02GF74
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 12:36 PM |
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OT good book/guide for self-build (garage)
Anyone know of a good book or guide for build a garage?
things like how deep to dig foundations, wht to fill them with, how to build on top of them, damp proof course?
how to build walls, how long before additional buttress (?) needed, how to put roof on to walls etc.
concrete floow - how to prepare surface, how deep to lay concrete
etc.
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 12:54 PM |
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lol if only it was as easy as this...
http://www.ehow.com/how_4689511_build-brick-garage.html
i see they've got instructions on building your own jet airplane...
1 build jet engine
2 build fuselage
3 start engine
4 enjoy flying your own plane
i tried a quick look on google, nothing much there, but if you can find anything about building a house, use that as your standard.
concrete base for the floor, i'd say about 9" would be enough. probably about the same for the foundations actually.
but i'm no builder... but we did make a concrete base for a shed. 9" deep and doing well. we also did a retaining wall for the garden,
only 8 courses high though, again, foundation of 9"
foundadtions were concrete too, with crushed bricks /big rocks as hardcore with concrete on top
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UncleFista
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 01:14 PM |
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Can't help with any regs, but THIS SITE should supply you
with some inspiration 
It's John Beardmore's (JB on here). I'd kill for a garage, or even some nice smooth tarmac to lie down on 
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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02GF74
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 01:31 PM |
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LOL - good article on how to get on with your new neighbours!!
"My neighbour didnt like this pile of
soil either and told me to stop." 
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Guinness
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 04:01 PM |
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I've had a quick read of John's website and it all looks OK to me.
It's quite a good guide all in all.
Cheers
Mike
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James
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 04:29 PM |
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Ned laid the base himself for a Marley (Morley?) garage?
Worth a u2u to him perhaps.
HTH,
James
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/4/09 at 04:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by James
Ned laid the base himself for a Marley (Morley?) garage?
Worth a u2u to him perhaps.
HTH,
James
is that poured concrete walls?
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