Who has the best Garage on Pistonheads?
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Another thumbs up for Rob and the team at Garage Concepts. Been a year since they came and revamped my old barn up to turn it into a decent place to store the bikes and cars.
Needed somewhere to work on stuff to. Couldnt install a proper lift due to thin concrete floor and didnt want/have the budget to dig it all out and then redo it. Also wasnt sure the walls would cave in due to its age (c1785).
Ended up with a area for the bikes, working area for the Dodge, storage area for tools and a worktop. Plus get the added benefit of having a 'man cave' area upstairs where I can chill, have a beer or just hide from MrsF.
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Needed somewhere to work on stuff to. Couldnt install a proper lift due to thin concrete floor and didnt want/have the budget to dig it all out and then redo it. Also wasnt sure the walls would cave in due to its age (c1785).
Ended up with a area for the bikes, working area for the Dodge, storage area for tools and a worktop. Plus get the added benefit of having a 'man cave' area upstairs where I can chill, have a beer or just hide from MrsF.
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/Ecv8jwnC.jpg)
McAndy said:
Hi All. I'm just about to redo my garage and I'm interested in the walls being done here: did you do any prep before painting, or just go straight onto the breezeblocks? I'll vacuum them first, but do I need to soapwash or seal them before the first paint layer?
Mine were hell. A mist coat, followed by 3 coats of paint, using a paint gun. It took forever. I'd rather have battened and plastered it! Prep-wise, I just brushed it down
That’s me done for today. I’ve run out of carpet tiles. I’ll be picking up another 80 to finish off tomorrow.
I didn’t have time to finish off the walls today, as I needed to get the floor as finished as possible. I’ll finish off the walls over the next week or so.
I know it’s far from the best garage on here, but I think for a very meagre budget and a very limited timescale it’s looking alright, (or at least it will do when it’s finished).
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I didn’t have time to finish off the walls today, as I needed to get the floor as finished as possible. I’ll finish off the walls over the next week or so.
I know it’s far from the best garage on here, but I think for a very meagre budget and a very limited timescale it’s looking alright, (or at least it will do when it’s finished).
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/mCi4ebsF.jpg)
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Looking good 105.4!
Excited to get on this thread again - should be moving in a couple of months to a place with an integral double garage.
Needs a bit of work (especially given that the doors are the original 1993 up-and-over and one is broken) but should be a good workspace for the bikes and potentially a toy car / kit car once children and finances allow!
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/7AMYiP9U.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/sHz5chhv.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/VjfXQ5o1.jpg)
Priorities will be new doors (thinking anthracite / steel blue Hormann powered sectional ones but happy to listen to any recommendations), new light to replace that horrible globe outside, new lighting inside (LED panels - any recommendations?) and PlasFloor tiles.
Excited to get on this thread again - should be moving in a couple of months to a place with an integral double garage.
Needs a bit of work (especially given that the doors are the original 1993 up-and-over and one is broken) but should be a good workspace for the bikes and potentially a toy car / kit car once children and finances allow!
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/7AMYiP9U.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/sHz5chhv.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/VjfXQ5o1.jpg)
Priorities will be new doors (thinking anthracite / steel blue Hormann powered sectional ones but happy to listen to any recommendations), new light to replace that horrible globe outside, new lighting inside (LED panels - any recommendations?) and PlasFloor tiles.
dirtbiker said:
Looking good 105.4!
Excited to get on this thread again - should be moving in a couple of months to a place with an integral double garage.
Needs a bit of work (especially given that the doors are the original 1993 up-and-over and one is broken) but should be a good workspace for the bikes and potentially a toy car / kit car once children and finances allow!
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/7AMYiP9U.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/sHz5chhv.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/VjfXQ5o1.jpg)
Priorities will be new doors (thinking anthracite / steel blue Hormann powered sectional ones but happy to listen to any recommendations), new light to replace that horrible globe outside, new lighting inside (LED panels - any recommendations?) and PlasFloor tiles.
Thank you Excited to get on this thread again - should be moving in a couple of months to a place with an integral double garage.
Needs a bit of work (especially given that the doors are the original 1993 up-and-over and one is broken) but should be a good workspace for the bikes and potentially a toy car / kit car once children and finances allow!
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/7AMYiP9U.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/sHz5chhv.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/VjfXQ5o1.jpg)
Priorities will be new doors (thinking anthracite / steel blue Hormann powered sectional ones but happy to listen to any recommendations), new light to replace that horrible globe outside, new lighting inside (LED panels - any recommendations?) and PlasFloor tiles.
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I’ll start posting up the costings of what I’ve spent as hopefully it might help others in the future.
Sure, it would be great to have something like the top-tier garages on here and get tradesmen in to do the work, but sadly I’m not in that league.
With a bit of graft and settling for used materials / thinking out of the box, a respectable finish can be achieved for a low spend.
Edited by 105.4 on Tuesday 18th May 16:35
105.4 said:
Thank you ![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
I’ll start posting up the costings of what I’ve spent as hopefully it might help others in the future.
Sure, it would be great to have something like the top-tier garages on here and get tradesmen in to do the work, but sadly I’m not in that league.
With a bit of graft and settling for used materials / thinking out of the box, a respectable finish can be achieved for a low spend.
The title of the thread is “Who has the best Garage on Pistonheads” but a lot here want to demonstrate their wonderful car showrooms! Nothing wrong in that but a garage to me is a workspace not just a shiny set rooms for storing cars out of the weather. There is nothing like the satisfaction of enjoying the fruits of your own labours, more satisfaction than just throwing a bunch of money at a project.![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
I’ll start posting up the costings of what I’ve spent as hopefully it might help others in the future.
Sure, it would be great to have something like the top-tier garages on here and get tradesmen in to do the work, but sadly I’m not in that league.
With a bit of graft and settling for used materials / thinking out of the box, a respectable finish can be achieved for a low spend.
Edited by 105.4 on Tuesday 18th May 16:35
The ones I’m impressed with are those that manage to do both things - nice place for the cars but also a nice well equipped place for tearing down/rebuilding the odd engine/gearbox/suspension when required. The really impressive ones are those that can do this on a pretty tight budget so crack on and keep us updated on the progress.
Garvin said:
The title of the thread is “Who has the best Garage on Pistonheads” but a lot here want to demonstrate their wonderful car showrooms! Nothing wrong in that but a garage to me is a workspace not just a shiny set rooms for storing cars out of the weather. There is nothing like the satisfaction of enjoying the fruits of your own labours, more satisfaction than just throwing a bunch of money at a project.
The ones I’m impressed with are those that manage to do both things - nice place for the cars but also a nice well equipped place for tearing down/rebuilding the odd engine/gearbox/suspension when required. The really impressive ones are those that can do this on a pretty tight budget so crack on and keep us updated on the progress.
To you.The ones I’m impressed with are those that manage to do both things - nice place for the cars but also a nice well equipped place for tearing down/rebuilding the odd engine/gearbox/suspension when required. The really impressive ones are those that can do this on a pretty tight budget so crack on and keep us updated on the progress.
105.4 said:
Thank you ![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
I’ll start posting up the costings of what I’ve spent as hopefully it might help others in the future.
Sure, it would be great to have something like the top-tier garages on here and get tradesmen in to do the work, but sadly I’m not in that league.
With a bit of graft and settling for used materials / thinking out of the box, a respectable finish can be achieved for a low spend.
Please do. Nice to see the extremities of budget. ![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
I’ll start posting up the costings of what I’ve spent as hopefully it might help others in the future.
Sure, it would be great to have something like the top-tier garages on here and get tradesmen in to do the work, but sadly I’m not in that league.
With a bit of graft and settling for used materials / thinking out of the box, a respectable finish can be achieved for a low spend.
Edited by 105.4 on Tuesday 18th May 16:35
Out of interest, what did the landlord say? Presumably crack on given its a nice improvement.
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