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Hi all We will be putting in the concrete lintel for the garage door opening this weekend and i am wondering which way up it should go (there doesnt appear to be any markings). The ends show 3 bars, 1 in the middle and another 2 at 1 end. I would expect the 2 bars to sit at the bottom as...

Hi all, I am having single leaf blockwork done for my garage this week and I am trying to establish how many piers the guy should be puting in. The garage is to be 3.3m wide x 6.3m long. I think he mentioned that it would be 1 pier halfway on each wall and the front wall with the door would...

Hi all, I am currently having a garage built, it will be single leaf wall construction and 6.3m long x 3.3m wide. It will be ready for the roof trusses soon as the blockwork is getting started this week so I have phoned a couple of joiners for quotes. They have asked me what size/type of...

Evening all, First of all I hope admin dont mind me doing this. I am doing a project at uni on zero carbon homes and I am looking for members of the public to fill in a very quick 10 question survey. The survey is quick and easy, just click the answers. No knowledge of zero carbon homes...

Hi Is it ok to use 4" single leaf blockwork sitting on strip foundations as permanent shuttering for pouring a concrete base? Would it need any extra horizontal support other than the mortar holding it in place? The base is to be 6.2m x 3.2m and 6" deep. Thanks

Hi all, I am about to get a concrete base laid and as its a concrete sectional garage going on top i need to run the electrics through the base as the panels cant be drilled on the garage. So I want to get the cable run now. My intention is to run the cable for the garage then have an...

Hi all, I am looking at options for building a garage on my concrete slab. It is 6.2m x 3.2m. The plan is to get a joiner to build the frame including the roof and then Ill finish it off by boarding, papering and cladding it. Im going to call in a couple of joiners for quotes. Does anyone...

Hi all, I am about to dot n dab my bathrom today, its only a small room at 1.5mx2m and has high ceilings, 2.5m even with suspended ceiling up so I will need 100mm extra on top or bottom. I have the full size green moisture boards waiting however I cant get the feckers in the room cos they are...

Hi there, I am going to build a timber framed garage on my concrete slab with upvc coated metal cladding on the outside walls and roof. I am just trying to clear up in my head the construction of the walls/roof. Can somebody advise if this is correct or if there is parts missing, starting...

Hi all, I am currently in the process of replacing an old timber garage which was there when we moved in. The old garage had electrics in as follows: Mains - 20a mcb/rcd from house consumer unit, radial 2.5 twin and earth, this connects to armoured cable in a junction box under the...

Hi all, I had my garage footings poured yesterday and there is a low spot in one of the corners (my fault cos im crap and it was I who pegged and levelled it). Its a difference of around an inch maybe 1.5 inch. So im a bit worried. I plan on laying 2 courses of block which will take me up to...

Hi again all, Been doing more digging for the foundations of a garage today and i came accross a pipe that seems to be like a soil pipe. The part I have exposed appears to be a previous repair or something because I was able to pull the pipe out from each end, see pics. The part I have...

Hi, I have decided to get ready mix delivered for my garage foundation strips. I am going to order 3.5m3. They are unwilling to back the truck up the driveway incase they damage services underground. I contacted a local pumping company and they only deal with larger projects and hire their...

Hi all from the pic in the link below, the edge of the concrete slab should extend 150 from the garage structure. Looking at that picture, what is to stop rain from soaking into the slab where it extends past the garage structure? wouldnt it just saturate the floor ...

Hi all, I am currently digging (slowly) the strip founds for my single leaf detached garage. This is being built near the boundary (replacing an old timber garage) and it never clicked before that my neighbour has 2 trees just the other side of the fence probably less than a meter from where...

Hi all, I have started digging the footings for my detached garage which will be single leaf breeze block. I was advised on here to go down 1m and 400 wide which is what i have started to do however someone else mentioned that 600 is ok in "sands". I have started digging and at only 400...

Hi folks I am currently building a single leaf block garage with piers mid span on the side and rear walls. I am unsure about the front gable end with the main door in it, as this cant have a pier mid span for obvious reasons so: Should this wall be double thickness? If so is it done by...

Hi all, Im looking at building a timber framed garage with pvc coated metal gladding on the outside. I plan on putting footings in and then a couple of courses of blocks and then building the frame on top of the blocks with the compacted hardcore and concrete base in between the blocks. Being...

Hello good people of diynot, I plan on laying a concrete base, 6.2m x 3.2m, 100mm hardcore and 150mm concrete. The area used to slope down to one side however i have now leveled it all to the same level as the low side. so, 3 sides are dug into the ground and have banking to place the...

Hello, I am looking into my options for building a new garage to replace a rotten timber garage. I would like to build it out of blocks myself and i have a few questions while I weigh up my options. The garage is to be 5.2mx3.2m and 2.5m high to the eaves and single leaf to give more...