My Garage Thread

[Lazy-Ferret]

Originally Posted by jonela

I am building a garage for someone at the moment and he is having one of these
http://www.mech-mate.co.uk/How-to-Fit-a-Pit.html

Would be nice, when I worked at the university, we had a pit that was 2 car lengths long, and had stairs down into it. We also had a chain hoist on a track girder, that ran the full length as well... I miss working there...

[exosteve]

my truck is so high up I don't need one

[jonela]

Blocks,sand and cement delivered and some 2x2 and sterling board for the shuttering.

[jonela]

Made the shuttering in sections 200mm deep and drilled 12mm holes every 200 mm then pined it down with 12mm re bar and leveled up

[firebobby]

Are you using a DPM under the concrete base

[jonela]

Dpm was fitted inside the shuttering , but due to the road outside being to narrow and one of the main roads through the town it was not possible to block it with a cement truck . so it was necessary to mix all the concrete for the base by hand I divided it up in to four bays with more shuttering and fixed them down with re bar pins and inserted re bar connecting rods

[judd750]

looking good pal,

can`t wait to see the end result

[spinna]

Looking good


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[jonela]

Three sections of raft completed but couldn't resist the urge to start laying blocks . the blocks are standard blocks here 20x20x50cm with built in perps ,just butt and fill. There will be three windows, a 3mx2m garage door and a door in the back.

[CliveG]

Looks like you thought of everything,not just electrical gaine but water pipes and waste,you'll be able to plumb in a shower as well as sink!