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We are looking for a builder to build our double garage. We haven't had any luck with yellow pages etc as builders have come, taken plans - never to get back to us. Can anyone recommend a good, reliable, builder?
The garage is about 6m x 7m. 15ft roller door, 1 side door, 1 window at rear (garden side). The garage is standalone. We are needing complete services... i.e foundations, block work, roof. Power run from the house would be handy but I can do that myself if needs must.
cheers
The garage is about 6m x 7m. 15ft roller door, 1 side door, 1 window at rear (garden side). The garage is standalone. We are needing complete services... i.e foundations, block work, roof. Power run from the house would be handy but I can do that myself if needs must.
cheers
That's a cool garage, plenty of space...
Did that cost include for the base slab and everything or just the actual structure?
The one i was talking about is in a conservation area in the centre of town and had to be made of certain materials etc.... Same restrictions Adam will have..
Cheers
Boyner
Did that cost include for the base slab and everything or just the actual structure?
The one i was talking about is in a conservation area in the centre of town and had to be made of certain materials etc.... Same restrictions Adam will have..
Cheers
Boyner
slipstream 1985 said:
the garage i have was about 10k and it fits 4-6 cars.
6 G-whizzes maybe, but I think you'd srtuggle to get 6 normal sized cars in there. Looks pretty tight in there with just 4?Anyhoo, thats a pretty impressive garage. You really ought to get a corner bar and pool table in there though
cool garage, but like Boyner said I wouldnt get away with that 
even though there are some right eyesores in the lane. They must have been popped up before restrictions were in place.
The cooooncil were trying to say we'd have to face the front of our garage in Granite so it fitted in..... with all the lean-to's I pressume :|
Got two quote through from the architect's contacts... 27k Still seems OTT in my opinion. Maybe I'm still living back in 1999.
That price does include electric 4.5 roller door, windows and door, all excavation (about 1m at rear) and founds, wiring etc. We could knock a fair bit off with the windows/doors/roller door and electrics
even though there are some right eyesores in the lane. They must have been popped up before restrictions were in place.The cooooncil were trying to say we'd have to face the front of our garage in Granite so it fitted in..... with all the lean-to's I pressume :|
Got two quote through from the architect's contacts... 27k Still seems OTT in my opinion. Maybe I'm still living back in 1999.
That price does include electric 4.5 roller door, windows and door, all excavation (about 1m at rear) and founds, wiring etc. We could knock a fair bit off with the windows/doors/roller door and electrics
Adam,
Are either of your quotes broken down to see where your costs are borne?
Wondering what finishes/construction is specified i remember seeing the drawing on TrackScotland and didn't appear to have anything out of the ordinary.
£27k I think it on the dear side as well I would be expecting £15-20k at the most.
But Aberdeen and location might be driving it up a bit.
If you are prepared to source the labour, materials all yourself you can save a hell of a lot, but introduce some hassle in storing materials, and organising in a guess what is a tight space. All part the fun though
Are either of your quotes broken down to see where your costs are borne?
Wondering what finishes/construction is specified i remember seeing the drawing on TrackScotland and didn't appear to have anything out of the ordinary.
£27k I think it on the dear side as well I would be expecting £15-20k at the most.
But Aberdeen and location might be driving it up a bit.
If you are prepared to source the labour, materials all yourself you can save a hell of a lot, but introduce some hassle in storing materials, and organising in a guess what is a tight space. All part the fun though
Slipstream, the reason yours was so cheap was because it’s made out of chipboard. Boyner’s might have cost so much because it could be built out of breeze block, has roughcasting, steel roofing girders, wired for mains electricity etc etc.
On the subject Slipstream, your timber frame garage looks untreated, is it? If it is, then it would be in your best interests to nip down to a DIY shop and buy some tins of preservative, as you could be looking at one hell of a rot problem five years down the line.
Another problem with metal skinned walls is that they are at the mercy of wind. Should wind get under the panels, then the thin skinned metal will bend and warp (allowing more wind under in a vicious circle). The metal sheets also tear easily, normally at the fixing points. Sadly, I have seen many garages of your type disappear in wind, the sheets flying through the air with horrific lethality.
However, like most things in life, you get what you pay for (normally )
On the subject Slipstream, your timber frame garage looks untreated, is it? If it is, then it would be in your best interests to nip down to a DIY shop and buy some tins of preservative, as you could be looking at one hell of a rot problem five years down the line.
Another problem with metal skinned walls is that they are at the mercy of wind. Should wind get under the panels, then the thin skinned metal will bend and warp (allowing more wind under in a vicious circle). The metal sheets also tear easily, normally at the fixing points. Sadly, I have seen many garages of your type disappear in wind, the sheets flying through the air with horrific lethality.
However, like most things in life, you get what you pay for (normally
)He is right, whats the side like?
Base plate doesnt look like its got a lot holding it down, I drive past fairly often, will see if the car is out and have a quick look if you like Slipstream?
I hope there is a DPC/Membrane on the baseplate and up the cavity, i know what your thinking on the cladding...
Base plate doesnt look like its got a lot holding it down, I drive past fairly often, will see if the car is out and have a quick look if you like Slipstream?
I hope there is a DPC/Membrane on the baseplate and up the cavity, i know what your thinking on the cladding...
Edited by istoo on Thursday 17th December 19:30
istoo said:
Adam,
Are either of your quotes broken down to see where your costs are borne?
Wondering what finishes/construction is specified i remember seeing the drawing on TrackScotland and didn't appear to have anything out of the ordinary.
£27k I think it on the dear side as well I would be expecting £15-20k at the most.
But Aberdeen and location might be driving it up a bit.
Its west end Aberdeen, just off Queens Road. I think quotes go up a few % when in the area :|Are either of your quotes broken down to see where your costs are borne?
Wondering what finishes/construction is specified i remember seeing the drawing on TrackScotland and didn't appear to have anything out of the ordinary.
£27k I think it on the dear side as well I would be expecting £15-20k at the most.
But Aberdeen and location might be driving it up a bit.
Finishes are nothing fancy! Metal roof (profiled sheeting),Block work harled in 19mm Kemney grey dry dash, standard issue white PVC windows, ext. ply door etc. etc. etc.
Base is 150mm reinforced concrete, blockwork is 215mm 7N
The only out of the ordinary bits for me are the rear where there will be more damp proofing than normal (1.4m will be under soil as garden is sloped) and the side where a boundry wall will need to be taken down and rebuilt (say 7.5m)
The roof has a steel I beam running down its length (at the peak) - no great extra cost for that!
Extact external sizes are 5960mm wide by 7038mm long
Edited by Adam Kindness on Thursday 17th December 20:06
thanks for the heads up on the treatment il get that done. i dint put it up cost was just the garage not the base. theres a wall and hedge round the garage so its well protected from the wind. and it stood up no problems the times of heavy flooding and mental rain here a month or two ago. can you get coloured wood treatment ie white? or does it have to be that stained brown look?
yeh i appreciate in town theres stricter planning on what the garage has to look like. and the previous owner was a joiner so built it himself which obviously saves on costs.
6 cars would be a push but i have had it. 4 is very comfortable with pretty much all doors open if you want
yeh i appreciate in town theres stricter planning on what the garage has to look like. and the previous owner was a joiner so built it himself which obviously saves on costs.
6 cars would be a push but i have had it. 4 is very comfortable with pretty much all doors open if you want
in fairness i know slipsterams place and it verges on an argicultural holding so you can almost do what you like with something of that ilk as far as planning goes. Might be worth looking at some tiedown straps Mark, but the wind pretty much hoiwls form one direction out this way... usually the way your facing!
Still seems a bit dear for me Adam, even with some tanking/ DPM work on the back. Is it block on flat or on edge? The roof is not bank breaking either, i was half expecting it to be faced blockedwork ont he front and a slate roof. Surprised, (well not really), at that cost.
Still seems a bit dear for me Adam, even with some tanking/ DPM work on the back. Is it block on flat or on edge? The roof is not bank breaking either, i was half expecting it to be faced blockedwork ont he front and a slate roof. Surprised, (well not really), at that cost.
istoo said:
He is right, whats the side like?
Base plate doesnt look like its got a lot holding it down, I drive past fairly often, will see if the car is out and have a quick look if you like Slipstream?
I hope there is a DPC/Membrane on the baseplate and up the cavity, i know what your thinking on the cladding...
yeh pop in past whenever. both cars will be in the garage at anytime im home now. i dont like waiting for windows to defrost in the morning. Base plate doesnt look like its got a lot holding it down, I drive past fairly often, will see if the car is out and have a quick look if you like Slipstream?
I hope there is a DPC/Membrane on the baseplate and up the cavity, i know what your thinking on the cladding...
Edited by istoo on Thursday 17th December 19:30
Slipstream, I would go with Adam. Treat it then paint over it with any colour of your choice -make sure the paint over the preservative is waterproof-(though I would go with boring white as it reflects light better-though unfortunately it does show up dirt…). The main problem is going to be the wooden face against the metal sheeting. You’re going to get a lot of condensation forming on the inside of the metal cladding which inevitably is going to soak into the chipboard (which will swell under the moisture and pop the screws holding on the cladding). If you have a compressor, airline (or even an old power washer that you no longer use) and no qualms about the environment, then jet some old engine oil in any available gaps and let the chipboard soak up the oil. If you don’t wish to poison the local wildlife, then Waxoyl is a slightly more expensive route
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