New Garage/Workshop build

[Brain_stew]

M@tt will you be filling the air gaps in the block work to help keep the warmth in??

 

[M@tt]

the block work will actually be under the concrete floor as its just part of the retaining wall (the actual garage/workshop will be made from wood and the walls will be insulated) but i'll be filling the ones with rebar in with concrete to tie the wall to the footing and then when the base is poured on top the bits of rebar sticking out of the top will tie all of that to the floor so hopefully it wont be going anywhere

hope that makes sense

 

[Brain_stew]

the block work will actually be under the concrete floor as its just part of the retaining wall (the actual garage/workshop will be made from wood and the walls will be insulated) but i'll be filling the ones with rebar in with concrete to tie the wall to the footing and then when the base is poured on top the bits of rebar sticking out of the top will tie all of that to the floor so hopefully it wont be going anywhere

hope that makes sense

after a quick re-look over the pictures it makes perfect sense, good luck with the rest of the build

 

[richard s]

nice work did you have to get planning permission to build it and what you going to do where the timber frame meets the stone work to weatherproof it
what area of sheffield are you in

 

[M@tt]

Richard S> Yeah i needed permission unfortunately pain in the ****!!
I've got a DPM strip which will sit ontop of the single course of bricks and then the wooden frame will sit on top of that so should remain dry.
and I'm in Ekington, where abouts are you?

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I managed to finish the drainage section today and then started to top up and compact the base to the level of the top of the hollow blocks.

I also shifted the 2 large bulk bags of rubble/soil and the 18 paving slabs out of the way onto my drive and again just for a change i'm completely knackered

 

[richard s]

im in wisewood
and it looks like you will have it finished for next week at the rate your going

 

[Spot the welders dog]

M@tt, lovely build so far - really envious...

I do have a question about your gates though: Could you tell me the approx width that they span and the gates approx size - Also; what size are the gate posts?

Good luck with the rest of the project - I'll keep watching with interest.

<pssss> keep the pics coming pls - loads of detailed ones showing the garage being built would be welcome....

 

[M@tt]

Spot > i forgot to exactly measure them today but the drive is about 2.9m wide and the uprights are 4"x4" from what i can remember

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Today i managed to finish the base, so i'm almost ready to have the concrete poured!! woohoo!!

once the base had been compacted i infilled the hollow blocks with concrete to tie the wall together and into the footing

then once that was done i coud start to rollout the rest of the visqueen sheeting

so the next job is to fix the shuttering onto the side of the hollow block wall as this will be the edge of the concrete base, and then concrete should be a go go!!

 

[Mogzieno1]

Brilliant build Matt , really nice work!!

 

[M@tt]

Brilliant build Matt , really nice work!!

chees , it seems to be going quite well so far considering i'm making it up as i go along. plenty of time yet for it all to go horribly wrong!

 

[pidgeon chit welder]

Looking good Matt.

Matt why did you put the wall foundation concrete in over some WPM black plastic you had laid in the trench ( I've never seen that done before )?

I feel it will just be a pocket of plastic to hold any ground water or drain down water that is not taken away by your drain pipes & will have a tendancy to wick up the wall to the true DPC.

 

[M@tt]

I was told over on www.pavingexpert.com that having a DPM under the footing would stop any ground salts etc attacking the concrete footing so as i had quite a bit of it surplus i chucked some in there

 

[weldingscotty803]

looking good matt. you still got the chippings? may have the lot off you

 

[M@tt]

Sorry Scott all them chipping have gone mate

got 5 bulk bags of rubble/crap if you want that though

 

[weldingscotty803]

errrrr, no ta lol. why are you on the pc. get out there old lad and get the bl00dy garage finished!

 

[cazl1994]

Looking good Matt.

Matt why did you put the wall foundation concrete in over some WPM black plastic you had laid in the trench ( I've never seen that done before )?

I feel it will just be a pocket of plastic to hold any ground water or drain down water that is not taken away by your drain pipes & will have a tendancy to wick up the wall to the true DPC.

we never do that we only put damp course in the blocks and in the slab i would think that that will make the footing less stable because it isnt locked into the ground and there is a break in the ground and the concrete and there shouldn't be a break in a footing thats bad practice the footing is now weaker

 

[Spot the welders dog]

Thank you Mat...I'll return to lurking once again.

 

[M@tt]

very minor update

managed to clear most of the rocks/rubble soil etc into a 8 tonne skip over the weekend. Not the best job for last saturday by hand when it was about 27 degrees!!. I was starting to hallucinate by the end of it!

 

[the snooper]

very minor update

managed to clear most of the rocks/rubble soil etc into a 8 tonne skip over the weekend. Not the best job for last saturday by hand when it was about 27 degrees!!. I was starting to hallucinate by the end of it!

dont give us any of that rubbish in post 28 there is a picture and it shows a pub accross the road is that the reason for the hallucinations

 

[Angusdog]

Some people pay good money to hallucinate. You got it for free and a clean yard - double win!