Garage build

[Tony Smith]

Some pics of the build here if you want to have a look
The New Mancave by Tony Smith
At the start

2 years on





Inside






Home for 2 Turbo Renaults :0)

 

[DaveL485]

Some pics of the build here if you want to have a look
The New Mancave by Tony Smith

F**k off
:comeon:

 

[Brigsy]

That is awesome. That aint a garage that is an industrial unit

 

[Ricardo]

Excellent work so far! Roof pitch front to back? What's the dimensions of the building. What about roof trusses?

 

[Brigsy]

Fall front to back (1:40??) The dimensions are 8m x 6m, as im 1m away fom boundary the roof has to be under 2500 so trusses are a no go sadly.

 

[Red21]

My envy & jealous levels have just over boiled with all these mega builds, I can only dream of having a work area anything like these.
Just like some others this is what I got ,

 

[Duncan Grier]

Tony you lucky boy!!! That does fall out of garage build I'm afraid and into lucky fooker unit at home

Nice collection of cars also

DG

 

[Brigsy]

Slow progress atm as been waiting for steel - got to wait when its coming for free. Building inspector specified 203x133 overkill maybe but it knocks the price down by half for the joists by splitting the span. My back is knackered at the mo so waiting for that to sort itself out but should be making progress real soon as need the roof on before winter kicks in

6.5m x 203x133 ready to go

 

[Brigsy]

Rsj is up - me and my mate who i train with just lifted it in place. Only 200kg easy
Trench part dug for wiring will be finished tomorrow (its actually over a spade deep but does not look it in the pics for some reason)

Ordered the 7x2 joists/wall plate/joist hangers etc and they will be here in the morning. Get the joists up within the next week soon have it watertight - got the paslode nail gun ready for action

 

[Red21]

I would also go for plumped in water & a hand wash basin in the corner, extremely useful in preventing mess in the house.

 

[Brigsy]

I would also go for plumped in water & a hand wash basin in the corner, extremely useful in preventing mess in the house.

Agreed - i forgot to add i have a roll of blue polyethylene pipe that's going in too for water so i don't get shouted at for oily hand marks in the kitchen

 

[Brigsy]

Afternoon on the roof today got half of the joists on, get it finished tomorrow hopefully if weather is ok. Took ages to drill the 13mm holes for the m12 coach bolts to bolt the timber in the webbing into the rsj - it was like bell metal rock hard. Knacked 3 drill bits even with cutting fluid when i started it last week so bought a drill bit sharpener for the job which worked awesome

 

[DaveL485]

Are those trusses nailed? You dodgepot hahaha I screwed every single one of mine, 30 screws per truss

 

[Brigsy]

Trusses ?? No trusses on this roof mate joists only. The joists are stitched in to wallplate/timber in the webbing with 6x 90mm paslode nails each end / joist hangers which is a more than acceptable way of doing it. Only ever seen diy'ers screw them down sadly not proper tradesman

624 twist nails later in the joist hangers and we are somewhere near get the noggins boshed in and fascia on next week then board it. Not a bad job steady away.

 

[DaveL485]

Only ever seen diy'ers screw them down sadly not proper tradesman

If you weren't such a massive fucking hulk i'd bash you one for that

 

[Duncan Grier]

LOL

 

[Brigsy]

If you weren't such a massive fucking hulk i'd bash you one for that

Haha thats what you get for mocking my nailing skills - time served joiner here roofing a piece of piss compared to when i was on the bench making counters and double winder staircase

 

[Mark Davis]

Looking good mate.

 

[Brigsy]

Got a couple of hours here and there over the weekend so boshed the strutting (noggings) in Gt turbo waiting patientlyCut the ends off the joists next week, block fill in front of the joists and get the fascias on soon

 

[Brigsy]

Slow progress but getting there slowly

Fascias on
Roof pic

Drive is getting there. 56 ton of gear out

Ripped the shitty rotten ranch style dividing fence down and fitted a close boarded one in its place

Blocks going down. 6000 blocks to the front door - probably 9000 ish in total 156sqm



New wall - over enthusiastic grab truck took the old one

Drive will be done next week hopefully. I have 3 weeks off work no so have the materials on order for the roof covering - see if the weather plays ball and we may have a watertight garage before the end of the year