Who has the best Garage on Pistonheads?

[Streetrod]

So here is my large one car garage. Not massive but big enough fro me to restore my Hotrod Beetle. This is very much a working garage as I tend to spend most evenings in here. It is insulated, heated and has a tunes plus all my tools including welding equipment and compressors etc. I need to add a few more pics to the walls to give it a more hotrod feel, but for the moment i am happy.

Being a bit anal I clean up the garage every evening after i have finished work and put all my tools away

[Xaero]

Looks a lovely size!

I've just finished building my garage (spent around 18 months doing it!) It's mostly wooden construction with a bit of polycarbonate sheets thrown in too, All in cost was around £1.2k. But looks rather modest compared to most on here. It's not big due to the space I had to fit it in. Will try to get some photos up later. Maybe even a build thread if there is interest as I took a lot of photos during the process and usually enjoy reading about other people's builds.

[Sebastian Tombs]

bertie said:

RichB said:

bertie said:

Doofus said:

You mean barn doors with electric openers? I'm surprised you can't find them; they're not uncommon
https://www.garage-door-automation.co.uk/barn-door...

To be fair, the ones you've posted use an overhead opener with a barn door converter on them. The pic he posted uses in ground gate automation.

Surely that's just a case of choosing the doors and getting an electric gate company to fit them with in-ground activators? Expensive, yes, but certainly not difficult.

Not difficult, just pointing out that the guy said he wanted a clean look inside so the link posted wouldnt give you that as it's a differnt type of opener.

Also as I mentioned in the other post, barn doors are not very weather proof and if only secured at the bottom edge as would be the case with in ground gate automation, I'd be worried about security..

But it certainly looks neat internally, pros and cons with everything I guess

I would guess you can secure the top with a solenoid operated lock as well?
An alternative to ground-mounted openers or a Hormann system with beam adapter would be to use FAAC 560 operators. These are designed for Bifold doors but can also be used for externally opening single leaf doors. You can top-mount these and have an in-ground solenoid lock at the bottom. See the large picture on this page for an example installation. https://www.thegaragedoorcentre.co.uk/makingsidehi...

[cbmotorsport]

Smokin Donut said:

Not the best garage by far, but thought I'd post as some have mentioned head height issues. If your considering building a workshop/garage with a lift I'd suggest you purchase a metal frame industrial style building. They aren't expensive, are designed to your dimensions and you can clad them in anything you like, I chose Siberian Larch cladding. You can have the doorway as wide as you like and there are no roof trusses so the car can be lifted right to the top of the roof. I have 4m of head clearance. All built under permitted development. This one cost me about £6K and I put it up myself. The roof lights are really useful and I wouldn't have a workshop without them.



All I have to do is decide on which scissor lift to buy? I designed the garage with a 2 post lift in mind but have since changed my mind to a scissor lift.

Any more pics/details? We're in the market for building a garage, so this looks like a good option.

Thanks

[DoubleD]

Xaero said:

Looks a lovely size!

I've just finished building my garage (spent around 18 months doing it!) It's mostly wooden construction with a bit of polycarbonate sheets thrown in too, All in cost was around £1.2k. But looks rather modest compared to most on here. It's not big due to the space I had to fit it in. Will try to get some photos up later. Maybe even a build thread if there is interest as I took a lot of photos during the process and usually enjoy reading about other people's builds.

Yes pics needed. I like looking at all garages on here, big and small.

[bertie]

Sebastian Tombs said:

bertie said:

RichB said:

bertie said:

Doofus said:

You mean barn doors with electric openers? I'm surprised you can't find them; they're not uncommon
https://www.garage-door-automation.co.uk/barn-door...

To be fair, the ones you've posted use an overhead opener with a barn door converter on them. The pic he posted uses in ground gate automation.

Surely that's just a case of choosing the doors and getting an electric gate company to fit them with in-ground activators? Expensive, yes, but certainly not difficult.

Not difficult, just pointing out that the guy said he wanted a clean look inside so the link posted wouldnt give you that as it's a differnt type of opener.

Also as I mentioned in the other post, barn doors are not very weather proof and if only secured at the bottom edge as would be the case with in ground gate automation, I'd be worried about security..

But it certainly looks neat internally, pros and cons with everything I guess

I would guess you can secure the top with a solenoid operated lock as well?
An alternative to ground-mounted openers or a Hormann system with beam adapter would be to use FAAC 560 operators. These are designed for Bifold doors but can also be used for externally opening single leaf doors. You can top-mount these and have an in-ground solenoid lock at the bottom. See the large picture on this page for an example installation. https://www.thegaragedoorcentre.co.uk/makingsidehi...

Barn doors are just a bit crap though.

[Smokin Donut]

cbmotorsport said:

Smokin Donut said:

Not the best garage by far, but thought I'd post as some have mentioned head height issues. If your considering building a workshop/garage with a lift I'd suggest you purchase a metal frame industrial style building. They aren't expensive, are designed to your dimensions and you can clad them in anything you like, I chose Siberian Larch cladding. You can have the doorway as wide as you like and there are no roof trusses so the car can be lifted right to the top of the roof. I have 4m of head clearance. All built under permitted development. This one cost me about £6K and I put it up myself. The roof lights are really useful and I wouldn't have a workshop without them.



All I have to do is decide on which scissor lift to buy? I designed the garage with a 2 post lift in mind but have since changed my mind to a scissor lift.

Any more pics/details? We're in the market for building a garage, so this looks like a good option.

Thanks

I'll try to find some pics, but it looks like a wooden garage from the outside. I chose this look so it blended into the garden. The barn doors aren't the best for sealing the weather out. You can fit rubber to the edges is help with the wind proofing. I chose wooden doors as it looked less opposing than a roller door. Although the construction is designed to house a roller door so if I chose to change it'd be easy.
There are loads of companies that design and build these metal structures. Make sure they provide clear instructions about how it all goes together or you'll struggle!
Put a course of courses of bricks round the bottom and its water tight. The slab was laid with thicker areas to support a 2 post lift or scissor lift, with lots or re-bar.I have a dehumidifier running during the winter and the humidity is usually around 60%.

[ChevronB19]

Mine has barn doors, which at least in my case are surprisingly good at keeping droughts and the weather out...

[bertie]

ChevronB19 said:

Mine has barn doors, which at least in my case are surprisingly good at keeping droughts and the weather out...

I’ve never had a problem with droughts, but mine are not very weather proof or insulated, so I’ve just ordered 6 sectional doors today

[daveenty]

Smokin Donut said:

All I have to do is decide on which scissor lift to buy? I designed the garage with a 2 post lift in mind but have since changed my mind to a scissor lift.

I went with THIS ONE from Automech as it suited my particular needs. If I had a lower car I'd probably have gone for an in-floor mounted one but I can drive my stuff over it without issues. It doesn't need any airlines to lock it in place as a few at this price point do, which I didn't really want and the platforms have no crossbars so gearbox/prop shaft removal is easy. I was also going for a two poster but decided a scissor lift would be easier and less stress on the floor. The only things I struggle with are sills but luckily irrelevant for my usage.

All I had to do was put a 16 amp power supply in for it and fill it with oil, obviously after assembling it once it was removed from the pallet it was delivered on.

[ChevronB19]

bertie said:

ChevronB19 said:

Mine has barn doors, which at least in my case are surprisingly good at keeping droughts and the weather out...

I’ve never had a problem with droughts, but mine are not very weather proof or insulated, so I’ve just ordered 6 sectional doors today

Argh!

[V-Rod]

I once tried out my neighbors garage, nice big quad garage but needs some serious TLC.....

[Sebastian Tombs]

bertie said:

Barn doors are just a bit crap though.

Wouldn't have anything else on my garage, but that's because they are the original solid wood Victorian doors from when it was a stable. It would be a crime against Mews houses to replace them. My neighbour put an up-and-over door on his and it looks crap.

[DoubleD]

Barn doors do look far nicer. Some garage doors are very ugly.

[bertie]

DoubleD said:

Barn doors do look far nicer. Some garage doors are very ugly.

They do look better I agree, that’s why I built mine with them

But they’re inconvenient and not very weather proof.

Everything is a compromise

[bertie]

Sebastian Tombs said:

Wouldn't have anything else on my garage, but that's because they are the original solid wood Victorian doors from when it was a stable. It would be a crime against Mews houses to replace them. My neighbour put an up-and-over door on his and it looks crap.

I wouldn’t replace the barn doors on my coach house garages near the house either.
The house is listed and it wouldn’t be right near the house.

But the new block is away from the house so I’m prioritising practicality and convenience

[AstonZagato]

I have wooden doors that look like barn doors from a distance but are up-and-over.

[DoubleD]

AstonZagato said:

I have wooden doors that look like barn doors from a distance but are up-and-over.

Thats got to be worth a picture?

[DKL]

bertie said:

I wouldn’t replace the barn doors on my coach house garages near the house either.
The house is listed and it wouldn’t be right near the house.

But the new block is away from the house so I’m prioritising practicality and convenience

Are you going to run into any issues with that? Any building in the curtilage of a listing is still covered and roller/sectional doors don't do down well with conservation officers as I found out.

[Shnozz]

I’ve been recommended epoxy resin paint for the walls on my garage. Has anyone used it?