Building A Garage

[Duncan]

Well? Am about to build a nice little garage in the place we have almost bought, and I NEED IDEAS!

I do have a budget so don't bother posting the ultimate garage link again

[Kel]

Post budget so Kel can remind you what that means in shoe money

[BU5TER]

Colour bond pre-fab is by far the cheapest

[Duncan]

what, and the easiest for lazy builders?

[994door]

Not sure were in sydney you are but these guys might help.

Outback Garages and Sheds.

3/125 Russell St Emuplains

Ph 0247357333

Has some garages on display and competive prices.

[Duncan]

nah thats cool I found a reliable and cheap builder. And if they can't do it theres always brett.

I mean.....what should it have? what size? what inside? c'mon I need ideas

[racsov500]

two bay with carports in frount. biggest size bays you can get. I have normal (not sure) size bays and its a bit squishy with a car and a worchbench at the end. Dont bother getting a tall one.. at least 2 bays, best bet would be three if you can fit it in your yard

[Eug]

- go for 3 bays (2 cars but more room )

- remember you will need a spot for engine stand

- a spot for workbench

- a spot for the huge ass snap on tool box

- a spot for sofa

- a wall for a plasma screen

- a spot for beer fridge

- sink for greasy washing up

- might want to look into ventilation for exhaust fumes and heat

- you want to have a roundabout in front of the garage

- and a big ass shelf for all those boxes, n shit

[PHaT MR30]

ok a word of warning when building a shed duncan, make sure the ground is solid and there is no top soil 1 metre under the foundation...

bit complex in our situation, but it has caused major problems and headaches, and it was the bloody councils fault

we have pretty much had to dig around and under part of the foundation fill with concrete and place a bit I beam in there to support....

but anyway enough of that, our shed is a quaker barn style 2 storey(upper level is a self contained unit) single roller door, 3 car with a pit, engine chain on a roller, still comming along but its gonna be good.

[Duncan]

thanks guys

I was thinking either 7 or 8m deep to allow 2-3m for workbench and workspace behind the cars, is that enough or is it going to shit me for years to come?

It will be 3 bays wide, I am thinking 1 single door for the daily driver and a double width door for the race car to live in the middle of 2 bays for plenty of space.

And Eug....as if I would need room for an engine stand

[Duncan]

that sounds phat_mr30, what size is it all up?

I am thinking nice thick concrete slab as the base, will probably be attached to the house.

What did you need for the engine chain and roller? anything tricky? sounds like a great idea.

[Dash]

Go at least 8m,mines 6m and theres not much room in front of the bench.

Oh yeah and height make it tall enough to fit a car hoist,turns your 3 car garage into a 4 car!

[Dash]

double post

[m&m]

When it comes to Garage doors and remotes,you can use a roller up to 5200mm,after that you go into industrial pricing,so you use a Sectional panel door,you can go up to 7000mm.If you go 2 doors you are up for another $450 for an extra remote motor.Most double doors are 4800mm and singles 2400mm,keep the height under 2400mm and you save more money with either door.

[Duncan]

ahh yes the hoist.....

I was thinking about leaving that outside the garage, nice cheap second hand 2 poster. Its going to be a bit tricky to get 4m clearance in the garage with the design we are thinking (garage roof is a balcony for the main house). Also, I am worried a hoist will make it a bit tricky to work around sometimes since it has to be fixed in place in one of the spots.

Skyline 4.5m long. Workbench about .7m deep = 5.2m so you only have .8m which I reckon is too close too. But I am a bit worried about 8m long garage + driveway into the garage and how much space that will take out of the back yard Its an OK block but not hge and I need some grass left

[Duncan]

thanks m&m one door would be nice actually, even more flexible with such a wide opening. Any downsides to really wide doors?

[Mumbo#5]

you might already know this but you will need 3 phase wired in to operate ya hoist. I have already gotten quotes but its fairly expensive so thats why i have access to 7 hoists in a nice workshop. hehe

[Duncan]

yeah Kel's bro is a sparky and he said its not cheap either. There are 240v hoists out there but I don't know anyone that's used one or if there are any problems

I don't mind if the hoist is a bit slow as long as it is safe

[Ronin 09]

It's not so easy to get 3 phase into a garage...

unless of course it is airconditioned

oh, just reread that it is part of the main house

[gtr fan]

Make sure the entrance is tall enough so that a 4WD can get in (I know sounds silly but I noticed this when we were looking at houses, some weren't tall enough).

Something else I realy liked but settled without was having a back garage door so you could drive into the backyard, store a boat etc. Little things like that might even be selling points if you ever decided to move.