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Total cost so far £2500 build Door £25 Mot type 1- £115 4 Ton Window still to get or settle for wood as I need 3ftx3ft to fit block size. He has already made hole. Garage door (can pick one up for £20-30 on eBay but will use my own from conversion. So far £2640.

Designer/SE I guess that'll be him then.

Thanks for telling me that. The builder said opposite. I asked him why he hasn't put pillar there and he said due to window and door being there.WTF. I'll a bit annoyed with him now. I have an urge to kick it to see if it's strong as being so thin it makes me feel as it's built like domino's.

Comon noseall are you in deep laughter??

Anyways here goes. Take a deep breath and release. Viewers discretion advised please don't exert yourself after this since your pulse will be racing anyway.

Hardcore is coming Thursday. They've been walking on soil and they took out bricks it's pretty hard. Do they now pour 4 tons hardcore and compact done with machine and then pour concrete over after putting down sheet. Luckily I picked up a door from another builder yesterday who delivered it for...

The walls are 80% up. I'll post a pic if you guys don't laugh. Don't know what to make of it? It's not bad but it's more like a shed than a garage.

There is a thread on here where a chap built a single garage himself for 2500-3000 quid . Do a search. But he built it himself. He bought windows doors himself from eBay. For a garage it's pointless buying a 200/300 quid new door which will only be kicked about by kids playing footy in yard. A...

The price £2500 included all materials bar garage door/windows. All labour is included.

That was his cost not anymore since he was reluctant to use it I offered to buy the material. I only did this as it's obvious that the cost of his labour would be eaten into and I wanted it doing properly. We have made many last min changes and added extra work and he never added any cost so it...

The garage door and window was never included in price. Since we are having garage conversion, that door will be re-used. The quote was for build not window or access door which I need as pvc. He was only putting a wood frame free. Skip is his hire for both jobs. Hardcore Mot was his cost and...

I think he is relying on me being a novice. It's helpful to have critical comments from you guys. I don't take them personally. If you are taking time to reply it shows you guys want to help. Anyway I'm going to order 4 ton hardcore. The top soil is coming out although some bricks and rock may...

Just had a chat. He was going to just put down soil and bricks and concrete over. I insisted on type 1 mot hardcore. He said he would guarantee nothing would happen to floor. I offered to pay for materials and he agreed. Seems he wants to save on skip and hardcore in one. So now dpc is installed...

So he should remove footings soil and put down only hardcore gravel ?? he would only need 100mm??

Is a pier essential in middle ?

Exactly my point. I'm not complaining. It's going to get rendered anyways.

That front section is not fixed yet. It was left for tmrw.' What's a pier??

Seems strange that a guy whose charging half cost of garage is using only 2inch hardcore and 4 inch slab. Hope to go 5-6 inch slab and 6 inch hardcore.

The actual end wall to wall measurements on both sides are 330cm. I'm amazed by the accuracy of the builder to within 0.5cm. We managed to get it to 11ft wide. Door is 7ft wide which with side pillars leaves about half a foot for frame. Concrete Base will start tomorrow hopefully.

Think he was probably just reassuring me by chatting it. Just spoke to him sheet going under concrete slab. Hardcore will be stones and broken bricks within the soil removed and soil. Compacted down.