Show us your garage.

[LeonN]

Dont know if there is one of theys threads on hear? if there is i could not find it and if not...

There are quite a few roadsters being built at the moment and it would be interesting to see where they are being built?

i have a single garage behind my house withe enough space for another car next to the garage taking up the remaining garden, much to my partners annoyance. i am also lucky enough to work in a steel fabrication place even if most of the machines are a fare bit older than me they do jobs so much quicker than i could.

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/5303/img0147n.jpg

[twinturbo]

I bought a house as it had a long drive and a crappy garage.

http://www.rob1tt.f2s.com/Images/oldgar.jpg




Note how there seems to be a bit of space around the back and far side.

Note the roof that the vendor put on to clinch the sale as the old one leaked ( the new one leaked even worse after 6 months :o




Who's nicked my garage!!!


http://www.rob1tt.f2s.com/Images/ggone.jpg



It took me about two weeks hard diging in rain wind and snow to get the ground ready for the base.


I then went to work on the 6th of may 2008 ( my birthday ) at 8am... And by mid day this had arrived in the space above..

http://www.rob1tt.f2s.com/Images/g1.jpg


It's currently got our MK1 golf in for a bit of work. Sadly it mainly seems to be used for breaking cars.. Granada, Sierra, Scorpio, Mk3 Golf is it's tally so far. And another MK1 golf is waiting its fate...

TT

[twinturbo]

http://www.rob1tt.f2s.com/Images/g2.jpg
http://www.rob1tt.f2s.com/Images/g3.jpg
http://www.rob1tt.f2s.com/Images/g4.jpg
http://www.rob1tt.f2s.com/Images/g5.jpg

[Bonzo]

I don't think I have a decent picture of my workshop

Aprox 26ft X 20ft if it were empty ................In my case........Never :rolleyes:

I'll try & take one sometime

Here's a picture of my " Tidy bench " :D :D

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj266/Bonzoronnie/006.jpg

Just one of lifes muck magnets I suppose !!??

[dogwood]

Garage ?????
I should be so lucky :rolleyes:
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p212/muddypaws4x4/Picture029.jpg

Leaky tarp is all I got:eek:

[SeriesLandy]

This is my build area however at my father in laws house.
Series 1 landrover on the left and there is about 2 foot to the right of the photo with compressor and engine.
The sierra only just fit in the garage the nose was under the bench.
Pic taken a while ago, only one i've got.

616

[dogwood]

Here's a picture of my " Tidy bench " :D :D
Just one of lifes muck magnets I suppose !!??

Hey Ronnie, just like my work bench.:D
Tidy it up and we'll never find a thing.

Organised chaos it's called

David

[HandyAndy]

:D :D
look at page 29 of this months Complete Kit Car mag for where my car is being built :p
sorry don,t have the pic on computer:D

cheers
andy

[AshG]

Current one is about 14ft x 14ft
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/ashgardiner/P1020502.jpg

new one that is being started as soon as the roadster is iva'd. 15m across the back with the main bit 9mx9m

http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/ashgardiner/newworkshop.jpg

[twinturbo]

Are you putting that next to your boundry fence?

TT

[AshG]

it will be 1m away from the fence all the way round but there are no houses the other side of the fence and its less than 50% of the garden its the base that im not looking forward to as thats the only bit i will be doing

[Bonzo]

it will be 1m away from the fence all the way round but there are no houses the other side of the fence and its less than 50% of the garden its the base that im not looking forward to as thats the only bit i will be doing

Here's an idea Ash

Hows about ...................A bring your own spade & barrow party ............Followd by a free BBQ :D :D

Or Haynes Roadster re-union .............. Bring a spade n barrow ;)

[dogwood]

Here's an idea Ash

Hows about ...................A bring your own spade & barrow party ............Followd by a free BBQ :D :D

Or Haynes Roadster re-union .............. Bring a spade n barrow ;)

Don't give him ideas !!!!!!:rolleyes:

[HandyAndy]

nice garage Ash, looks big enough for a workshop area & enough space for the Roadster & maybe a Single Seater eh eh eh???:D

andy

[AshG]

sounds like a good plan i could exchange digging for grub and goes in the roadster lol. nearly choked and cacked myself at the same time when i got the quote from readymix for the base. dogwood has already seen my plot for it, just gotta wangle him into loaning some heavy plant from his farm

bonzo i like the idea of free bbq. how many sausages and burgers are you bringing :D

in reality i will prob hire a mini digger for the weekend as the base needs to be 16inch deep 6inch hard core 1inch of sand then DPM then 9inch of concrete with steel mesh in the middle.

[dogwood]

I was thinking more like the Kent Roadster Club house

[Bonzo]

In reality i will prob hire a mini digger for the weekend as the base needs to be 16inch deep 6inch hard core 1inch of sand then DPM then 9inch of concrete with steel mesh in the middle.

Bloomin heck Ash ................. You must be on some soft ground there :eek:

My workshop is built on an old Tin mine waste heap .............Just about solid Quartz !!??

Thinking about it.......That'll be why I am a bit dippy ..... With all that Radon gas & all that :D :D

I'll bing the bangers if you do the cooking mate ;)

[gingea1pom]

Ash,

Are you sure. From a rough calculation your workshop base would be good for about 28tonnes.

Now my ‘thing’ is road construction, if the loading was to be a maximum of 8tonnes I would go for 150mm of WELL COMPACTED base layer then slipform (plastic sheeting) then 150mm of concrete with re-bar.

Just MHO.

Cheers Ginge

[flyerncle]

These two are my toy shop.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30468413@N03/2852928430/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30468413@N03/2852094607/
4 Ramps, paint booth,plenty of room for the toys.

And yes U7 is in the wrong place.

[dogwood]

dogwood has already seen my plot for it, just gotta wangle him into loaning some heavy plant from his farm



Yea it's a good size plot, easy fit that, and still have room for the BBQ.
What you need is one of these Ash..
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p212/muddypaws4x4/Pictureelephant047.jpg

[gingea1pom]

You want heavy I do heavy

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee46/gingea1pom/random/Photo0506.jpg

17 tonne excavator and a 55 tonne tipper!
Cheers Ginge

[AshG]

flyerncle nice toy shop

dogwood thats what i need

ginge i have got 2 lathes at 1.5 tonne each and a 2.2 tonne mill going in there plus the roadster and what ever my next project is. there is also the chance that i might put an overhead H-beam crane in when i can afford it as i want to be able to lift whole cars up :D

oh and if you could borrow one of those diggers from Brompton for the weekend that would be great.

[alga]

My workshop -- a half of a two car garage.

http://fridge.pov.lt/~alga/DSC_9074.jpg

BTW, Ash, the foundation is filled with ~50 cm of gravel and sand, covered with 10 cm of concrete reinforced with 100x100x4 wire mesh. Seems to be holding up just fine.

[gingea1pom]

flyerncle nice toy shop


oh and if you could borrow one of those diggers from Brompton for the weekend that would be great.

If I could arrange it I would but there are no squaddies there now sorry.

[AshG]

btw i did tell my bro i wanted to be able to park a lorry in there when he worked it out for me. :D maby he thought i meant an artic lol

[ozzy1]

Ginge,
they're just little tonka toys:D

[Matthew]

Here's mine:

http://www.tcodd.demon.co.uk/images/Roadster/Roadster+Garage.JPG

Looks neat(ish) from that angle as most of the mess is behind the camera, and I have to keep the sides of the build table clear or I can't get from one end of the car to the other.

Not too sure what I'm going to do once the suspension is on - garage is 2.3m wide and I think the Roadster comes out at about 1.8m which doesn't leave a lot of room to work.

Matt

[LeonN]

same boat. part of me is dreading the hurdles once i have wheels on.

[flyerncle]

Ginge,talking of Tonka's a frined of mine is a trainer for the HET at Catterick and what fun they are to drive.

[mark]

same boat. part of me is dreading the hurdles once i have wheels on.

There is only 8 inches either side of my wheels when the roadster is in garage so you just have to roll it out everytime you want to work on it, which isnt so bad until it starts snowing!

I cant even put my nose cone on or it wont fit back in garage :(

I need to chop the cupboards out from under my work bench so the nose can underneath

[snapper]

I demolished my garage and built an extension in it's place, not the best way to start a kit car build, rented next doors garage until she sold the land it was on:(
Finished the build outside.
Now that it is all finished and on the road, i have just started renting a barn (with 2 other club members) with space for 10 cars:) best i start another car then.

[Land Locked]

Outside build area:
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee229/LandLocked1/Workspace.jpg

Inside work area Left:
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee229/LandLocked1/DSCI2170.jpg

Inside work area Right:
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee229/LandLocked1/DSCI2175.jpg

Looking out from inside right:
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee229/LandLocked1/DSCI2176.jpg

These are old photo's. I'll post newer ones when the build table is done. Much has changed, the bike is gone as are ALL the beetle bits. The layout is now even busier.

[davidimurray]

Here's mine - roadster build area is where the sierra is, other side is my mates MG. Behind the camera is the toilet, sink, fridge, kettle etc and to the right of the camera is the small office we use as a machine shop / clean area. Not cheap to rent something like this but works out well shared between the two of us :)

http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac235/davidimurray/Garage.jpg

[happyjo]

How much does it cost to rent a space like that?

[davidimurray]

Costs us £200 a month with running water and electric. Last guy easily had 3 cars in there and if we took down the machine shop area we could easily get 5 if not 6 cars tight up against each other. The space makes things so much easier as you can get on with a number of jobs without tripping over stuff - is hard work trying to keep it tidy though!

[tkpm]

Workshop where roadster being built
621

store at the back
622

And the untidy garage at home
623

[Davey]

Back to work today and time for a big tidy up so we can do some paying work tomorrow, here's a shot of my playpen, the Dragon is in the far corner.

D.

[thwang]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v710/ambertwang/Picture075.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v710/ambertwang/Picture074.jpg

thwang

[Neil P]

Mine was built on the driveway. Far too much other stuff in the garage. I've since put a 12' x 10' shed in the garden to put it all in and the car now goes in the garage with about 4" to spare on either side.

Neil

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3469/3974104770_579a760d78_m.jpg

[GraemeWebb]

My small garage. Pictures taken today in the snow. Will have a problem when the wheels go on.

[happyjo]

Graham how wide is your garage, mine is 6 ft 8 inches and I didn't think I had enough room, your pic means it might be possible until the wheels go on.

[GraemeWebb]

Graham how wide is your garage, mine is 6 ft 8 inches and I didn't think I had enough room, your pic means it might be possible until the wheels go on.

Length is 5m max width 2.5m, narrowest width accross the two centre pillars is 2,25m. Enough room to get the car in and out with the wheels on but work space around the car makes working difficult.

Cheers

[twinturbo]

Think mine is 12'6" by 25' from memory..

If there was not so much junk in there it would be gr8!!

TT

[GraemeWebb]

Think mine is 12'6" by 25' from memory..

If there was not so much junk in there it would be gr8!!

TT

Remember its not the size but how you use it!!!

[ozzy1]

mine 6mx9m although full of gym kit and 2 years worth of car bits just arrived from uk:D

[aerosam]

Here's mine, quite an old pic of the build, but the garage is still just as messy:

[Janne E]

We build a new garage for about five years it´s 8x9m and has a "upperfloor" there I can put stuff I´m not using for the moment.
When the childrens are getting older maybe we fix a apartment on the upperfloor, our house it´s not so big so it could be a good idea..
Some pics from inside my garage..

http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/janneeriksson/Rzerbil101.jpg


http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae68/janneeriksson/Rzerbil099.jpg

Cheers Janne

[twinturbo]

Nice..

Are they furniture castors under your litte Skates?

TT

[Janne E]

Yes the smallest wheels I could find and I can lock them.
It´s very easy to move it, if I work with the rear end I have like in the pics and I if I work with front I just twist it so I have the front against the bench.

But for the moment I can´t do so much.... I still wait for my sides:(

Cheers Janne