andy brookes
Established Member
Hi All,
Found this forum the other day when looking for idea's on how to extend my garage and re roof it. Had a good look round and it's great, lots of great idea's and making me what to buy lots of tools!!! damn you all!!!
Have completed a few projects in the past from building new doors for a kitchen in my old house, building a character workshop, building fitted wardobes, building a desk. All completed using B&Q materials cut at B&Q to my size requirements, then finishing with some trusty cheap tools, again B&Q £15 each tools!! I think I have made quite a good job considering the processes that I have used! I'll post some pic's up when I have a few mins free.
So back to the garage extension. Currently my garage is a very small single with an old cement absesdos roof which leaks. So it's time to re-roof and extend. I'm going to use the existing shell which is of ugly concrete block construction, but is built like a brick s**t house, so seems silly to knock down and start again. I'll be extending to the rear of the current garage to house a good workbench and tool storage shelving system. Then to the side and front will be a covered area that I can use to work on cars in the dry if its wet. The current garage will be kept clear for large wood and car projects. The extention will be 2x4" contruction with feather edge on the outside of everything including the old concrete block garage to tidy the looks of that up. Roof will be pitched with wickes corregated bitumen sheets over an OSB shell.I will post a pic of the plans.
Off to Cheltenham tonight to pick up a Cedar up and over door that I managed to pick up on ebay for £250, this ones brand new and cost £1100 at Xmas. The guy selling it has decided he wants a double garage door now. Glad he is as it should look great.
As I said, great forum and will be watching various projects...but will try to resist the urge to buy new tools. I'll post some pics of previous projects and the garage refit as it unfolds.
Cheers Andy in Dorset.
Found this forum the other day when looking for idea's on how to extend my garage and re roof it. Had a good look round and it's great, lots of great idea's and making me what to buy lots of tools!!! damn you all!!!
Have completed a few projects in the past from building new doors for a kitchen in my old house, building a character workshop, building fitted wardobes, building a desk. All completed using B&Q materials cut at B&Q to my size requirements, then finishing with some trusty cheap tools, again B&Q £15 each tools!! I think I have made quite a good job considering the processes that I have used! I'll post some pic's up when I have a few mins free.
So back to the garage extension. Currently my garage is a very small single with an old cement absesdos roof which leaks. So it's time to re-roof and extend. I'm going to use the existing shell which is of ugly concrete block construction, but is built like a brick s**t house, so seems silly to knock down and start again. I'll be extending to the rear of the current garage to house a good workbench and tool storage shelving system. Then to the side and front will be a covered area that I can use to work on cars in the dry if its wet. The current garage will be kept clear for large wood and car projects. The extention will be 2x4" contruction with feather edge on the outside of everything including the old concrete block garage to tidy the looks of that up. Roof will be pitched with wickes corregated bitumen sheets over an OSB shell.I will post a pic of the plans.
Off to Cheltenham tonight to pick up a Cedar up and over door that I managed to pick up on ebay for £250, this ones brand new and cost £1100 at Xmas. The guy selling it has decided he wants a double garage door now. Glad he is as it should look great.
As I said, great forum and will be watching various projects...but will try to resist the urge to buy new tools. I'll post some pics of previous projects and the garage refit as it unfolds.
Cheers Andy in Dorset.
