Garage extension

[ukracer]

That looks like decent cladding material. Thank you for info.

Refined feather edge....thats clever.

 

[Olderisbetter]

The next bit..
After lots of working out and guess work we raised the existing steel beam which is a 10" x 5" to gain about 6 inches in height and it is the support for the bottom of the roof beams

Out with the old

And in with the new

To save a bit of time i made the roof beams into ladder sections and got my mate to chuck them up with me

Secure again and i have to say the Dewalt 18v frame nailer made my life a lot easier.

Last bit of the day we enjoyed ripping out the old garage front to open up the space fully, It felt very satisfying finally getting all the space opened up.

 

[Olderisbetter]

The last section of roof went in easy as we had the top shelf still in place which was strong enough for even the heaviest of us

The OSB was primed with resin just in case of overnight rain but the we got brave and went for it with the fibre glass

It was dark by the time i had got all the Resin and fibre glass of me and then had to use acetone to unglue my knees from my jeans, Always use knee pads or lose skin off knees your choice.

 

[gaz1]

people say do osb come in tongue and groove boards

nice build there just noted that you hadnt fastened your beams up to the other beams on the pics though

 

[Olderisbetter]

people say do osb come in tongue and groove boards

nice build there just noted that you hadnt fastened your beams up to the other beams on the pics though

Do you mean where they join up on the yellow beam?
Edit.. just found a pic from another angle ..

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Did you think about putting a skylight of some sort up there, to increase natural light in the garage?

 

[roofman]

Looks a fab job but i am not feeling the glass and resin...Whats your provisions for water discharge? i might be having a blind moment but cant see any roof outlets or gutter drip edges

 

[Mikey D]

Rooftop paddling pool?

 

[Olderisbetter]

Did you think about putting a skylight of some sort up there, to increase natural light in the garage?

It did occur to me to let natural light in but the LED panels we put in are more than bright enough and later on i want that roof as a floor subject to getting planning permission for an apex roof on top.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Looks a fab job but i am not feeling the glass and resin...Whats your provisions for water discharge? i might be having a blind moment but cant see any roof outlets or gutter drip edges

There is a 110mm outlet in the front corner that i fibre glassed in at the last moment before the grey finishing coat, It runs inside the building so if i ever get a sink inside it can maybe go in the corner into the same pipe, It may end up for now that we turn it into a grass roof from seeing other buildings with grass roofing it cuts down noise and adds to insulation.

 

[addjunkie]

There is a 110mm outlet in the front corner that i fibre glassed in at the last moment before the grey finishing coat, It runs inside the building so if i ever get a sink inside it can maybe go in the corner into the same pipe, It may end up for now that we turn it into a grass roof from seeing other buildings with grass roofing it cuts down noise and adds to insulation.

Adds a tremendous amount of weight too, espescially when wet.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Looks a fab job but i am not feeling the glass and resin...Whats your provisions for water discharge? i might be having a blind moment but cant see any roof outlets or gutter drip edges

I found a pic of the drain hole i put in...

 

[Olderisbetter]

That looks just the thing i want, Thanks.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Just a few of my shelving which i made from Unistrut type stuff, Heavy duty 20x40 slotted channel raw bolted to the wall with cant arms sticking out, The shelves are 2' x 8' water resistant chipboard and some light duty 20mm x 40mm Unistrut at the front and back edge to stop sagging.

 

[Olderisbetter]

This week i found time to paint the cladding which has dried out nicely, I did a rough sand with a quarter sheet sander and then primed it. To save time i thinned down the primer and used a HVLP spray gun to fire it under the cladding and then brushed it flat, Top coat should be going on tomorrow to match the fence in a two tone finish.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Got some time today to get colour on the garage, I caulked up the joints with upol tiger seal to slow down water getting at the wood, The HVLP spray gun came in useful for getting paint into hard to reach areas, Nothing clever just angled it into the joins and let the air force it into places the brush takes ages to do then spread the paint out with a brush, I am happy with the result just need to put the window panels back in and i am done for now.

 

[Ashley Burton]

Wish I had a garage that big! Looks a great working space

 

[Olderisbetter]

Wish I had a garage that big! Looks a great working space

It is a great space i was lucky enough to find a house with space to expand, But now i have to get on with finishing the house so i have to share time between playing in the garage and serious DIY.

 

[Burdekin]

It is a great space i was lucky enough to find a house with space to expand, But now i have to get on with finishing the house so i have to share time between playing in the garage and serious DIY.

And with the concrete pad out front it's a really fab workshop space you've got.

 

[Olderisbetter]

And with the concrete pad out front it's a really fab workshop space you've got.

Yes the pad is so useful, I watched a guy jack his van up on block paving a few years ago and it made a nice mess, Eventually i will make a decent looking drive but they never seem practical.