5.1m x 9m Double Garage Build
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Stage: 1 / 11 (click on photos to enlarge)
The Plan:
So for one reason and another mainly due to Maria taking over our integral garage we decided to utilise the side area of our property to build a large garage / workshop and thought the quickest way to get one would be to buy a preowned pre fabricated garage so we did!
Not quite as straight forward as one would expect!!!!
See the various stages of my project in the following pages.
Stage: 2 / 11 (click on photos to enlarge)
Build Area:
This is the area where it will stand. So the wall and side gate had to come down. The goal here was to reuse the bricks so they were carefully removed and most came away and cleaned up easily as whoever built it mixed the mortar incorrectly with too much sand but that was lucky for me and made the task easier.
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In The Begining:
So my first stage was to start digging. Not to hard as ground was good soft soil but with a chalk content.
I started with a small foundation for the concrete side panels to sit on and join up to the side of the house.
I designed and had fabricated some steel frames to join to the side panels and use as the side frame for the 4.8m wide door.
Stage: 4 / 11 (click on photos to enlarge)
Brick Laying:
To cover up the panels and frames I reused bricks that were in the original wall and thus making the front blend in with the front of the house.
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Relocation:
Next we had to move our conservatory covering our Koi fish pond by 2m to allow space for the garage walls.
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Stage: 11 / 11 (click on photos to enlarge)
Front driveway retaining walls:
Needed to do a bit of digging and support the foundation of the wall.
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