House for the Beast

[gbbird]

Not strictly TVR, but definitely related -

I am planning to get a garage built (6m x 3.2m) to house the Cerbera (fed up with the car cover) and was thinking of budgeting around £5-6k. Had a quote today for the whole lot (plans plus building) for £10.5k plus Vat .
Is this the going rate for a decent garage (eg brick built, sloped roof)? Was my initial budget way off the mark? Do i need to seek further quotes?

Must go and get another stiff drink

[plipton]

No they aren't cheap. You could consider a timber framed garage I suppose. It'd be about 1/2 the price (depending on the foundations of course)

[oggs]

Greg, if you put up a wooden/ metal garage you wont need planning permisson cos its a moveable building.

[maddog[uk]]

Thats steep. I am paying £6k for a 5.5m x 4.2m including a 3m opening, all electrics, 1 side door and 1 window and a pitched roof with concrete tiles. It also includes dismantling the old garage too. The only thing on top of that is the garage door. Alas I dont know the real cost of an electric garage door, because ironically I am endurance karting for a race team thats owned by a garage door manufacturer this year.



My quote is for north west london.

Interestingly enough the two things that are causing me hassle in our garage rebuild is the council (bless them) who have taken two months and counting to process a planning application (its to replace a 5.5m x 2.75m garage), rumoured to be approved by 6th may, and the vehicle crossing team who dont understand that our road has a camber of 9 degrees and our future car has a maximum approach angle of 7 degrees (7.5 actually) so we need to construct a complex crossing that sets the car up to get up the camber (this is despite TVRs help who have supplied a lot of detail on how to do it to them). Alas the vehicle crossing team also work on a different approval timetable and even after approval may take 12 weeks to do the work.....

Car is due sometime between May 24 and June 7th.

thanks

Simon

[oxbow]

yes

[build]

as iam a builder it does sound expensive to me, our council says if the garage is more than 5m away from the house you dont need planning permission or building regulations so therfore you dont need no plans. your price of £5-6k sounds about right to me. I suggest you get more quotes (expensive even with plans).

[snorky]

wot about those concrete sectional jobbies - they're cheaper than brick built aren't they ? ? ?

[gbbird]

Cheers everyone - have arranged for some more quotes today.

Maddog - dont suppose the firm you are using would do a job out Milton Keynes way?

g

[maddog[uk]]

Unlikely as they had to be persuaded to come 5 miles down the road! They are real local builders to where I live. But I checked with a couple more and it was within £500 of everyone else and more importantly we have used them before and they are very good.

[GCerbera]

gbbird said:

Cheers everyone - have arranged for some more quotes today. Maddog - dont suppose the firm you are using would do a job out Milton Keynes way? g

Greg, the guys that converted my garage at the old house to an office are good and
don't cost the earth.

They were going to do me a quote for a second garage at the new house as well,
but the carport / cover is fine for now.

I'll dig their number out and let you have it, the guy is based in Lavendon.

[the dodger]

snorky said:

wot about those concrete sectional jobbies - they're cheaper than brick built aren't they ? ? ?

These are very easy to errect, about half the price of a brick one and need no planning permission. My bro' had a HUGE one delivered to his house in Chingford a while back and it was up in a day. Just need a concrete base. Various finishes and roof designs. Worth investigating.