garage

I need to replace my wooden garage doors and thought I'd replace the frame at the same time. However looking at them I'm wondering if there is a lintel or is there reliance on the wooden frame. The house was built in 1935 and originally above the garage there was a non full height storage...

I want to run a new power supply to my garage which is about two metres from my house. The current supply is basically spurred from the kitchen ring, through the wall and then on to the garage via a catenary wire. The most it supplies is a freezer, a light and power hand tools. However, I have...

Hello, Q1. I have just purchased a 2 bed middle property (images below) very rural with two neighbours with the intention of renovating. I’m just in the process of drawing up some plans for an extension. Currently the house has a small extension for the bathroom (next to the kitchen) I want to...

I have a garage which is attached to the main house, this is being used as a utility room/storage area. Recently I noticed hard black ball shapes coming from the carpet, I looked into this and formed the opinion this was caused because of damp. I pulled up the thin carpet tiles and noticed that...

I've got an open plan double garage approx 5m across by 5m deep and want to create some storage up in the roof. The existing roof support doesn't look like it could take much more weight, and I'm not convinced I want to test it out :(:(:( I'm particularly anxious about the large 5m garage width...

Hi there I'm thinking of boarding out part of my single garage (3 metres wide) loft to create storage space and could do with some advice please, to check my research. The existing ceiling joists look very flimsy so my initial plan is to install new joists just above, but separate to, the...

I'm looking to insulate my 1950s detached garage. I thought I'd start on the roof by fixing some 100mm Celotex directly on top of the joists. My main concern is about ventilation / moisture issues, which I have to say I'm not too clued up on. From reading around there seems to be lots of...

I am looking to build a detached garage on my property. I am wondering if I will require planning permission. The red outline denotes land owned by me. The garage will be 7mx8m to accommodate 2x cars and some work area. We already have an existing single garage which will be removed (shown in...

Under permitted development, can we knock down the existing detached garage (1metre to the side of the house, fronting street) and attach it to the house, thus adding the current 1metre path to the garage footprint? We will also be changing the pitched garage roof to a flat roof, in-keeping with...

Potentially buying a house with a detached double garage which we want to turn into an additional room, the only problem would be its not connected to the house, what would be th cost to build a small type of hallway to connect the side door of house to side door of garage. It would only need...

I am looking for a bit of advice around our garage roof and structure in general. We have a larger than average sized single skin detached garage at the bottom of our garden which currently has an asbestos roof which we are looking to remove. (I know un-disturbed this is ok, but this is just...

Just wondered what type of cost id be looking at to make a basic hallway from the house side door to the detached garage? Its about 4m in length and would want about 1.5 metres wide. So it runs along side of house then and wouldnt need to knock anything down. Im thinking of buying a house which...

Looking at purchasing a property and would like to widen the garage by around 1 metre which would come to the fence and brick up the front garage door (would possible add window), before going ahead with purchasing the property I'd like some advice on a rough estimate of doing this. I...

We are thinking of getting a new garage built as shed won't be any good for storing electric tools etc since it stays humid leading to rust. We have a shed on its last legs on the side of the property at the end of driveway. Instead of building a garage there. Thinking of getting rid of it. -...

Struggling to find information on reverting a room back to it's original integral garage format. We are looking into purchasing this UK-based property and we're trying to understand whether this is a simple/achievable task or whether we'd be wasting our time. Property is a bungalow with...

Hi all I've bought some celotex insulation to put up on the ceiling in my garage but I'm not quite sure on the ventilation. I want to place the whole sheets underneath the joists to seal the roof structure from the garage room. This is a cold roof configuration I understand. I'm not living in...

Hello group, I'm planning the upgrade to my garage to make it a more pleasant (=warm) place to work on the car. It will not be habitable space. The garage construction is fully detached from the house and built as follows: Walls - 215mm solid wall of 102mm facing brick tied to 100mm block...

Hi All, This is my first post here ever, so please be gentle with me! I have a double-garage with an automatic "up and over door" which is operated by a key fob: I reverse my car into the drive, press the button, the garage door opens, and I reverse into the garage, then close the garage door...

Does anyone know how to fit insulation boards in between these joists? Image 1: https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvxDFgUHUgNC1krn9WtZ8iPSTfx6 Image 2: https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvxDFgUHUgNC1ku8ckUmx5x9sb0C

Hi all, We are in the process of building a new garage and a brickie is going to face our block walls and build pillars and apex etc.. we have left three 500x900 gaps for Windows on the block wall immediately below the roof plate. There is to be no cavity as such between the block and brick...