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    Spec'ing up steel posts for a large pair of gates

    Afternoon all! I'm going to put up some large gates at the end of the drive. I'll be welding frames up from steel, which will then take timber T&G panels. The gates will be around 2m high and 2m wide (each) to cover a 4m wide entrance. One of them will have a pedestrian door built into it, to...
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    My sweaty garage roof

    So, I've had this nice big prefab garage put up, and I'm insulating it. The walls are being done with 2 layers of 25mm polystyrene panelled over with 9mm ply. This all seems to be going to plan. Now, the roof.... I had entertained the idea of using various off cuts and left overs of...
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    Using loft insulation in cavities?

    OK, not the intended use, but it seems like such a cheap way to do my garage, with B&Q offing rolls at £3 for 5.5sqm. I'll be doing the roof of the garage with it, but my quota of 18 rolls would give me enough to do the walls too. Any obvious problems, aside from it wanting to slump over time?
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    Product to bond timber batons to my concrete walls?

    OK, I have a prefab garage. The panels it's built from are 600mm wide with two vertical hollows, such that it has a thick vertical rib up the centre of each. My plan is to fill the hollows with insulation, and attach a timber baton to each of the centre ribs. I'll then insulate the gap...
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    How best to insulate my new garage?

    I've recently had a rather splendid prefab garage put up, but it's a bit chilly in there. It will be used as a mechanic's workshop, so whilst it doesn't need to be the height of luxury, I'd like to be able to warm it up a bit, and not just end up heating the garden outside! There's also a...
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    How strong is wood? Need to drive a car over it....

    Odd question, but is there a guide as to the strengths of different timbers? My new garage is having an inspection pit (with ventilation, gas sensor, tanked and with a sump etc before we get into a conversation about the pros and cons of inspection pits :) ) Typically, a pit would be...
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    A few questions about the prep for my garage base

    So, first post here - hello! A bit of background: I'm having a large prefab garage built (4.4m wide, 11.6m long), the only prerequisite being that I have a prepared flat base for them to build it on. Of course, the ground work and base is where all the money goes.... I've had an architect...
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