Who has the best Garage on Pistonheads?
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I think you're all being a bit too deep! I don't think it does / is meant to, other than the obvious bits of text... unless there's a subliminal message that is slowly going into my head, for it to result in me taking up Disco dancing at an inopportune moment (which nobody needs to see, frankly).
poing said:
Doofus said:
BigR said:
The walls were plain white and it needed something, so why not...!
I've studied this for a while now, and I can't work out whether or not it's supposed to say something.Love that BigR doesn't even know and its in his garage!
Hi BigR, fantastic looking garage. Could I just ask about that thermomat stuff - is that some under floor heating (as it doesnt look like it in the pics), or does it perform any other function? I'm currently building a small "garage", and we've skipped the floor insulation in the concrete floor, with the idea that its small enough to heat fairly easily. I've not tiled or done the flooring yet - and while it will be interior quality by the end of it, any tricks to get some insulation in the floor would be greatly appreciated.
You're correct, it's not heating related. It was more a bit of belt and braces as the concrete floor was new and although we'd left it plenty of time to dry out, the thermo matt just allowed a bit of a barrier to pick up any residual moisture as much as anything between it and the tiled floor, along with providing a degree of insulating the tiled floor from any movement of the concrete i.e. the tiles are therefore less susceptible to movement and potential cracking.
Killboy said:
Interesting, thanks! I'll likely do something similar. Cheers
Google ‘anti fracture’ matting. It’s common Place in house building. As someone who is 95% through a self build, I’ve just blownabout £3k on this matting and adhesive plus labour to lay it. 
We have tiled the whole ground floor in wood effect porcelain. Every single tile fitter, to a man refused to underwrite their work on tiles laid onto new screed unless we had anti fracture matting to act as a vapour barrier and allow the tile adhesive to set properly.
eltax91 said:
Bertie, is head height an issue? As a serial owner of roller doors, principally because I wanted head height, if it’s not a concern - buy sectional!!
Height is not an issue, in fact sectional give me more open height as there’s not the roller box inside.I think having heard from everybody that sectional are better in many ways I’ll go fir them.
Here’s the current , I’ll post the after once done
bertie said:
Height is not an issue, in fact sectional give me more open height as there’s not the roller box inside.
I think having heard from everybody that sectional are better in many ways I’ll go fir them.
Here’s the current , I’ll post the after once done
I think you’ve misunderstood what I meant by ‘an issue’. If you need the height inside then roller is best. This is why I’ve gone for roller. I think having heard from everybody that sectional are better in many ways I’ll go fir them.
Here’s the current , I’ll post the after once done
Basically sectional tend to move up to 90 degree inside the garage much like a traditional up and over whereas roller rolls neatly out the way.
In my case, I’ve wanted to lift a car up inside the garage. Or have had a car that’s very tall. As such I’m stuck with roller despite their issues with proper insulation and their general unreliability.
BigR said:
The walls were plain white and it needed something, so why not...!
I like it. Have to confess that when I built mine I spoke to an artist about graffitiing one of my side walls with a caricature of a couple of cars. Sometimes kick myself for not doing it but if I had of it would be behind loads of crap about now.I was given a large Villager log burner the weekend before Christmas which was stood outside in a garden for some time. So the current project is refurbishing that and getting it installed to make the shed a more pleasant place throughout winter. Trouble is I'll soon be out of excuses why not to go out there and have to just admit I'm getting lazy in my old age.
eltax91 said:
I think you’ve misunderstood what I meant by ‘an issue’. If you need the height inside then roller is best. This is why I’ve gone for roller.
Basically sectional tend to move up to 90 degree inside the garage much like a traditional up and over whereas roller rolls neatly out the way.
In my case, I’ve wanted to lift a car up inside the garage. Or have had a car that’s very tall. As such I’m stuck with roller despite their issues with proper insulation and their general unreliability.
No I get you, it’s just that I have plenty of headroom but limited amount of head above the door.Basically sectional tend to move up to 90 degree inside the garage much like a traditional up and over whereas roller rolls neatly out the way.
In my case, I’ve wanted to lift a car up inside the garage. Or have had a car that’s very tall. As such I’m stuck with roller despite their issues with proper insulation and their general unreliability.
I have a scissor lift in the central workshop area but it’s big enough it’s away from the door even when open and I’d likely not want the lift up high with the door open anyway
bertie said:
No I get you, it’s just that I have plenty of headroom but limited amount of head above the door.
I have a scissor lift in the central workshop area but it’s big enough it’s away from the door even when open and I’d likely not want the lift up high with the door open anyway
Ah now I see. I get you! For other watching, the other point is moot, door open or closed, the frame and motor is still there so you couldn’t lift anything with a sectional. I have a scissor lift in the central workshop area but it’s big enough it’s away from the door even when open and I’d likely not want the lift up high with the door open anyway
I’ve now got a traditional pitched roof. Rather than a flat one, I hate the rollers I’ve had so much I tried to see if you could get a section fitted and stowed on a 45 degree angle but no dice.
Bought our first house in November with a single detached garage behind a car port.
This was taken after we removed a toilet and sink from the rear left corner.
Tiled floor and rendered/smoothed walls covering a brick construction, along with the usual flat felt roof.
We have ripped all the dodgy wiring out along with the suspended ceiling (the type you'd find in an office) and will be fitting a separate garage consumer unit to run lighting, security lighting and sockets off.
Plans are then to board the ceiling, fit plenty of LED lighting and repaint the walls white.
Long term the floor will be looked at but plenty of other things to spend money on at the minute
This was taken after we removed a toilet and sink from the rear left corner.
Tiled floor and rendered/smoothed walls covering a brick construction, along with the usual flat felt roof.
We have ripped all the dodgy wiring out along with the suspended ceiling (the type you'd find in an office) and will be fitting a separate garage consumer unit to run lighting, security lighting and sockets off.
Plans are then to board the ceiling, fit plenty of LED lighting and repaint the walls white.
Long term the floor will be looked at but plenty of other things to spend money on at the minute
eltax91 said:
Ah now I see. I get you! For other watching, the other point is moot, door open or closed, the frame and motor is still there so you couldn’t lift anything with a sectional.
I’ve now got a traditional pitched roof. Rather than a flat one, I hate the rollers I’ve had so much I tried to see if you could get a section fitted and stowed on a 45 degree angle but no dice.
The tracks sit wider than the lift do once closed it’s clear above the lift I’ve now got a traditional pitched roof. Rather than a flat one, I hate the rollers I’ve had so much I tried to see if you could get a section fitted and stowed on a 45 degree angle but no dice.
The 45deg stow can be done with a Horman sectional using industrial mechanisms rather than domestic.
That’s what I’m doing in the middle one
bertie said:
eltax91 said:
Ah now I see. I get you! For other watching, the other point is moot, door open or closed, the frame and motor is still there so you couldn’t lift anything with a sectional.
I’ve now got a traditional pitched roof. Rather than a flat one, I hate the rollers I’ve had so much I tried to see if you could get a section fitted and stowed on a 45 degree angle but no dice.
The tracks sit wider than the lift do once closed it’s clear above the lift I’ve now got a traditional pitched roof. Rather than a flat one, I hate the rollers I’ve had so much I tried to see if you could get a section fitted and stowed on a 45 degree angle but no dice.
The 45deg stow can be done with a Horman sectional using industrial mechanisms rather than domestic.
That’s what I’m doing in the middle one
slipstream 1985 said:
This is my project start to almost finished, still got internal walls and electricity to complete then seal the floor and finaly gravel/ chuckies
Still a few things to do but got it up just before a bad storm came and then terrible rain.
Dimensions 36 foot long each bay is 11 foot wide inside. None of this new build 8ft garage nonsense
Any way it is not the most interesting or characterful but i'm sure everyone here will appreciate the build from start to finish.
Thought this looked familiar, literally 300 yards along the road from me, small world haha!Still a few things to do but got it up just before a bad storm came and then terrible rain.
Dimensions 36 foot long each bay is 11 foot wide inside. None of this new build 8ft garage nonsense
Any way it is not the most interesting or characterful but i'm sure everyone here will appreciate the build from start to finish.
Edited by slipstream 1985 on Tuesday 18th December 01:52
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