PREFAB OR WOODEN GARAGE

[muddydisco]

Just wondering how many of you have Wooden or Prefab garages. Moving house soon the house has got a garage but its a bit of a bodge.

PHOTO'S WOULD HELP

[CaptainColourful]

Not sure what you want to know. :?:


Mine is prefab concrete panels with pebbledash exterior. If you are thinking of buying one I can recommend them.

[muddydisco]

Not sure what you want to know. :?:


Mine is prefab concrete panels with pebbledash exterior. If you are thinking of buying one I can recommend them.

Just seems like alot of people are going for wooden ones. That would be great

[muddyjlx]

mine is prefab concrete as well.

only problem is hanging things on the walls.

[redhand]

Last one I built was a workshop using 6"x2"s and 3/4 ply which was covered in breathable membrane then roofing battens fixed horizontally and cedar shiplap nailed vertically  over those. It also had an earth roof. It was in North Wales B&B. 1 year after building, it was converted into a guest bedroom with onsuite shower & wc. Thats it sticking out the side of the hill near thee walkers feet.

The advantages of the ply is you get 8' of headroom. If you want any advice or suggestions let me know.

[Lyndsey731]

Hi mate

I don't actually have a garage   but picking up on someting muddyjlx said about fixing to the walls. I have a 16'x8' wooden shed that I have put a Uni-strut frame inside. For those that have not seen it Uni-strut is a 3 sided steel box section with lipped edges on the open side, next time your in the likes of B&Q look up, it's the stuff all the services are sitting on. Anyway I have put a loop around the walls at floor level and the same at the roof with drops in the corners and few drops here and there to stop any deflection and allow cantilever arms to be attached for shelving. I also stuck some legs on to make a full length bench. Cost about £100 with all the fixings but well worth it, perfect for any shed or prefab.

Gav

[TDi90]

wooden  

[MuddyMike]

Take a look at
 http://www.twango.com/channel/Muddymike.Workshop
It shows how I converted an eyesore shed/garage into something functional and more attractive.

Mike

[lee celtic]

I'd go prefab if you need security but timber is cheaper warmer and easier to adjust to your needs ie. benches shelves windows etc...

Mines breeze blocks with a slab base and bison and block roof (we use the roof as the back garden as we live on a hill 8)

[redhand]

Take a look at
 http://www.twango.com/channel/Muddymike.Workshop
It shows how I converted an eyesore shed/garage into something functional and more attractive.

Mike

Looks good mike very similar to the one I did but i put the sheet ply on the ouside of the frame then used breathable roofing felt to line the walls But only because we intended to convert to a chalet later. and we knew we'd need to insulate the cavities. Was that visqueen you used?

[Niel]

Hi mate

I don't actually have a garage   but picking up on someting muddyjlx said about fixing to the walls. I have a 16'x8' wooden shed that I have put a Uni-strut frame inside. For those that have not seen it Uni-strut is a 3 sided steel box section with lipped edges on the open side, next time your in the likes of B&Q look up, it's the stuff all the services are sitting on. Anyway I have put a loop around the walls at floor level and the same at the roof with drops in the corners and few drops here and there to stop any deflection and allow cantilever arms to be attached for shelving. I also stuck some legs on to make a full length bench. Cost about £100 with all the fixings but well worth it, perfect for any shed or prefab.

Gav

Also useful for repairing things and making side steps for land-rovers, when I get chance I photograph the Unistrut side steps now hanging from my sliders, biggest advantage, 3 bolts and their off out of the way!

On the subject, concrete pre-cast by Banbury, lean-to, neighbour opposite has other hand version, easy to fit an up and over both ends for drive-through (for smaller vehicles) if needed!

[Range Rover Blues]

I'm seriously thinking about having a prefab wooden one, I can afford bricks but TBHG I don't really see the point as it's for storage, I have a brick workshop.

Concrete condenses badly and it doesn't last forever, wooden ones are guaranteed for 30 years and the timber helps remove damp from the interior, provided it's not flooded.

About £3k for either concrete or wooden prefabs though, or guess at about £6k for bricks/concrete blocks if the land is already clear.

[Lyndsey731]

Niel

Also pretty handy for spotlight brackets if you use the 40x20 as you can see below.

Gav

[Niel]

Niel

Also pretty handy for spotlight brackets if you use the 40x20 as you can see below.

Gav

I know:
steps
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nieljohn/1585450081/
rack front rail (lights to be fitted as well as plate)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nieljohn/1552353405/
side frame repairs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nieljohn/1523209489/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nieljohn/1523208605/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nieljohn/1467729050/

My gas cylinder pen, acid treatment hut and chemical store at work are all Unistrut too!
Yes I'll post pic's if required  :D

[Evilgoat]

Having lived in Canada for a while I'd say wooden.

It stays a sane temp inside and is easier to heat. Not THAT hard to build yourself from scratch and in some cases if it can be classed as a temporary structure, exempt from planning permission. When we got the house the grage was an outer ally skin, exterior grade wallboard under that with heat reflective coating and a shingled sloped roof.

Tootk 2 days to cable it up (sam eas you would a stud wall, all cables and wall boxed mounted niceley in the wall. Then some block insulation and thin ply on the beams. It could go down to -40 outside and the cars (On a Taurus Deisel) would still start without the block & fuel heaters having been on.

Lot of second hand prefabs have asbestos roofing so watch out!

Wood, just a case of a solid base, decent brick layer to keep the wood off the deck, then metpost bolt-downs for uprights and you are off. You also get it the size you want.

Downside, dont set light to it :)