Who has the best Garage on Pistonheads?
Discussion
BrettMRC said:
That looks fantastic!
Thanks, I'm fortunate enough to have a couple of other sheds for gardening tools, mowers and general junk so this will be purely my home for the cars. The garage is built with the same 'old stock bricks' as the house so I'm trying to create a kind of vintage motor home look. 
Caddyshack said:
The wood floor looks great - I think I would probably set fire to it when I fire up the welder. Did you have to use an underlay?
The Griff looks ace on those wheels - my fav colour too.
I was fortunate that the concrete was already very smooth but yes, I used a thin foam underlay. The Griff looks ace on those wheels - my fav colour too.
P.s. thanks for your kind words about 'Grizzly' the Griff ;-)
RichB said:
I posted a few pictures in the garage flooring thread because, as opposed to paint or tiles, I went out on a limb and put down cheap wood effect flooring, really pleased with it so far and it seems impervious to oil dripped on it. Over the winter I have been panelling the ceiling with white faced panel board. Mainly to reflect light, and because it's a lot nicer then the exposed black roof felt that sucked all the light out of the place! I have made a small storage area on the left but mostly I wanted to retain the open look vaulted of the exposed timber. Yes I know it's only softwood timber trusses, not oak but I think it looks ok. It's a bit of a labour of love because I have to clamber up into the rafter with the nail gun to attach it but as I'm retired I do it a few bits at a time. Once finished I can add a few (repro) enamel signs as wall decorations/space fillers. After my recent efforts I'm over half way there so I thought I'd post a few pics. 
Now you've got me thinking! Just in the process of setting out electrics after having this built (just awaiting the external doors which are being made so it will be sealed) and I had planned on using interlocking rubber tiles on the floor but that floor looks amazing! Mine will just be for a car and my bikes and old other garage for tools etc so maybe I should follow your lead. Hmmmm
Jules Sunley said:
Now you've got me thinking! Just in the process of setting out electrics after having this built (just awaiting the external doors which are being made so it will be sealed) and I had planned on using interlocking rubber tiles on the floor but that floor looks amazing! Mine will just be for a car and my bikes and old other garage for tools etc so maybe I should follow your lead. Hmmmm
That looks great Jules (as does RichB's), but please bear in mind that bits of your gravel driveway will end up inside the garage and the flooring will need to be able to stand up to that. I would suggest a porcelain tile as used in car showrooms.RATATTAK said:
Jules Sunley said:
Now you've got me thinking! Just in the process of setting out electrics after having this built (just awaiting the external doors which are being made so it will be sealed) and I had planned on using interlocking rubber tiles on the floor but that floor looks amazing! Mine will just be for a car and my bikes and old other garage for tools etc so maybe I should follow your lead. Hmmmm
That looks great Jules (as does RichB's), but please bear in mind that bits of your gravel driveway will end up inside the garage and the flooring will need to be able to stand up to that. I would suggest a porcelain tile as used in car showrooms.Jules Sunley said:
Now you've got me thinking! Just in the process of setting out electrics after having this built (just awaiting the external doors which are being made so it will be sealed) and I had planned on using interlocking rubber tiles on the floor but that floor looks amazing! Mine will just be for a car and my bikes and old other garage for tools etc so maybe I should follow your lead. Hmmmm
That's a lovely thing, and very similar to what I'd like to build. Do you have a rough ballpark for cost?Missy Charm said:
tuffer said:
Looks more like it should have a pulpit than an inspection pit! Impressive. 
The garages on here are an absolute dream. Mine is full of total crap that gets damp as soon as it rains. Are new build garages always so hopelessly crap at keeping moisture out? My dartboard is basically a layer of mould, and I've seen tools develop some rust as well. I'd love to damp-proof it but I don't know how, or what is cost-effecting. Running a dehumidifier seems like a) a waste of energy and b) not actually addressing the issue, rather masking it.
s94wht said:
The garages on here are an absolute dream. Mine is full of total crap that gets damp as soon as it rains. Are new build garages always so hopelessly crap at keeping moisture out? My dartboard is basically a layer of mould, and I've seen tools develop some rust as well. I'd love to damp-proof it but I don't know how, or what is cost-effecting. Running a dehumidifier seems like a) a waste of energy and b) not actually addressing the issue, rather masking it.
Could you just ventilate it instead? Get some air flow and accept it won’t be warm. tuffer said:
Krikkit said:
Make one out of a V12 block up-ended and a load of rods welded to make a table on top
PlanRATATTAK said:
That looks great Jules (as does RichB's), but please bear in mind that bits of your gravel driveway will end up inside the garage and the flooring will need to be able to stand up to that. I would suggest a porcelain tile as used in car showrooms.
Thanks and a good point regarding the gravel. Porcelain tiles are above the budget I was thinking of (as we only moved here just over a year ago so I have lots to do elsewhere) hence the initial thought of rubber tiles. The wood from the other post just looks lovely though. I'll stew on it!RATATTAK said:
Jules Sunley said:
Now you've got me thinking! Just in the process of setting out electrics after having this built (just awaiting the external doors which are being made so it will be sealed) and I had planned on using interlocking rubber tiles on the floor but that floor looks amazing! Mine will just be for a car and my bikes and old other garage for tools etc so maybe I should follow your lead. Hmmmm
That looks great Jules (as does RichB's), but please bear in mind that bits of your gravel driveway will end up inside the garage and the flooring will need to be able to stand up to that. I would suggest a porcelain tile as used in car showrooms.
C70R said:
That's a lovely thing, and very similar to what I'd like to build. Do you have a rough ballpark for cost?
We had our quote split into groundwork and then the building, as the ground before sloped a lot and dropped a few feet. Local one man band guy did the lot (buys unplaned timber and effectively makes his own bespoke kit to assemble on site), and was a turn key quote as opposed to the usual method of buying a kit, getting a builder to do base work to spec, then getting kit installed with just a roof skeleton, then having to employ a roofer.Excluding the groundwork is mid 30's. Doors are included, he's just finishing them off. All built to my chosen dimensions of 6.5m wide by 6m deep which after taking off the structure thickness falls just within the 36m2 internal floor area maximum so I didn't need planning or building regs (at the back of our plot and still in from the boundary).
Posts are 8 inch square oak and very substantial. A lot of 'kits' offered online or from national firms are 6 inch square so quality does vary a lot.
I'm ecstatic with the result and worth every penny to me.
Pic is of doors in progress. These are Accoya so won't expand or contract with water like oak would so no need for seasonal door adjustment.
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