Who has the best Garage on Pistonheads?

[Scalino]

Just a single garage, no power, etc. but it cleaned up quite well I think.

Looked like this.


How many times can you change your mind where you want to hang something on the wall?!


Painted the walls white and hung a couple of cabinets for oil, coolant and such.




Added some concrete.



End result!

[105.4]

BroadsRS6 said:

Best garage? Not mine. But i'd say it counts as 'more than handy'.

760 bhp, high end, do-anything estate car. 200+ mph.

Quirky, rare, classic little commuter car. About 80 mph on a good day. Weird but nice.

160 bhp 3 wheeler sleeper. Faster than i dare go for in that contraption! But 120+ is easy.

100+ mph 125cc motorcycle. 40 bhp from only 125cc (n/aspirated) is pretty amazing.

210 bhp supersports motorcycle. From just 2 cylinders as well.

Or am I having a dense moment?

[Doofus]

105.4 said:

BroadsRS6 said:

Best garage? Not mine. But i'd say it counts as 'more than handy'.

760 bhp, high end, do-anything estate car. 200+ mph.

Quirky, rare, classic little commuter car. About 80 mph on a good day. Weird but nice.

160 bhp 3 wheeler sleeper. Faster than i dare go for in that contraption! But 120+ is easy.

100+ mph 125cc motorcycle. 40 bhp from only 125cc (n/aspirated) is pretty amazing.

210 bhp supersports motorcycle. From just 2 cylinders as well.

Or am I having a dense moment?

Either you are or he is.

And you're not.

[105.4]

jonesey said:

Not the best but makes me happy. Need to re skim the floor and get some storage for my tools etc

My office is upstairs now also after converting this year

Edited by jonesey on Thursday 27th May 21:45

I think that looks really nice. Lovely decor.

What’s with the flip-chart though?

[Rich_AR]

105.4 said:

I think that looks really nice. Lovely decor.

What’s with the flip-chart though?

[BroadsRS6]

Doofus said:

105.4 said:

BroadsRS6 said:

Best garage? Not mine. But i'd say it counts as 'more than handy'.

760 bhp, high end, do-anything estate car. 200+ mph.

Quirky, rare, classic little commuter car. About 80 mph on a good day. Weird but nice.

160 bhp 3 wheeler sleeper. Faster than i dare go for in that contraption! But 120+ is easy.

100+ mph 125cc motorcycle. 40 bhp from only 125cc (n/aspirated) is pretty amazing.

210 bhp supersports motorcycle. From just 2 cylinders as well.

Or am I having a dense moment?

Either you are or he is.

And you're not.

Several of you are. I was using poetic licence as far as the word garage is concerned. The actual garage is a dull looking converted barn on the former small holding we live at. Relax.

[Zarco]

BroadsRS6 said:

Doofus said:

105.4 said:

BroadsRS6 said:

Best garage? Not mine. But i'd say it counts as 'more than handy'.

760 bhp, high end, do-anything estate car. 200+ mph.

Quirky, rare, classic little commuter car. About 80 mph on a good day. Weird but nice.

160 bhp 3 wheeler sleeper. Faster than i dare go for in that contraption! But 120+ is easy.

100+ mph 125cc motorcycle. 40 bhp from only 125cc (n/aspirated) is pretty amazing.

210 bhp supersports motorcycle. From just 2 cylinders as well.

Or am I having a dense moment?

Either you are or he is.

And you're not.

Several of you are. I was using poetic licence as far as the word garage is concerned. The actual garage is a dull looking converted barn on the former small holding we live at. Relax.

[RichB]

BroadsRS6 said:

Several of you are. I was using poetic licence as far as the word garage is concerned. The actual garage is a dull looking converted barn on the former small holding we live at. Relax.

Garage: a place where you keep your cars
Cars: things you drive...

[jonesey]

105.4 said:

I think that looks really nice. Lovely decor.

What’s with the flip-chart though?

Ha! Valid question. I’m one of these people who doesn’t appear to be able to communicate any concept until I’ve drawn it- hence the chart.

[105.4]

jonesey said:

105.4 said:

I think that looks really nice. Lovely decor.

What’s with the flip-chart though?

Ha! Valid question. I’m one of these people who doesn’t appear to be able to communicate any concept until I’ve drawn it- hence the chart.

I’m the same, except I’ve got to communicate my concept through dance. Or sock puppetry if I’m having a rough day

[Jules Sunley]

Rich_AR said:

105.4 said:

I think that looks really nice. Lovely decor.

What’s with the flip-chart though?

Love this!

[uk66fastback]

BroadsRS6 said:

Several of you are. I was using poetic licence as far as the word garage is concerned. The actual garage is a dull looking converted barn on the former small holding we live at. Relax.

But we don’t care what cars you have on this thread, that extensive list can go on another one. Show us the dull converted barn and let’s go from there ...

[MattS5]

MattS5 said:

A few from me for the thread.
It's not a great space in terms of size, due to it being an offset double garage, but it is pretty practical being linked to the house.
Just waiting to finish it with something for the floor at end of spring, once I've completed more decorating in the house.

Some before and afters:

Took advantage of the warmer bank holiday weather to get the 2 pack paint on the floor. Prior to painting I sealed with the recommended sealer.
I'm done with garage now.
















Blackfriar High Traffic Floor paint. I used it in the last house and it was faultless for the year I was using it.

Would have liked to use the resin coat product, but at nearly £400 for what I needed, I couldn't justify it.
This cost £110 delivered and previous experience tells me it'll be good for the job.

[Scalino]

That looks great!

[MDMA .]

uk66fastback said:

But we don’t care what cars you have on this thread, that extensive list can go on another one. Show us the dull converted barn and let’s go from there ...

Doubt you'll see either

[Klippie]

Scalino said:

Just a single garage, no power, etc. but it cleaned up quite well I think.

Looked like this.


How many times can you change your mind where you want to hang something on the wall?!


Painted the walls white and hung a couple of cabinets for oil, coolant and such.




Added some concrete.



End result!

Good work...it looks great.

[DWDarkWheels]

It's taken me to now to open this thread to find it's about buildings, not the fleet that lives in the building!

We moved to our current abode 10 years ago, it previously being the builder's own house. The house is fine, not a mansion, but the garage and space were a winner for me. The builder had his offices in the garage and I assume kept the equipment in the lane.
I knocked out a few stud walls to form my workshop and home for vehicles.
This is it uncommonly empty and relatively tidy (today).

Edited by DWDarkWheels on Thursday 3rd June 19:32

Edited by DWDarkWheels on Thursday 3rd June 19:36

[105.4]

Decent sized space that DW

[DWDarkWheels]

105.4 said:

Decent sized space that DW

Thanks. It's not clinical like others' garages, but it does the job for me. It's a flexible space but doesn't meet the ideal of getting any vehicle out without disturbing any other vehicle

[pixelmix]

Inspired by the setups on here, I think I need to replace my garage. It is a decent sized double, concrete sectional garage with a storage space underneath the rear half as my house plot slopes a bit. I'm not sure when it was built and I've thought about patching it up, but it has the following downfalls:-

- My van is slightly too tall to fit through the door (possibly fixable with a new door arrangement) so gets kept on the drive
- The roof design is crap, so the timber in the corners get wet and the garage therefore feels damp for 6 months of the year (so it needs a whole new roof)
- The under garage store is unsealed so is very damp - wooden gardening tools get mouldy in it, so it's basically unusable.

I'm thinking of building something with the same footprint but properly seal the lower level floor as a little workshop for bicycles etc. The upper (street) level will have two cars in with the openings being a few inches taller and wider to future proof it for my van.

I'd like it to be capable of either being ventilated (in the summer) or sealed in the winter so that I can run a dehumidifier.

What would be sensible cost effective materials for keeping it relatively well insulated and looking quite smart from the outside? Blockwork and render with interior insulated panels and plasterboarded over them?

I might go for a subtle pitch on the roof (not totally flat for water runoff) since I don't really need the space in the rafters and this would make it less imposing and let more light to the rear of the house. Will I kick myself in future if I don't keep the height in the roof?