This is my little ongoing project at the moment (little? :shock: ). A couple of years back we bought a new wooden garage to replace the old one which was falling to bits. The original was barely big enough for a car at 16x8 feet so i went for a 20x10 to give me some room to work at the back.
The first problem which was immediately apparent was that the doorway was too low to get my truck in :shock: So rather than cut the doors higher, i decided to raise the garage a few inches of the ground, using battens like so -
...and then shuttered around the base with planks to allow me to fill with concrete, effectively setting the garage on a raised plinth which was essential to keep it watertight -
I had always planned to insulate the walls to make it somewhere i could use all year round, as back at this time i was quite into my cars and often worked on them. I have since lost interest in this a bit but my brewing ventures gave me a new reason to create this extra space, which will now not only be insulated but heated and/or cooled too.
So first the insulation started going in this week -
And then the walls were sheeted with OSB board, and i've had my electrician mate round to fit lighting and sockets etc -
This is as far as i've got up to now, next step is to give the whole place a lick of white emulsion and build some shelving, workbench etc. Then finally i'll be fitting a small air-source heat pump which is by far the most efficient way of heating or cooling as required. Then i'll have a very handy man-cave where i can work on my car, brew beer, and store beer!
Will update as i go for those who aren't bored already :lol:
Cheers :
The first problem which was immediately apparent was that the doorway was too low to get my truck in :shock: So rather than cut the doors higher, i decided to raise the garage a few inches of the ground, using battens like so -
...and then shuttered around the base with planks to allow me to fill with concrete, effectively setting the garage on a raised plinth which was essential to keep it watertight -
I had always planned to insulate the walls to make it somewhere i could use all year round, as back at this time i was quite into my cars and often worked on them. I have since lost interest in this a bit but my brewing ventures gave me a new reason to create this extra space, which will now not only be insulated but heated and/or cooled too.
So first the insulation started going in this week -
And then the walls were sheeted with OSB board, and i've had my electrician mate round to fit lighting and sockets etc -
This is as far as i've got up to now, next step is to give the whole place a lick of white emulsion and build some shelving, workbench etc. Then finally i'll be fitting a small air-source heat pump which is by far the most efficient way of heating or cooling as required. Then i'll have a very handy man-cave where i can work on my car, brew beer, and store beer!
Will update as i go for those who aren't bored already :lol:
Cheers :