renchero
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Garage Plans
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Meeting at the bank yesterday fir funds for the garage. All good. I will have the reddies on the 1st June.
I can plan in more detail. Looking to get power, water pipe and Internet down there. So that can all go in the same 2ft deep trench. It will be under the lawn so not likely to be dug, but I like to be on the safer side of things, with warning tape in the trench too. When the builder came round there could be a waste pipe near where the edge of the garage would be, so that may need bridging across.
I can plan in more detail. Looking to get power, water pipe and Internet down there. So that can all go in the same 2ft deep trench. It will be under the lawn so not likely to be dug, but I like to be on the safer side of things, with warning tape in the trench too. When the builder came round there could be a waste pipe near where the edge of the garage would be, so that may need bridging across.
Okay thinking more of the power cable. I can get under the floor in the kitchen, drill a diagonal hole to bring a cable out the house deep down.
I will be taking photos and measuring how far it is from the wall fir good documentation for where the cable is.
Do I need to give a copy of the cable route to the council? If so, do I do it before or after doing it?
I will be taking photos and measuring how far it is from the wall fir good documentation for where the cable is.
Do I need to give a copy of the cable route to the council? If so, do I do it before or after doing it?
Well be playing with drawing it in 3D to get a better idea of space. Using a free program called SketchUp.
Room for 2 cars going to looking into roof structure and interior next. There will be a window in the side, not put it in yet due to pillars going in to support the beams.
Room for 2 cars going to looking into roof structure and interior next. There will be a window in the side, not put it in yet due to pillars going in to support the beams.
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Wont be long until this project gets started. Looking forward to it. Chatting to a chap this coming Monday evening, show him what I am after, then we can go from there. Same dude that done the drive way.
AmericanThunder
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Needs updating. Your car is purple now.
lol, it certainly does. I'll see what i can do.
I'm going to see where I want the pit. How far forward/back it needs to be so I can get in it with the car over the top.
I'm going to see where I want the pit. How far forward/back it needs to be so I can get in it with the car over the top.
This is the place I'm getting the pit from, they have many sizes.
https://www.mech-mate.co.uk/
Darren sent me the link some time ago.
https://www.mech-mate.co.uk/
Darren sent me the link some time ago.
chris68coupe
Super Moderator
I looked at these when doing my garage. Unfortuntely, due to a protected Oak in close proximety I could not dig!
AmericanThunder
Super Moderator
Is a pit included in your planning permission?
If you didn’t need planning permission, just building regs, a pit would certainly not be included.
Good point, its certainly worth a question to the council. Thanks. I didn't mention it on the original chat with them.
an88fiero
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And you will need the electrics connected by an NICEIC electrician as that will need to be lodged at local authority as separate Building Regs (final electrical completion certificate) as you will need to provide both Building Regs Approval and final electrical completion certificate should you sell or remortgage 
Yeah, I wont be connecting that up myself. Getting the same electrician in that replaced our fuse box and provided a certificate. Thanks for the info.
Builder guy marked out the area with some paint. Ready to dig 4ft deep footings.
With no center post in the garage the entire roof weight will be on the sides and you need to allow for 1 meter deep snow on the roof, I don't think that will happen until the next ice age. Atleast it will be sturdy and built like a house.
With no center post in the garage the entire roof weight will be on the sides and you need to allow for 1 meter deep snow on the roof, I don't think that will happen until the next ice age. Atleast it will be sturdy and built like a house.
AmericanThunder
Super Moderator
I wouldn’t count on that 1m snow depth. They are forecasting snow event after snow event starting this month.
Pit has been ordered and paid for from https://www.mech-mate.co.uk/products
Ordered the tool tray and jacking beam too and the exterior resin gel coat incase there is a high water table.
Delivery is 2 to 3 weeks. they will contact me soon with an expected date.
Ordered the tool tray and jacking beam too and the exterior resin gel coat incase there is a high water table.
Delivery is 2 to 3 weeks. they will contact me soon with an expected date.
Digging has started.
saleen 192
Core Member
you will be re dooing the fencing by the drive then? you man cave will be worth it makes life so much easier
One side of fence panels will be redundant as it will be the front of the garage. so the gate will be closing on the garage, I may reverse the gate so it hinges on the garage, we shall see.
All going good so far.
All going good so far.
