that front. Not a fan of the car logos/banners/flags or anything draped. Likewise I felt that any framed pictures would probably be lost in the space of the wall.
Shnozz - yeah, I like the white walls bit and I had intended to do the car logos / banners / ... type of thing, but the more I looked at it the more I kind of backed away from it, or for now at least. And then it was suggested by a friend to perhaps do some graffiti art on it. A quick google and there are a fair few people out there who will come and do this kind of thing for you. I was pretty pleased with the result and certainly now it makes the rest of the garage look pretty dull! It is indeed sometimes about being brave - although knowing that a tin of emulsion would get rid of it too, I guess.
To answer a few other questions... the step up in the garage height is because I wanted the house and garage to be as close as possible on the same level (building regs requires a bit of a step down into a garage - I don't know whether they think fuel spillage would seep into the house or something odd, but...). But the house was already a fair bit higher than the ground around it so we decided to build the extension / garage up a bit higher. This pic shows actually how we've coped with it, by making the fall very long, so much so that the Lambo doesn't need to use its lift on it. It was fortunate that I had the space to make the drop like this too, and not steeper. Then, on top of the hardcore / type 1, the resin drive was laid and it works very well:
As to the budget, it was obviously way more than planned... When I bought the place the estate agent reckoned 30k to build a triple garage, which I knew was rubbish. So I budgeted about £120k, was told by the builder it'd be £200k and it came in a bit more on top. Utterly ridiculous on many levels, but I rationalised it as being the house that I wanted to create, that it would add value to the house (the area I live in kind of almost 'requires' some of these additions - its a bit daft frankly and not of my personal background and upbringing, but I can't of course complain either) and certainly wouldn't lose value on it (along with various other renovations to the house itself). As mentioned, the piling was indeed expensive - you end up pouring I can't remember exactly but 30 or 40k into the ground...and then look at it and say "oh good, literally nothing to show for all that expenditure!".
Finally, and most importantly, what is the matt paint like to clean (presumably on the car!). Actually its a matt PPF wrap on top of standard grey metallic paint. I wanted a matt car but was warned by the dealer not to because i) if you scratch it you have to pretty much spray the whole car; ii) it was expensive; and, iii) you need to wrap these cars to protect them from stone chips. So we gambled and it came up in this kind of satin colour. And as its small, its far quicker and easier to clean than my daily Cayenne! A quick wash and a bit of detailing spray if I'm feeling extravagant, and its all done.
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