Who has the best Garage on Pistonheads?

[RacingPete]

sooty61 said:

RacingPete said:

Yep, would be keen - future project for sure as have thought of going dormer windows and office up there in the future...

Pete - I have similar walls in my garage (smaller at 32ftx14ft). Are you going to do something with them as I am looking for ideas - the simpler the better?

Have been debating this all week. Definitely going to do something but not sure what yet. I think insulation wise I will do the roof first, but I want to have at least one side like some of the garages here with pictures and ornaments (read race trophies) and a bit museum like, and the other side more workshop, spanner, shelving for regular stuff.

[Leins]

RichB said:

Looking at their web site I can see that they suggest the 8 litre one is good for a 4 bed house but I wonder what that translates to in terms of an outside building? I have a brick built 3 car garage 45 sqm area. What size is your garage and do you have the 8L or the 10L?

Mine is very similar at 44 sqm, but with a high roof and the aforementioned issue of gaps above the roller doors. I went with the 10L version and it’s done a pretty good job. On very wet days it struggles a little but never to the point where stuff was getting a level of moisture on it. When I boost the heat a bit in conjunction it brings it down to a manageable level

As Leg says, the current mild - cold - mild weather cycle is difficult to deal with from a humidity perspective

[_Leg_]

Leins said:

Thanks Leg. I went with an ElectiQ one: https://www.electriq.co.uk/p/desd9lw/electriq-desd...

It’s a desiccant one so supposedly better for working with low temperatures, and it’s been doing a good job. Once it goes below the target humidity level it goes into a standby mode, and with the continuous drain (into a sink currently) I can just leave it alone to do its business. Ideally though I need to improve the situation, but it’s a balancing act of having a bit of air flow through the garage but that causing the condensation. Maybe sealing it up as best I can but keeping the air moving is the best approach

Out of interest, what target humidity level do you set your ones to? I’ve gone with 55% but no idea if that’s too high, or good enough to stop seals drying from heat, etc

I just set them on ‘bone dry’ when I see the weather change then flick them off when it settles.

I have an air exchanger in the loft above the games room in the bigger garage too that runs 24/7.

It’s not ideal but seems to work.

I leave car windows open too so they have airflow through them. I used to close them and put those little passive dehumidifier things in (with the peas or whatever it is in the bottom) but was concerned about the leather drying out.

All seems to work ok.

I’m out atm but I’ll get the garage 1 roof structure photos sorted later (other post earlier).

[RacingPete]

_Leg_ said:

I’m out atm but I’ll get the garage 1 roof structure photos sorted later (other post earlier).

Thank you, appreciate it.

[Leins]

_Leg_ said:

I just set them on ‘bone dry’ when I see the weather change then flick them off when it settles.

I have an air exchanger in the loft above the games room in the bigger garage too that runs 24/7.

It’s not ideal but seems to work.

I leave car windows open too so they have airflow through them. I used to close them and put those little passive dehumidifier things in (with the peas or whatever it is in the bottom) but was concerned about the leather drying out.

All seems to work ok.

I’m out atm but I’ll get the garage 1 roof structure photos sorted later (other post earlier).

Aha thanks, useful to know. I also plan to leave the car windows open slightly but with breathable covers on them, so hopefully that works. Plenty of gummi pflege for the rubber seals as well

Sure the summer will be along any day now too!

[Bryans69]

_Leg_ said:

It's been quite some time since I posted images of my garages. This is how they are today...

That really is very impressive, both from the point of view of the buildings, and variety of cars in them.

It all looks very clean, I'm taking it you don't do any of the oily work yourself, or is there another workshop somewhere hidden out of sight?

[monkfish1]

_Leg_ said:

It's been quite some time since I posted images of my garages. This is how they are today...

Garage 1

Perfection!

[_Leg_]

RacingPete said:

_Leg_ said:

I’m out atm but I’ll get the garage 1 roof structure photos sorted later (other post earlier).

Thank you, appreciate it.

Nothing too exciting to see but this used to have a W frame supporting the roof. The builders removed some tiles at the front and slide the two steels in, then built a frame where that picture is (now boarded in) and added the beams. Then, above bay 1 they built a floor for my office.

I'm sure there's more technicality to it but that's my understanding of it.

[_Leg_]

Bryans69 said:

_Leg_ said:

It's been quite some time since I posted images of my garages. This is how they are today...

That really is very impressive, both from the point of view of the buildings, and variety of cars in them.

It all looks very clean, I'm taking it you don't do any of the oily work yourself, or is there another workshop somewhere hidden out of sight?

There's a two post where my Transporter is. We've dine work on various cars there from a V8 Esprit I used Mohave to the model A you see in the pics and removing the BDA engine from the RS1600 as it went to Wilcox Engineering for a full rebuild. That Abarth in the pics (an original in period UK Abarth) has had a full body off restoration that took 4 years. We stripped it and put it back together on the two post.

I say 'we'. A good friend of mine is an engineer and I merely assisted. I Iike things tidy and clean though so whilst it does get mucky, it doesn't stay that way for long.

[Earthdweller]

Mr Tidy said:

_Leg_ said:

It's been quite some time since I posted images of my garages. This is how they are today...

I think you may have just won this thread!

Either of your garages looks bigger than my house.

That’s just crying out for a man cave episode of the late brake show .. get Johnny down there

[suffolk009]

sooty61 said:

Pete - I have similar walls in my garage (smaller at 32ftx14ft). Are you going to do something with them as I am looking for ideas - the simpler the better?

Painted brick looks great - painted concrete block less so. I've previously used a cement slurry - cement and shap sand at a wet paint consistency - on some blocks. You can then paint them and you get a finish somewhere between painted blocks and fully rendered. It's also a DIY job, which render isn't for most.

Watever you do, cover the walls with car posters, memomorbilia and ephemera. Cheap frames off ebay look much batter than blu-tak.

[Leins]

Earthdweller said:

That’s just crying out for a man cave episode of the late brake show .. get Johnny down there

I’d worry Johnny would get lost between the various rooms! Fabulous garages there

[Harris_I]

Leins said:

Thanks Leg. I went with an ElectiQ one: https://www.electriq.co.uk/p/desd9lw/electriq-desd...

It’s a desiccant one so supposedly better for working with low temperatures, and it’s been doing a good job. Once it goes below the target humidity level it goes into a standby mode, and with the continuous drain (into a sink currently) I can just leave it alone to do its business. Ideally though I need to improve the situation, but it’s a balancing act of having a bit of air flow through the garage but that causing the condensation. Maybe sealing it up as best I can but keeping the air moving is the best approach

Out of interest, what target humidity level do you set your ones to? I’ve gone with 55% but no idea if that’s too high, or good enough to stop seals drying from heat, etc

Useful info, thanks. I also have a 10 litre dessicant with continuous drain. It's a 4-5 car garage so I should probably upgrade to 25 litres at some point.

That said, it has been useful, albeit not perfect. I position it close to the back of the garage where I have more of a damp problem (the garage is partly buried into a hill behind and moisture tends to accumulate at certain points). Good moisture extraction in the back half of the garage but not much effect towards the front half (where to be fair there's no damp). It's set to 50%.

Regarding your particular issue, it can be helpful to have a little air gap as this allows circulation, but I'm sure you know that. Possibly sealing it up completely might increase overall humidity levels?

[Harris_I]

_Leg_ said:

I leave car windows open too so they have airflow through them. I used to close them and put those little passive dehumidifier things in (with the peas or whatever it is in the bottom) but was concerned about the leather drying out.

I used to leave a window cracked open slightly until one day Shelob from Lord of the Rings crawled across my harness whilst I was out on track.

Now I stick to those little passive ones and "charge" them up every now and then.

[Leins]

Harris_I said:

Useful info, thanks. I also have a 10 litre dessicant with continuous drain. It's a 4-5 car garage so I should probably upgrade to 25 litres at some point.

That said, it has been useful, albeit not perfect. I position it close to the back of the garage where I have more of a damp problem (the garage is partly buried into a hill behind and moisture tends to accumulate at certain points). Good moisture extraction in the back half of the garage but not much effect towards the front half (where to be fair there's no damp). It's set to 50%.

Regarding your particular issue, it can be helpful to have a little air gap as this allows circulation, but I'm sure you know that. Possibly sealing it up completely might increase overall humidity levels?

That is the issue I’m worried about. What I’ve decided to try is using some Stormguard door seals, 2.5m in width, and attach them to the garage wall above the doors. They’re normally designed for the bottom of rolller doors, but hopefully the theory works in practice




The rubber strip will then hopefully meet the roller door. I will leave a smallish gap either side for some air flow, but stop the bulk of the flow that comes through on windy wet days. I’m hoping this will help alleviate the issue but will update once I’ve given it a go

[_Leg_]

Earthdweller said:

That’s just crying out for a man cave episode of the late brake show .. get Johnny down there

Funnily enough I spoke to him a year or so ago and we talked about it but never got round to it.

[_Leg_]

Harris_I said:

I used to leave a window cracked open slightly until one day Shelob from Lord of the Rings crawled across my harness whilst I was out on track.

Now I stick to those little passive ones and "charge" them up every now and then.

Hahahahaha.

[Bryans69]

_Leg_ said:

Bryans69 said:

_Leg_ said:

It's been quite some time since I posted images of my garages. This is how they are today...

That really is very impressive, both from the point of view of the buildings, and variety of cars in them.

It all looks very clean, I'm taking it you don't do any of the oily work yourself, or is there another workshop somewhere hidden out of sight?

There's a two post where my Transporter is. We've dine work on various cars there from a V8 Esprit I used Mohave to the model A you see in the pics and removing the BDA engine from the RS1600 as it went to Wilcox Engineering for a full rebuild. That Abarth in the pics (an original in period UK Abarth) has had a full body off restoration that took 4 years. We stripped it and put it back together on the two post.

I say 'we'. A good friend of mine is an engineer and I merely assisted. I Iike things tidy and clean though so whilst it does get mucky, it doesn't stay that way for long.

Fair play to you. I try and put tools away after using, but not sure mine will ever look that clean

[swanseaboydan]

How are you all
So neat ???
My garage is like a permanent bomb site of exploding tools and clutter !!

[RichB]

Leins said:

I went with an ElectiQ one: https://www.electriq.co.uk/p/desd9lw/electriq-desd... ...

Seems that website is worth checking daily. Yesterday they had a refurbished 8L one for £89, today a refurbished done is £125. I almost bought an 8L one yesterday and then saw that it doesn't have the mobile phone app that the 10L one has, and that would be useful because my garage is not connected to my house. I will check daily to see if a refurbished 10L one pops up