Cyberprog Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 So late last year we moved house, and as part of this I gained a lovely double garage which I've fitted out as a workshop and store. Here's what it looked like before; I can't find the interior pics atm, but the garage was open beams, and basic 80's metal framed single glazed windows in either corner. The floor was un-leveled (ridged) concrete). So as my first test with the Landie on the garage doors nearly removed my wing mirrors, I resolved to have a wide (5m) roller shutter installed: I also had the attic area boarded, and a insulated ceiling installed (as well as insulation in the roof also) And here's the finished result: Inside, we've had a leveled floor laid, and painted, and electric roller shutters over the window openings; So that was the state of play as we moved in (as we had the place before selling the other house). Here we have the racking starting to go in: The next job was to re-do all the electrics, and Lighting: And finally, after getting fed up with waiting for the builders, I wound up installing the windows myself: And I finally got round to trial fitting the Discovery in the other day; Loads of room Oh, and one final shot of the new Drill that has arrived; Hope you guys like it, there is still a bit of work to be done (more sockets and more storage on the walls) but we're 95% of the way there now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I like the shutters! Do you have details? Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberprog Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 The shutters were supplied by www.auto-roll.com - and cost me £936 inc vat for the pair. The 5m shutter cost me £1095 inc vat. The openings were cut to size, and the shutters installed to the front of the opening (which was a single breeze block width). The windows were then designed to fit the internal dimensions once fitted, and the housings for the shutters only protrude about an inch or two from the window opening. It's then sealed round with expanding foam and silicone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymorris Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Nice man cave ! Looks nicely organised That little pedestrian forklift is very handy Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberprog Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 Yep, handy as hell, mobile welding platform adjustable to height, and it lifts my toolbox in and out the landie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I'm liking the boarded loft - that's given me ideas for my new garage. Mines only got as far as sketch plans at the moment though. What dimensions is it? Looks like quite a generous size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberprog Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 It's about 6m x 6.5m, height at the apex is just enough for me to stand up more or less - so about 2m. I couldn't have asked for a better size, save maybe a little more depth and width (and the land would have allowed for it at the time of building back in the 80's as the neighbour tells me his extension is fairly new... I have nearly a metre to the rear, and that again to the side to the boundaries. Plans for a lean-to at the rear are afoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I'm limited to about 5.5m front to back, currently looking at around 6m wide (both internal). I can make it wider, but we lose garden and we're not ending to extend the house into the other side of it so it's a compromise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberprog Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 I'd encourage you to go as wide as you can. 5.5 will probably be ok for a 90, but a 110, or disco will probably take up most of that 5.5m. If you can squeeze another half metre, I think you'll find it worth it. Book says the Disco2 is 4.7m long, Disco 1 is 4.54m long, but add a half to metre workbench at the rear and you'll be limited on space to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 My ibex (same length as a 110) is in a 6.5m deep x 5.5m wide garage I have shelving at the back and one side say 0.5m. There is just enough room to walk round it with a 1.6m bench on the other side trust me you wouldn't want any less space. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Brock Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Trying to build a 90 in a concrete single garage has been a nightmare....that is all 20 inches either side and 26 the one end and a bit more at the front with the tool box/bench Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 That looks rather tidy and well organised, and some useful machinery in there too. I am in the process of trying to do similar to my garage, but it is taking too long . Alas mine isn't tall enough to fit in Ninety in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Barrett Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 The little roller shutters on the windows are a brilliant idea. I'm in the process of fitting a roller shutter main door to my garage and was wondering what to do about the window. You've done a very tidy job which makes me ashamed I haven't yet finished moving from my old house garage into my new one despite having a massive boarded out loft. I really need to get my finger out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 ahh another workshop type thread recently that has been my favorite type, but one thing is i always find workshops are never big enough no matter how big they are haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 A Range Rover is more likely when I do get something, so about 5m. Which means nothing much will be going at the end of it (5.5m is from the boundary to the building line, so nothing I can do about that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberprog Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 The little roller shutters on the windows are a brilliant idea. I'm in the process of fitting a roller shutter main door to my garage and was wondering what to do about the window. You've done a very tidy job which makes me ashamed I haven't yet finished moving from my old house garage into my new one despite having a massive boarded out loft. I really need to get my finger out. Yep, they protrude very little into the building (indeed, probably less than the buttresses halfway along the wall anyway) and keep things a little more secure from prying eyes. I need to fit some locks to them however, as they can be lifted from outside (due to being very lightweight) although I may have a play with solenoid bolts at some point The only thing you lose is a window ledge. You could always affix a shutter to the outside and cover the entire window, but your shutter box will be external and the whole thing will protrude from the building quite a bit. It's a shame nobody does a full window frame and kit for this sort of thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffR Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 ahh another workshop type thread recently that has been my favorite type, but one thing is i always find workshops are never big enough no matter how big they are haha Having spent the best part of a week trying to find my garage floor.... Never knew I had so many tools, just told the wife that when I snuff it, she's not to sell the tools as tools, rather she needs to weigh the buggers in. Even after buying a new roll cab and top chest at the weekend, I've still run out of space, where the hell did all this stuff come from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 My garage is too low, too narrow and too short... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberprog Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 Having spent the best part of a week trying to find my garage floor.... Never knew I had so many tools, just told the wife that when I snuff it, she's not to sell the tools as tools, rather she needs to weigh the buggers in. Even after buying a new roll cab and top chest at the weekend, I've still run out of space, where the hell did all this stuff come from. I know that feeling all too well. I'm in awe of the awesome mac tools cabinet my indie mechanic has though, he says he'll leave it to me in his will tho Need to track down my roll cab chest that was loaned to a friend a while back, before he had a breakdown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffR Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 My garage is too low, too narrow and too short... Bit like yourself then..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 yup.. but at least the garage is in better nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan_T Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 My garage is too low, too narrow and too short... Same here, it means having to work outside and due to the recent weather most jobs get put off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffR Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I now officially hate my bloody garage with a passion. Been attempting to find the floor for far too long (starting a Mini restoration very soon) so needed some space, out came the shelving and attendant (sealed) boxes. One of the boxes contained an Exmoor Trim kit for a pair of defender seats, unseals the box to find the f$£%kin rats have eaten holes in some of the trim. How the hell they got into the box WITHOUT making a hole I simply do not know. And I still can't engineer enough space to get the bloody Mini in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Like the way you put the roller shutter roll outside of the garage, to not loose any space. I am going to have to do that as well. What did you paint the floor with? Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberprog Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Just an industrial floor paint. Was done by the builders, but it's coming up already in places which is annoying. But it's just one of those things and I wasn't particularly kind to it when I first moved in, dragging things over it. I'll probably put down another coat in the summer if I get time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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