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Making room for the new toy , Garage extension

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 17 6:32 pm
by TIB3300
I love the place I live, apart from my man cave #-o

As you can see its only narrow, at only 8ft wide causing access problems :?

Re: Making room for the new toy " V8 Cortina"

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 17 6:40 pm
by TIB3300
So,,,this has been a no car project year for me, while I rectify this problem :roll:

I decide to widen the garage, but make it pretty for the wiff :lol:

NO this is not it , its just a immage I found on the net and wanted to build

Re: Making room for the new toy " V8 Cortina"

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 17 6:48 pm
by TIB3300
May this year

Re: Making room for the new toy " V8 Cortina"

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 17 7:02 pm
by TIB3300
I wanted to come out 4ft and 14ft long.

So with the wall out I replace the span with two 5in RSJs bolted and welded together, sat them on a pad stone at each end and on 100 x100 5mm box section at each end. Then sunk them 3ft in the ground with a foot on them concreted them in, then finally bolted the uprights to the existing walls.

Re: Making room for the new toy , Garage extension

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 17 10:03 am
by TIB3300
Most weekends and some holidays later :lol:

Re: Making room for the new toy , Garage extension

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 17 10:25 am
by Pete
Fantastic job, I adopted a similar approach a few years ago.

Re: Making room for the new toy , Garage extension

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 17 1:58 pm
by Birdman
Great job, might do something similar myself, as, I struggle to get me in, let alone a car.

Re: Making room for the new toy , Garage extension

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 17 4:28 pm
by TIB3300
All done, water proof for the winter,gutters are now fitted. So its on to it he interior.


I want to make it all white with plenty of lights 8-)

I think I got the desire effect :roll:

Re: Making room for the new toy , Garage extension

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 17 4:36 pm
by TIB3300
Pete wrote: Wed Nov 22, 17 10:25 am Fantastic job, I adopted a similar approach a few years ago.
Cheers Pete
I just couldn't face battling this project with limited space :(

Re: Making room for the new toy , Garage extension

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 17 4:44 pm
by TIB3300
Birdman wrote: Wed Nov 22, 17 1:58 pm Great job, might do something similar myself, as, I struggle to get me in, let alone a car.
Thanks Mr :thumbright:

Total build for the outside was £2k, but I did make everything myself to keep the cost down " Yorkshireman" 8-)
I now have 12 feet inside wall to wall and with the car only being 5ft 6in plenty of room now

Re: Making room for the new toy , Garage extension

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 17 6:54 am
by cadboy
Good job :thumbright:

give me ideas ;)

Re: Making room for the new toy , Garage extension

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 17 8:38 pm
by Steve Chapman
Great job, looks nice outside for the missus. More space for fettling, win win...............2k sounds abit much!!........from a fellow Yorkshireman :lol:

Re: Making room for the new toy , Garage extension

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 17 6:26 am
by TIB3300
cadboy wrote: Thu Nov 23, 17 6:54 am Good job :thumbright:

give me ideas ;)
Thank you
"give me ideas"

Good :thumbright:

Re: Making room for the new toy , Garage extension

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 17 6:31 am
by TIB3300
Steve Chapman wrote: Thu Nov 23, 17 8:38 pm Great job, looks nice outside for the missus. More space for fettling, win win...............2k sounds abit much!!........from a fellow Yorkshireman :lol:
Thanks :thumbright:

"2K "
I usually just make do and adapt things, but with this I knew what I wanted, so didn't want to compromise

eeerrr!!! 8-[ and the inside is costing me ,,about £600 :roll:

Re: Making room for the new toy , Garage extension

Posted: Sun Dec 03, 17 10:49 pm
by GJUK
Interesting approach, not seen anything like that before - looks nice.